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Lesson 1 · Surrender & Rules

Late Surrender — When to Surrender

Late surrender lets you give up half your bet before acting. It is only worth it in a few specific situations.

Surrender hands: H16 vs 9/10/A, H15 vs 10, H17 vs A (in H17). Everything else: play on.

Examples

H16 vs 9
6♣6♣6
Q♠Q♠Q
YOU
VS
9♥9♥9
DEALER
✓ Surrender

Surrender — you lose less by giving up half than by playing to the end.

H14 vs 10
5♠5♠5
9♣9♣9
YOU
VS
J♣J♣J
DEALER
✓ Hit

No surrender — H14 vs 10 is not among the hands to give up.

Guided practice

Try 5 hands from the category you just studied before the quiz.

Hard
6♠6♠6
10♦10♦10
YOUR HAND
VS
Dealer
A♥A♥A
DEALER

Quiz

Answer 8 out of 10 correctly to continue.