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Spanish 21
Spanish 21 is an increasingly popular variant of blackjack. It is played without tens in
the deck and all face cards are still used. Spanish 21 uses the following rules:
1. The game is played with six or eight decks dealt from a shoe. Each deck is a standard
poker deck with the tens (but not the face cards) removed, hence the name: a traditional
Spanish deck consists of four sets of 1 through 9, a Jack, a Queen, and a King; there are
no tens. All cards have the same values as in blackjack.
2. Blackjack pays 3:2
3. Hitting, standing, and splitting all follow the same rules as in blackjack, except
drawing to split aces is allowed. Resplitting is also allowed.
4. The player may surrender on the first two cards or after doubling down.
5. The dealer always checks for blackjack with a face card showing before play continues, as in American blackjack games.
6. The player may double down on any total, even after taking hit cards.
7. In some casinos, the player may redouble after doubling down.
8. A total of 21 always wins for the dealer. It never pushes against the dealer's 21.
9. A five-card 21 pays 3:2, a six-card 21 pays 2:1 and a 21 with seven or more cards pays 3:1.
However, these bonus payouts do not apply if the 21 was the result of doubling.
10. 6-7-8 of mixed suits pays 3:2, of the same suit pays 2:1, and of spades pays 3:1.
11. Suited 7-7-7 against a dealer 7 pays a large bonus (for example, $1000 for bets $5-24 and $5000
for bets $25 and over). All other players at the table receivve a $50 'envy bonus'. This rule
does not apply after splitting.
12. In most casinos, dealer hits soft 17.
13. The removal of the tens in each deck favors the dealer, however, the other additional
rules all favor the player (except for dealer hitting soft 17), and usually result in
a low house edge, often lower than traditional blackjack.
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