What does it mean to surrender in blackjack? Only available in a few variants of blackjack, this is when you choose to fold your cards instead of playing or standing. You lose your half and wait for the next hand.

If the dealer has a hand total of 17 or higher, they will automatically stand. If the dealer has a hand total of 16 or lower, they will take additional hit-cards. Doubling, splitting and surrender are not available to the dealer and the dealer does not have any choice with how they play their hand like the player does.