Power blackjack is a variant of the card gambling game blackjack, modified by certain
doubling and splitting rules, called "Power 📈 Double" and "Power Split," that are
advantageous to the player, offset by the rule that, when the dealer makes a 📈 total of
twenty two, any active player hands push rather than winning.
Basic rules [ edit ]
The
rules for the power 📈 blackjack game are based on the standard blackjack rules and
involve common blackjack terms.
Rules variations [ edit ]
The main variations 📈 are:
6
decks in shoe
Dealer stands on soft 17
stands on soft 17 Power double – (see
explanation below)
– (see explanation below) 📈 Power split – (see explanation below)
–
(see explanation below) Player's blackjack gets paid 3:2.
gets paid 3:2. Double down
after a 📈 Split is allowed
after a Split is allowed Dealer twenty two pushes against any
active player hands (depends on casino rules)
pushes 📈 against any active player hands
(depends on casino rules) Surrender when dealer has an open Ace is not allowed (depends
📈 on casino rules)
when dealer has an open Ace is not allowed (depends on casino rules)
Insurance when dealer has an 📈 open Ace is not allowed (depends on casino rules)
Power
double [ edit ]
If the player's two-card total is nine, ten 📈 or eleven (in some casinos,
only ten and eleven, and in some casinos soft 19 and 20 are included) and 📈 the player
doubles, the player has the option of discarding the double-down card received and
replacing it with top (unseen) 📈 card from the shoe. The player can not replace the
second double card. This option increases the favorability of doubling 📈 opportunities.
Thus, basic strategy for Power Blackjack includes more doubles than for regular
blackjack. Furthermore, a player needs to learn 📈 the additional strategy of when to
replace the first double-down card to take maximum advantage of this rule variation.
This 📈 strategy will depend on the player's initial total, the card drawn, and the
dealer's up card.
Power split [ edit ]
If 📈 the player is initially dealt a fifteen or
sixteen (in some casinos hard only), the player can split the two 📈 cards, even if they
are different values. After a power-split, all regular double-down and split actions
are allowed, but power-split 📈 and power-double options are no longer allowed.
