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A mysterious woman visited you in a dream and told you your end is near and to meet her in a pub called "The Two Spruces" to play a game of BlackJack. Will you earn as much money as you can before you die?

Blackjack rules:

1. Place a bet: Place your bet.
2. Receive cards: The dealer deals two cards face up to each player and two cards to themselves, one face up and one face down.
3. Player's turn: You act first. You can:
   • Hit: Take another card. You can hit multiple times until you "stand" or "bust".
   • Stand: Keep your current hand total and end your turn.
   • Double Down: Double your original bet and receive only one more card. 
   • Split: If your first two cards are a pair of the same rank, you can split them into two separate hands, placing an equal bet on the second hand.
4. Dealer's turn: After all players have finished, the dealer reveals their face-down card.
   • The dealer must hit on a hand totaling 16 or less.
   • The dealer must stand on a hand totaling 17 or more.
5. Determine the winner:
   • You win if: Your hand is closer to 21 than the dealer's without going over, or if the dealer busts.
   • You lose if: Your hand total exceeds 21 ("bust"), or if the dealer's hand is closer to 21.

Push: If your hand and the dealer's hand are the same total (and neither has busted), it's a tie and you keep your bet.