If it does, unless you have a natural blackjack, too, you lose your wager before you decide whether to hit or stand on your dealt cards.
When the dealer gets an Ace or 10-value card as a face-up card, they can peek at their second card to see if it makes a natural (a two-card hand of 21 points in value). The card dealing also makes a difference. It starts with the number of decks used, blackjack (a combination of +, ,, or aka a natural) payouts, specific rules of when the dealer stands, and more. You may not even notice the dealing unless you really pay attention to it.īut it makes a difference in the house edge and the rules. It seems like a minor thing to consider in the game of Blackjack. In American Blackjack, the dealer gets both cards right away: one card face up and one ( hole card) face down. In European Blackjack, the dealer gets only one card and the second one comes only after the players make their moves. And all of the mentioned games are dealt the same way as American Blackjack is.
The biggest difference between American Blackjack rules and other variants is how the cards are dealt for the dealer. Many online Casinos don't call American Blackjack tables 'American Blackjack'.īut you can find American Blackjack tables by other names, for example, Atlantic City Blackjack or Vegas Strip / Vegas Downtown / Vegas Single Hand Blackjack.
