Blackjack

Conversions is a crucial skill as a dealer across all table-game types. There will be times when you will have to convert and not doing so could put you in a little bit of hot water with your floor supervisor. Believe it or not, but even though conversions may confuse you at first, they could actually make dealing easier once you have a solid grasp of the technique.

Conversions are mostly easy as long as you follow these steps paired with quality practice:

- Double the dollar value of the bet. Example: $35 bet = $70
- $70 is what should be left on the bet spot after you are done converting
- Ask yourself how many of the highest denomination can you fit within the $70 goal
- Bring out 2 green cheques (assuming the bet doesn't already have a green cheque on it.)
- Bring the payout to the player's bet and set it next to it
- Take whatever amount of cheques you need to take from the player's bet (Take 3 red in this case)
- Tap the cheques you took from the player on the cheques you brought out to pay the bet
- Lock up what you took from the player

2-point and 3-point conversions were only shown in this lesson to display the unique utility of conversions. There are many more types of conversions than what was shown in this lesson. No floor supervisor would expect you to perform a complex conversion as a 2 or 3-point conversion. Although, it can be quite impressive on a live audition.

Us here at Harlequin Studios can't stress enough the importance of understanding conversions. This is a skill you WILL need and you WILL use throughout your dealing career.

Just remember that practice makes perfect.