Whenever someone is playing blackjack games with or without various surrender options and unique rule tweaks, and that player says monkey, he is asking for a face card. In blackjack, monkey is a cry for a ten-value face card, nothing more. Naturally, these are tens, jacks, queens, and kings. The highest likelihood of hearing the term monkey uttered at high-end gambling establishments nowadays is by newbie players who don’t implement a proper strategy. They usually shout this word when they get an ace as their first up card and are praying that a ten-value one will come next, forming a blackjack, leading to a money prize.