Do You Burn a Card in Blackjack?

If you are playing blackjack with a conventional deck of 52 cards, then the answer is no. A card is not automatically burned when it is drawn and placed back into the deck.

In fact, most casinos will instruct their players to “hold” or “put” a card when it’s drawn so that it can be used as part of the next hand.

However, there are some blackjack variants where the card burn rule may be different. For example, in Spanish 21 blackjack, if a player drAWS two cards and both areces (10s), then the card is automatically put back into the deck and burned.

This is to prevent players from stacking their hands with high-value cards in order to increase their chances of winning.

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