 Blackjack is one of the most popular and well known casino game
that has miltiple variations.
Blackjack is a game of skill & chance between a player and the Dealer.
Microgaming casinos offer Spanish Blackjack game also called Spanish 21 that is played with eight unique decks of
48 playing cards made up of the standard 52 cards, less the four 10 cards. Each deck is shuffled before every game / hand.
Although removing 10s from the decks moves the odds in favor of the casino dealer, other favorable rules compensate the lose
and made Spanish 21 to be the game with ones of the best odds for blackjack. A player's 21 always wins, i.e. players Blackjack
beats the dealer's Blackjack.
How to play Spanish Blackjack
The object of Blackjack is to beat the Dealer by either obtaining the highest possible hand
(without exceeding 21),
or by making the Dealer's hand bust. In this version of Blackjack
(Spanish), you can only bet one hand at a time. All face cards (i.e. Kings, Queens
and Jacks) have a value of 10 and the Aces can have a value of
either 1 or 11. Please refer to the basic blackjack rules to learn more about the
general game
terms and rules.
Spanish Blackjack Rules in Brief:
- 8 card decks without 10s
- Player 21 beats any dealer's hand
- Dealer hits on soft 17
- You may double down after a split
- You may double on any number of cards
- You may surrender half of total bet after doubling down
- A five-card 21 pays 3:2, a six-card 21 pays 2:1, a seven+ card 21 pays 3:1
- A 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 of mixed suits pays 3:2, of the same suit pays 2:1, and of Spades - 3:1
Spanish Blackjack Strategy Card
Insurance is not recommended in Spanish blackjack.
The strategy shown below will help you decrease the house edge up to 0.38% or even
a bit less with card counting.
The strategy was developed by Jeff Wu -
professor in ISyE and the Coca-Cola Chair in Engineering Statistics.
Rh - Surrender on first two cards, otherwise hit
S3 (4,5,6) - Stand, unless hand is composed of 3 (4,5,6) or more cards then hit
D3 (4,5,6) - Double, unless your hand is composed of 3 (4,5,6) or more cards then hit
* - Hit if any 6-7-8 bonus possible
x - Hit if suited or spaded 6-7-8 bonus is possible
y - Hit if spaded 6-7-8 bonus is possible
z - Hit if two sevens are suited (for possible super bonus)
Note: the strategy requires you to Hit when you have 16 or even 17 with three or more cards against the Dealer's Ace that looks
very strange.
However, the strategy is correct and you need to follow it exactly if you want to have the best odds.
Today most of the Microgaming casinos offers up to 10 different versions of Blackjack
including:
Atlantic City Blackjack,
European black jack,
Spanish 21,
Multi-Hand,
Double Exposure,
Vegas Strip,
Vegas Downtown and
Triple Sevens blackjack (the complete list of the games can be seen on the left bar menu).
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