Spanish rules 21

February 16, 2021 0 1195

This variation of blackjack was invented by a casino employee who was looking for the fastest and most exciting way to play blackjack. The game was later purchased by Masque Publishing of Colorado. And now only it can issue licenses to use the game.

Often there are non-licensed versions of the game called Spanish blackjack. And in Australia, the rules have been slightly changed and now they present it as an Australian Pontoon.

When you first hear the name of the game, many people mistake it for a Spanish or Latin American game. In fact, Spanish 21 has American roots. But why then 21 Spanish and not American? The fact is that it is played using a Spanish deck, which consists of 48 cards (without 10).

Changing the casino advantage

Any blackjack player knows that the more 10s in the deck, the higher their chances of winning. In fact, players who count cards pay a lot of attention to 10-point cards, because the outcome of the round directly depends on their number.

Removing 10 from the deck increases the casino’s advantage. However, special rules and bonus payouts not only bring it back, but also make the game more player-friendly. If the dealer stops at a soft hand of 17 points, the casino’s advantage is 0.40%, and if under the same conditions the player is allowed to double the bet, the advantage is 0.42%

Some land-based and online casino players will definitely enjoy Spanish 21 even more than classic blackjack.

Rules of Spanish 21

The game uses six or eight decks of 48 cards each (10 are removed from the standard deck). Cards are drawn from a shuffler or continuous shuffling machine.
Splitting all pairs – there are no restrictions on splitting pairs. Splitting aces is also allowed.
But repeated splitting of aces is prohibited.
After splitting the aces, the player can draw a card or double the bet.
After splitting, doubling is allowed.
If the player and the dealer score 21 points each, the player wins.
The player’s natural blackjack is stronger than the dealer’s natural blackjack.
Late cancellation is allowed.
The player can give up after doubling the bet, losing only the initial part.
The player can double the bet by drawing any number of cards.

Bonus 21

If you score 21 points, you can expect to receive the following bonuses::

Five cards with a value of 21 – paid 3: 2
6, 7, 8 of different suits-paid 3: 2
7, 7, 7 of different suits-paid 3: 2
Six cards with the 21 pays 2:1
6, 7, 8 of the same suit (except spades) – paid 2: 1
7, 7, 7 of the same suit (except spades) – paid 2: 1
Seven or more cards with a value of 21 – paid 3: 1
6, 7, 8 spades – paid 3:1
7, 7, 7 spades – paid 3:1

Super bonus

When playing Spanish 21, the player can get a super bonus if he collects 7, 7, 7 of the same suit, and the dealer gets 7 of any suit.

If you bet between $ 5 and $ 24, your super bonus will be $ 1,000. A bet of more than $ 25 will earn you a bonus of $ 5,000.