North American Blackjack Rule Variations
I've played Blackjack more than any other game, and I have noticed three variations (not including games like Free Bet, Super Fun 21, Spanish 21, etc.)
Variation 1: Sometimes surrender is allowed sometimes it isn't
Variation 2: Sometimes you can re-split aces (Minnesota) and sometimes you cannot
Variation 3: Sometimes the dealer hits soft 17 but rarely they do not (I haven't played since it's always much more expensive).
Are there any other existing blackjack rule variations that can be found in North America?
Let's not count California cardroom variants here.
I have heard that there is ENHC in some Canadian casinos.
Quote: harrisHello everyone!
I've played Blackjack more than any other game, and I have noticed three variations (not including games like Free Bet, Super Fun 21, Spanish 21, etc.)
Variation 1: Sometimes surrender is allowed sometimes it isn't
Variation 2: Sometimes you can re-split aces (Minnesota) and sometimes you cannot
Variation 3: Sometimes the dealer hits soft 17 but rarely they do not (I haven't played since it's always much more expensive).
Are there any other existing blackjack rule variations that can be found in North America?
Let's not count California cardroom variants here.
I have heard that there is ENHC in some Canadian casinos.
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Those are the big ones. But there is one other, than normally only applies in double or single deck games- doubling after split, or not. Doubling after split is rare in single deck games. Not doubling after split is not the standard in double deck games and almost always means an undesirable game. A shoe game that doesn't allow DAS is an oddity and something to be avoided.
Quote: harrisTrue DAS is an important difference, and I also forgot that "number of decks" could be considered a rule. When I played double deck in Vegas I asked the dealer if I could double after splitting as I sat down on the table. He said "of course you can, wait, let me check... oh wait I guess you can't I didn't know that". Maybe I shouldn't have asked :D But I would hate to play with suboptimal strategy ;)
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Where the heck did you go, to the El Cortez? You have to work hard to find a non-DAS game in Vegas!
When you come out to the show, you can hop across the street to Treasure Island. They and the Strat have the only playable low stakes double deck BJ on the Strip. You can usually get a $15 game at TI.
No soft doubles (or after doubling a soft, aces count as 1)
And since someone mentioned machines, there are Charlie rules that show up
