Blackjack Terminology

Written by Michal Sram


Action: The amount of money bet during a specific period of time.

Bankroll: The amount of money available which a player plans on betting during a given session.

Black Chip: A $100 chip.

Blackjack: Whenrepparttar 1st two cards dealt are an Ace and either a 10, Jack, Queen or King card.

Break: To go over 21 and bust.

Burn Card: The first card in a new shoe whichrepparttar 109727 dealer draws out and discards.

Bust: Whenrepparttar 109728 hand exceeds 21

Cut Card: A colored plastic card which is given torepparttar 109729 player byrepparttar 109730 dealer to cutrepparttar 109731 decks

Early Surrender: Whenrepparttar 109732 player surrenders or gives up beforerepparttar 109733 dealer checks his/her cards for a blackjack. In this situation,repparttar 109734 player only loses 50% ofrepparttar 109735 bet.

Face Cards: The Jacks, Queens and Kings ofrepparttar 109736 four suits.

Face Down Game: Whenrepparttar 109737 player's first card is dealt up andrepparttar 109738 second card is dealt down.

Face Up Game: When both ofrepparttar 109739 players' first two cards are dealt up.

Flat Bet: Whenrepparttar 109740 player betsrepparttar 109741 same amount on every hand.

Green Chip: A $25 chip.

Hard Hand: A hand in whichrepparttar 109742 Ace card is counted as a one and not as an eleven.

Head On: When one player plays Blackjack withrepparttar 109743 dealer at a table.

Hit: Whenrepparttar 109744 player requests another card fromrepparttar 109745 dealer.

Hole Card: The first card whichrepparttar 109746 dealer draws and places face down.

House: The Casino.

Ulalena, Myth Magic and Maui

Written by Edwin ALi


Ulalena, Myth Magic and Maui

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Astounding, Authentic, Breathtaking and Entertaining are only a few ofrepparttar words one can attribute torepparttar 109726 fantastic show, Ulalena, staged before mesmerized audiences inrepparttar 109727 new state-of-the-art, multi-million dollar Maui Myth and Magic Theatre in Lahaina.

Cove Entertainment and Arra-Maui have brought together over 20 professional performers inrepparttar 109728 presentation of an extravaganza that tellsrepparttar 109729 story ofrepparttar 109730 Hawaiian Islands, from its mythical creation,repparttar 109731 arrival ofrepparttar 109732 first Polynesians, and torepparttar 109733 modern cultural renaissance through ancient chants, hula, song and drama, traditional music, acrobatics, and dance.

The power of this production is that it is both universal and intimate withrepparttar 109734 audience feeling involved throughoutrepparttar 109735 performance. It is born from a mythology populated by beings larger than life representing a natural landscape alive with volcanoes, vast oceans, and primeval rainforests.

The first scene ofrepparttar 109736 Kumulipo, or Hawaiian creation chant, setsrepparttar 109737 theme forrepparttar 109738 endless cycles of life. A lone man on a spiritual quest is seen carrying a ka`ai (woven burial basket used to holdrepparttar 109739 bones of ancient ruling chiefs) to an unknown destination, and taro, one ofrepparttar 109740 food and plant staples ofrepparttar 109741 Hawaiian Islands, emerges out ofrepparttar 109742 ground, dancing forrepparttar 109743 first breath of life.

Scene two . . .

The ocean providesrepparttar 109744 way forrepparttar 109745 first immigrants from Tahiti. Navigating byrepparttar 109746 stars, they pursue their vision of Pele,repparttar 109747 Volcano Goddess, and her brother Kamohoali`i,repparttar 109748 Shark God. The demigod Maui pullsrepparttar 109749 Islands fromrepparttar 109750 depths ofrepparttar 109751 ocean. This was a stunning and breath-taking scene which depictedrepparttar 109752 Polynesians' ocean voyage; cast members move throughrepparttar 109753 audience, holding replicas of colorful sea creatures and angelfish atrepparttar 109754 end of long sticks, creatingrepparttar 109755 impression thatrepparttar 109756 audience were underwater, swimming withrepparttar 109757 fish.

Scene three . . .

The mythical forest where a young Ali`i (Hawaiian royalty) has a vision od Mo`o (Guardian spirit inrepparttar 109758 form of a lizard) who inhabits a waterfall. The trees inrepparttar 109759 rainforest suddenly come to life, manifesting their mana, or life force; young men and women run playfully among them. The Gods reflect upon their passions and desires whilerepparttar 109760 half hog, Kamapua`a pursues his passionate love for Pele.

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