diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackGameEntity.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackGameEntity.java
index 0193991..112e9f0 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackGameEntity.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackGameEntity.java
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ public class BlackJackGameEntity {
         return user != null ? user.getId() : null;
     }
 
-    @Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
-    private BlackJackState state;
+    private String state;
     private BigDecimal bet;
 
     @OneToMany(mappedBy = "game", cascade = CascadeType.ALL, orphanRemoval = true)
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackService.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackService.java
index 86a159c..44e5858 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackService.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import de.szut.casino.user.UserRepository;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 
 import java.math.BigDecimal;
-import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Random;
 
 @Service
@@ -24,6 +23,7 @@ public class BlackJackService {
         BlackJackGameEntity game = new BlackJackGameEntity();
         game.setUser(user);
         game.setBet(betAmount);
+        game.setState("IN_PROGRESS");
         initializeDeck(game);
 
         for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++) {
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ public class BlackJackService {
         CardEntity dealerCard = drawCardFromDeck(game);
         game.getDealerCards().add(dealerCard);
 
-        game.setState(getState(game));
         user.setBalance(user.getBalance().subtract(betAmount));
 
         userRepository.save(user);
@@ -64,32 +63,4 @@ public class BlackJackService {
 
         return game.getDeck().removeFirst();
     }
-
-    private BlackJackState getState(BlackJackGameEntity game) {
-        int playerHandValue = calculateHandValue(game.getPlayerCards());
-
-        if (playerHandValue == 21) {
-            return BlackJackState.PLAYER_WON;
-        }
-
-        return BlackJackState.IN_PROGRESS;
-    }
-
-    public int calculateHandValue(List<CardEntity> hand) {
-        int sum = 0;
-        int aceCount = 0;
-        for (CardEntity card : hand) {
-            sum += card.getRank().getValue();
-            if (card.getRank() == Rank.ACE) {
-                aceCount++;
-            }
-        }
-
-        while (sum > 21 && aceCount > 0) {
-            sum -= 10;
-            aceCount--;
-        }
-
-        return sum;
-    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackState.java b/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackState.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c8efa0..0000000
--- a/backend/src/main/java/de/szut/casino/blackjack/BlackJackState.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-package de.szut.casino.blackjack;
-
-public enum BlackJackState {
-    PLAYER_WON,
-    IN_PROGRESS
-}