Surrender in Blackjack

One of the least common decisions, but it is appropriate to begin with surrender, because this decision must be made before any other choice about playing your hand. Surrender offers you as a player the choice to fold your hand, at the cost of half of the original bet. You must make that decision prior to taking any other action on the hand. For example, once you draw a third card, or split, or double down, surrender is no longer an option.