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Blackjack's Variations Game Rules

The following are just few variations to rules of Blackjack. Knowing the following rules can keep you up with the game.

1. At the beginning of every game dealers normally do not check for Blackjack.

Blackjack will only be checked by the dealer at the end of every round. You will be sure to lose if the dealer got a blackjack unless you also have one for yourself.

2. The dealer usually do not take no hole card, players can lose all their bets.

At the beginning at the game the dealer does not take a hole card, again if the dealer gets a blackjack players lose all their bets.

3. Only at open card A that the dealer can peek under his or her card.

The dealer can check if he or she has a Blackjack before the game but only if the game is an open card A. The game will automatically end if the dealer got a Blackjack. However, if the dealer has 10 and the hole card is an A the dealer's card will be treated as 21 but not Blackjack.

4. Surrender

Players are given the option to surrender but he or she will lose half the amount of his or her bet. Surrender can be done either at the beginning or at the end of each round; this is called the "early surrender" and "late surrender".

5. Early Surrender

Players can surrender their hand at the beginning of the game; this is before the dealer checks cards for Blackjack. Still, the player loses half of his entire bet even if the dealer gets blackjack.

6. Late Surrender

Players are given the option to surrender his or her hand at the end of the round provided that the dealer does not have a Blackjack or else surrender is not allowed. The player that will surrender will lose half of their entire bet.

7. No Double after Split

Players are not allowed to double after they split a hand.

8. No Double on Soft Hand

Players are not given the chance to double with a soft hand.

9. Double only at 10 or 11

Players can have the chance only to double with the cards that has the total of 10 or 11.

10. Blackjack Pay

This is what they call an amount paid to player with Blackjack on his or her hand. The regular play is at 3:2. But recently the pay at Blackjack is at 6:5 or 1:1.

11. Double Diamond Pays 2:1

If player got Blackjack and his or her cards are both diamonds the player will get 2:1 payout. However, this does not apply to the dealer.