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This term is used in different versions of blackjack. This provision of the rules is widely used in online casino games and offline establishments. 

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Split – blackjack rule that allows you to divide two cards of the same denomination into two separate the box by making an additional bet of the same size.

Usually, the number of splits, on one hand, is limited. How as a rule, aces can be divided once, and one card is dealt with them. 

In many versions of blackjack, you can split different cards cards worth ten points (for example, Jack and king).

On the boxes formed as a result of the split, traditionally there can be no blackjack. An ACE and a ten give just twenty – one point. 

There may also be other special rules that apply when splits.

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