Ticket punch Ticket punch A ticket punch (or control nippers) is a hand tool for permanently marking admission tickets and similar items of paper or card stock. It makes a perforation and a corresponding chad. A ticket punch resembles a hole punch, differing in that the ticket punch has a longer jaw (or "reach") and the option of having a distinctive die shape. A ticket punch resembles a needle punch in that it makes a distinctive pattern in the item punched, but differs in that it makes a chad. Ticket punches are widely used to mark railway passenger tickets, particularly if it
Hole carding Below is a sample blackjack, partial hole card hit/stand table for two decks. The columns are based on the dealer upcard and the rows based on the player hand. Partial hole card tables contain ten columns as you do not know the dealer total hand for certain. A different set of tables must be used depending on the information about the hole card. In this table, the hole card is a six or seven. Green denotes a hit. You will note that this table bears little resemblance to a standard blackjack strategy. Hole carding generally refers to knowing the dealer’s