The object is to have a hand with a total value higher than the dealer's without going over 21. Kings, Queens, Jacks and Tens are worth a value of 10. An Ace has the value of 1 or 11. The remaining cards are counted at face value.

There's No Such Thing as a Blackjack Bluff\n\n It is possible to win the pot while having a bad poker hand by bluffing. In Blackjack, you can only make the most mathematically correct decisions by playing your cards face-up.