Early Surrender story

It happened nine months ago and it only lasted a few days. But for a little while, the players had something it only happened in 1960's-- early surrender.

Somewhere in West Virginia, a casino owner was told that their competitions in Pennsylvania is offering "Surrender" to the BJ players. Most management in the casino never heard of it. But they quickly figured it out. Players can give up half of their bet and get out of the game. But they really don't know they should check if the dealer has the Blackjack first. So in the first few days, players can shout "surrender" after dealer got his two cards. Dealers are puzzled at some players' plays. When he had ace upcard, some players surrender most of the times even they have good hands!

Early surrender still exists in places around the world, and even in the U.S. if you know where to look. Early surrender was the NORM in A.C. when gambling first appeared there in the late 1970s.

It's correct to early surrender only STIFF hands vs. a dealer's ace (17 is considered a stiff).

Don't forget early surrender hands like 8,8, 7,7, 5,2 and 4,3. Sometimes hands like A,5 and 2,2 etc.

Early surrender is a great rule, I wish more casinos offered this exciting option.

I played early surrender in the early days of Atlantic City. It didn't last long. Does anyone remember the 4 deck games there?

I've played four deck before, although not in Atlantic City. It's definitely a lot of fun compared to the six and eight deck games that are more common now a days. AFAIK Cash Casino in Red Deer, Alberta still has a nice four deck game with ES10. I remember once I went there and got half shoed, but I came back the same evening and played with no problem, so I guess I caught the pit boss sleeping on my return visit.