Total Bust Blackjack

Total Bust Blackjack is a blackjack variant by our own MrCasinoGames. It has two main rule changes:

1. If the dealer busts with 26, the blackjack wager pays 2 to 1. A dealer bust on 23 to 25 pays 3 to 2.
2. An "Odds Win" side bet is mandated at half the blackjack wager. It pays 2 to 1 if the player starts with an odd total and wins.

I actually did an analysis of this one, which came in close agreement with the report by Charles Mousseau.

There is the usual delay getting strategy images up on WoO, but I'll hotlink them here for now. As you can see, the strategy depends on whether you started with an odd or even total.





As usual, I welcome all questions and comments.

The question for the poll is would you play Total Bust Blackjack?

I vaguely remembering looking at a similar Odds pay 2/1 game a while ago (it only paid 1/1 for dealer busting) but, similar to what you have, there were some minor changes in the strategy depending on whether you started Odd or Even.

For instance you can't Double 10 with an odd starting hand, but you can get to doubling 11 with an even starting hand (assuming DDAS, e.g. 8-8 then 3).

I found it easier to highlight the cells which were different depending on whether you had started with an even or odd total - remembering that sometimes you can get there by having split. It made it easier to remember one strategy with a handful of either/or decisions to remember.

So in this case
(i) the double 11 line would have mostly D's with a "depends" opposite an Ace
(ii) the double 8 would have four D's (3-6) since you could never be in a position to double 8 having started odd (assuming no 3-card doubles).

Quote: charliepatrick

I vaguely remembering looking at a similar Odds pay 2/1 game a while ago (it only paid 1/1 for dealer busting) but, similar to what you have, there were some minor changes in the strategy depending on whether you started Odd or Even.

For instance you can't Double 10 with an odd starting hand, but you can get to doubling 11 with an even starting hand (assuming DDAS, e.g. 8-8 then 3).

I found it easier to highlight the cells which were different depending on whether you had started with an even or odd total - remembering that sometimes you can get there by having split. It made it easier to remember one strategy with a handful of either/or decisions to remember.

So in this case
(i) the double 11 line would have mostly D's with a "depends" opposite an Ace
(ii) the double 8 would have four D's (3-6) since you could never be in a position to double 8 having started odd (assuming no 3-card doubles).

Hi charliepatrick,

You are talking about my other game (Open 21®). Below are links to the game Open 21®:


Wizard of Vegas:: https://buff.ly/2GVsDw1

Wizard of Vegas: 2016. NEW TABLE GAMES SHOWCASE

Wizard of Odds: Open 21

In a Blackjack game, the initial 2-card hand total EVEN is more likely.

Quote: MrCasinoGames

...You are talking about my other game (Open 21®). Below are links to the game Open 21®...

Yes - that was it, personally I quite liked my diagram for that.
Note : The diagram below is for "Open 21" not the game in this thread.
This game would only have ten columns rather than all the ones used in the Double Exposure game.

^ Sorry I can't edit the above post so here's the link to the post and, hopefully one that might work, missing picture.

Quote: Wizard

The question for the poll is would you play Total Bust Blackjack?

My first reaction was, I don't want to memorize two different strategies. But there is really not that many differences once you study the charts. So, yes, I am intrigued. My only hesitation would be how frustrated I could become if losing too many odds bets due to the even initial hand.

Just how many games did MrCasinoGames invent?

I invent a lot of New Table Games.
I invent about 10 games per year for the last 17 years (I now have a Library of 150+ New Table Games).
About 20+ of my games has be expose or trialed.
The Games on my website NewTableGames.com are the ones that are still being play in some casinos.

P.S. Only Casino Holdem® is Play in USA.
* The First and Only Live-Dealer Online-Poker play in USA, 2017. https://buff.ly/2CsCjM8 (CasinoHoldemUSA.com)

S.A-Y's® Stories: Live Casino Hold'em® Goes to America 2017:
* PART-1) Golden Nugget NJ USA, Launches Live Casino Hold'em®. https://buff.ly/2FFSVhD
* PART-2) Play-Live in Golden Nugget Live-Casino NJ, USA. How to Play? https://buff.ly/2FJYCev
* PART-3) Play-Live in Golden Nugget NJ. (Said to Be First in U.S.) https://buff.ly/2pyOwX0
* PART-4) NOW ONLINE IN NEW JERSEY! https://buff.ly/2GCC3Nl
* PART-5) According to Golden Nugget, Casino Hold’em it’s proven very successful. https://buff.ly/2DPlEAH
* PART-6) House Edge and Basic Strategy. https://buff.ly/2IF37YL
Math at Wizard of Odds: https://buff.ly/2Ewg5Wj (CasinoHoldemWoO.com)
To be Continue...

Below are some of the Titles:

Unlimited® Blackjack™
Total Bust® Blackjack™
Ten20® Bonus-Blackjack™
Open 21® Blackjack™
Raise'em® Blackjack™
Contrast® Bonus-Baccarat™
Baccarat Power® 8's™ (Baccarat-Progressive)
Casino Hold'em® Jumbo-7® (The First 7-Card Poker-Progressive)
Flush Roulette®
Roulette-18®
Roulette Time®
Rollette® ©2016
Suits Roulette® ©2016
2+1® Hold'em ©2016
Jackpot Neighbours® ©2016
Common 21® Blackjack™
Dragon Blackjack® ©2016
No Push® 21 ©2016
Baccolor® ©2016
Baccarat Power® Color Nines® (GLI Approved).
Baccarat Power® Crazy Quad Nines® (GLI Approved).
Baccarat Power® Perfect Natural Tie®.
Baccarat Power® Total-Tie®.
Baccarat Power® Contrast®.
Perfect Natural Tie® ©2015
Casino Hold'em® Poker Plus ©2015
3-Card Second-Hand® Poker ©2015
Straight Plus® Bonus ©2015
Pocket Flush® Bonus ©2015
Colour Win® Bonus ©2015
Contrast® Bonus ©2015
Power 8 Baccarat® Progressive ©2015
Odds-Win® Second-Hand 21 ©2015
Perfect Trips® ©2015
Ten20® Bonus ©2015
Power Bet Blackjack® ©2015
Swap Hand® Hold'em ©2015
Three Card Plus® ©2014
Easy Poker Plus® ©2014
My Neighbour® Roulette ©2014
Jackpot-Finals® Roulette ©2014
Baccarat Power® ©2014
Roulette-18® ©2014
Bacca® ©2014
Jackpot-Streets®Roulette ©2014
Odds-Win® Bonus ©2013
Odds-Win® 21 ©2013
Raise'em® Poker Plus ©2012
Raise'em® Draw-Poker ©2012
Casino Razz® ©2012
Roulette Link-Bets® ©2011
Enter Draw® Baccarat ©2011
Lucky Draw Baccarat® ©2010
Top-Draw Blackjack® ©2010
Trip-Cards® Draw-Poker ©2010
Double-Strike® ©2010
Double-Hit® ©2010.
Hybrid Triple Bet® ©2010
Hybrid Double Bet® ©2010
Casino Draw® Poker ©2009
Hybrid Bonus® ©2009
Action Hold'em® ©2007
CardWin® Total ©2007
CardWin® ©2007
Common-Hand Blackjack® ©2006
Blackjack Block® Bonus ©2006
Block Pro® Blackjack-Progressive ©2006
Casino Hold'em Progressive-5-7® ©2003
Caribbean Hold'em™ Poker-Progressive ©2003
Casino Omaha Poker™ ©2003
Casino Hold'em® ©2000

A Photo of the Total Bust Blackjack Table in Macau Entertainment Complex Casino in Cork, Ireland.