How To Play In Brief
Most players will be familiar with Pontoon, or '21'. If so
Blackjack will be easy to 3️⃣ pick up. The object of the game is to beat the croupier’s
hand by getting as close to 21 as 3️⃣ possible without going over, or ‘busting’.
The
croupier, acting as Banker, will shuffle 6 decks of cards, before asking a player 3️⃣ to
cut them. The cards will then be placed in a dealing box, referred to as a
‘shoe’.
Begin by placing 3️⃣ your bet in the empty box nearest to you where you are
standing or sitting. If you don't have any 3️⃣ chips place your money on the table and the
croupier will exchange it for you. The croupier will deal two 3️⃣ cards face up to each
player and one to himself.
Count up the value of your two cards (cards count at 3️⃣ their
face value with Jack, Queen, King counting as 10 and Aces counting as 1 or 11).
If your
first 2 3️⃣ cards total 21 you have a Blackjack, a winning combination that pays 3-2 as
long as the croupiers first card 3️⃣ isn't an Ace. If this is the case you will be offered
an insurance bet, equivalent to accepting even money 3️⃣ straight away.
If you don't have
Blackjack you can "Stand" or you can draw more cards, until you believe your cards 3️⃣ will
total closer to 21 than the croupiers.
You may "split" any pair for an additional
equivalent bet. Also, you may 3️⃣ double your original bet and draw only one more card with
any total from your first two cards.
If the croupier 3️⃣ has a hand of 16 or under they
must draw more cards, with a hand of 17 or over they 3️⃣ must stand.
If you don't have a
Blackjack but your hand is closer to 21 than the croupier’s, you win even 3️⃣ money. If the
croupier’s hand is closer, the house wins. If you match the croupiers hand, you retain
your original 3️⃣ bet.
21+3
21+3 is a side bet on Blackjack. It uses the player’s first two
cards and dealer’s first card to form 3️⃣ a three card poker hand. The winning hands are
Flush, Straight, Three of a Kind and Straight Flush, all pay 3️⃣ 9-1.
SUPER pairs
Super
Pairs is a side bet on Blackjack & a bet wins if the first two cards dealt to 3️⃣ a
player’s Blackjack hand are a pair & it loses if they are not. Bets are made prior to
any 3️⃣ cards being dealt & must be supported by a regular Blackjack bet on the same
betting box. Any pair pay 3️⃣ 5-1, a Prime Pair pays 10-1 and a Suited Pair pays 30-1. If
the player' first two cards, plus the 3️⃣ dealer's face card, are suited, Suited Trips pay
50-1.
BJ 21 + 3 Progressive
In addition to the basic game detailed above, 3️⃣ players may
place an optional side wager on the "Progressive Jackpot". This is a wager that the
player's hand will 3️⃣ hit one of the rankings below, irrespective of whether it also beats
the dealer and / or whether the dealer's 3️⃣ hand qualifies. A progressive wager must be
accompanied by a Standard Black Jack wager. Uses Player's first two Cards and 3️⃣ Dealer's
first Card.
Winning progressive side bet hands are, in descending order, as
follows:-
Aces, kings or queens suited
Trips Suited
Straight Flush
Three of 3️⃣ a Kind
Offsuit
Straight
Flush
If the player's hand does not hit one of the above rankings, the
progressive wager will lose.
Insurance
Insurance is 3️⃣ a side bet that the dealer will
draw blackjack and is treated independently of the main wager.
Should the Dealer pull
3️⃣ an Ace as their first card, customers will be invited to place an insurance bet, of up
to half their 3️⃣ original bet; against the Dealer receiving Blackjack. The hand will
progress as standard and the insurance bets of any player 3️⃣ who exceeds 21 will remain in
position.
If the Dealer draws Blackjack then all insurance bets will be paid at 2:1.
If
3️⃣ the Dealer doesn’t draw Blackjack then all insurance bets lose.
GOOD LUCK!
