Blackjack Double Exposure

Blackjack Double Exposure is a simple but exciting new variation of Blackjack.

Nutshell: Quite simply, the dealer plays with both dealer cards face up! No longer do you have to guess what card the dealer is hiding, you know exactly the hand you need to beat.

To compensate for this awesome player advantage, the dealer hits soft 17s, Blackjack pays even money, and the dealer wins all ties (except tie Blackjack pushes). You can double on any 9, 10 or 11, and you can split only once. Insurance and surrender are not available. The player may play only one hand.

Description

The basic object of Blackjack is to score as close to 21pts in a hand without going over (bust). Cards are scored by face value, with all face cards scoring 10pts, and Aces may count as either 11pts or 1pt. A two card hand scoring 21pts — an Ace with any 10-value card — is called a Blackjack.

The game is played with 6 decks of standard poker cards (52 cards each, no jokers nor wildcards). The player makes an ante wager in the center circle. Then the player and dealer are both dealt two cards face up.

Blackjack: After the cards are dealt, prior to any actions, if the dealer or player have Blackjack, play ends. If both have Blackjack the hands push, otherwise the hand with Blackjack wins.

Player Hand: If neither have blackjack, the player now has the option to hit or stand. If the player card values sum to 9, 10 or 11, the player may double. If both cards are of the same value, the player may also split.

Hit: Hit to receive an additional card to improve your score, closer to 21pts. If you exceed 21pts you are BUST, and your hand is removed. If you have less than 21pts you may hit again, or Stand.

Stand: To stand is to accept your hand as it is. The actual object of Blackjack is not to get 21pts, but to beat the dealer. Therefore depending on the score of your hand, and the cards the dealer is showing, you may prefer your hand versus risking going bust to improve.

Double: To double, you must place an additional wager equal to your ante. You receive only one additional card (you may not continue to hit), but you stand to win twice as much. This is typically done when you are dealt a hand that scores 11, as any 10-value card will improve your hand to 21, and you cannot go bust.

Split: If a hand is dealt two cards with the same face value, you may "split" them. To split, you must place an additional ante wager of equal amount for the second hand formed by the split. The two cards are seperated into two hands. The first hand is dealt a second card, and you have the option to hit or stand. Once the first hand is stood, a second card is dealt to the second hand and again have the option to hit or stand.

Dealer Hand: Once the player has stood the dealer now plays. Unlike the player, the dealer has no options but instead must play by specific rules that are independent of the player's hand. If the dealer has a total less than 17, the dealer is required to hit. If the dealer has a total more of 18 or more, the dealer must stand. If dealer has a soft 17 — that is a hand that totals 17 using an Ace valued as an 11 — the dealer must hit, any other 17 hand (hard 17) the dealer must stand.

Resolution: If the dealer busts, player wins. If the dealer stands, player hands higher than the dealer's win, equal or lesser than lose.

Game information provided is meant to provide a concise and quick overview, it is not meant to convey the game rules in their entirety.

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