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Player decisions

Player decisions After receiving an initial two cards, the holdem player has up to four standard options: hit", "stand", "double down", or "split". Each option has a corresponding hand signal. Some games give the holdem player a fifth option, "surrender".

Hit: Take another card from the dealer.

Hit: Take another card from the dealer. Signal: Scrape cards against table (in handheld games); tap the table with finger or wave hand toward body (in games dealt face up). Stand: Take no more cards, also known as "stand pat", "stick", or "stay". Signal: Slide cards under chips (in handheld games); wave hand horizontally (in games dealt face up). Double down: The holdem player is allowed to increase the initial bet by up to 100% in exchange for committing to stand after receiving exactly one more card. The additional bet is placed in the betting box next to the original bet. Some games do not permit the player to increase the bet by amounts other than 100%. Non-controlling online players may double their stand or decline to do so, but they are bound by the controlling player's decision to take only one card. Signal: Place additional chips beside the original bet outside the betting box, and point with one finger. Split (only available as the first decision of a hand): If the first two cards have the same value, the holdem player can split them into two hands, by moving a second bet equal to the first into an area outside the betting box. The dealer separates the two cards and draws an additional card on each, placing one bet with each hand. The player then plays out the two separate hands in turn, with some restrictions. Occasionally, in the case of ten-valued cards, some casinos allow splitting only when the cards have the identical ranks; for instance, a hand of 10-10 may be split, but not one of 10-king. However, usually all 10-value cards are treated the same. Doubling and further splitting of post-split hands may be restricted, and blackjacks after a split are counted as non-blackjack 21 when comparing against the dealer's hand. Hitting split aces is usually not allowed. Non-controlling online players may follow the controlling player by putting down an additional bet or decline to do so, instead associating their existing stand with one of the two post-split hands. In that case they must choose which hand to play behind before the second cards are drawn. Some casinos do not give non-controlling players this option, and require that the wager of a player not electing to split remains with the first of the two post-split hands. Signal: Place additional chips next to the original bet outside the betting box; point with two fingers spread into a V formation. Surrender (only available as first decision of a hand): Some games offer the option to "surrender", usually in hole-card games and directly after the dealer has checked for blackjack (but see below for variations). When the holdem player surrenders, the house takes half the player's bet and returns the other half to the player; this terminates the player's interest in the hand. The request to surrender is made verbally, there being no standard hand signal. Hand signals are used to assist the "eye in the sky", a person or video camera located above the table and sometimes concealed behind one-way glass. The eye in the sky usually makes a video recording of the table, which helps in resolving disputes and identifying dealer mistakes, and is also used to protect the casino against dealers who steal chips or online players who cheat. The recording can further be used to identify advantage players whose activities, while legal, make them undesirable customers. In the event of a disagreement between a player's hand signals and their words, the hand signal takes precedence.[citation needed]