Casino & Table Games
Value of queen in blackjack
In blackjack, a queen adds exactly ten points to the total of any hand it is part of, the same as every other face card.
- Point value
- 10
- Card type
- Face card (picture card)
- Same value as
- Jack and king
Key points
- A queen is valued at 10 points in both player and dealer hands, following standard blackjack rules.1
- Along with jacks and kings, the queen is one of three face cards that each count as 10.2
- The queen's value does not change between blackjack variants; it always counts as 10.3
- In hand valuation, a queen is added to the total as 10 points, while 2–10 count at face value and aces count as 1 or 11.1
Where this term is used
Not the same as
- King value in blackjack — also worth 10 points, but refers to the king rank rather than the queen
- Blackjack rules card values — the full set of card values for all ranks, not just the queen's specific value
Related terms
Casino games
Blackjack
The card game in which the queen is valued at 10.
Casino games
Insurance blackjack
A side bet in blackjack that does not affect the queen's point value.
Casino games
Basic strategy blackjack
Optimal play rules that treat the queen as a 10-value card.
Casino games
Blackjack strategy card
A reference card showing decisions for hands including those with a queen.
Casino games
Blackjack rules dealer
Dealer rules that count a queen as 10 points.
Casino games
Blackjack 21
Another name for blackjack, where a queen is worth 10.
Sources
- Blackjack en.wikipedia.org Defines the queen's value as 10 in standard blackjack hand valuation.
- Variations on the Reinforcement Learning performance of Blackjack ar5iv.labs.arxiv.org Confirms that queens, jacks, and kings all count as 10 in blackjack.
- Basic Strategy for Some Simplified Blackjack Variants arxiv.org States that the queen's value of 10 applies across blackjack variants.
Sources are drawn from regulators, universities and published research, and each one is labelled with what it actually is — a preprint is not called a paper. Bookmaker and affiliate pages are never cited here, because a page that sells betting is not a neutral authority on it.