Need help figuring % on this BJ rule variation!

Hi Everyone,

Found an interestng video BJ machine today, with the following rules (the one with the * next to it is the one that I can't figure out how much it helps the player)

The game:
1 deck, reshuffled after every hand
BJ pays 2-1
*Player beats Dealer with higher number (ie neither of us bust) pays 2-1
Double on only 10 or 11
Split matching pairs
5-card 21 or 6-card under-21 pays 2-1 immediately
Dealer stands on soft-17
All other wins are 1-1
Ordinary insurance (no surrender)

Unknown (the rules didn't mention these): DAS, RSA, re-split anything.

It's kinda nice having the 2-1 for both a BJ and simply beating the dealer with a higher score, but losing all the soft doubles (and doubling on a 9 as well) hurts, I know.

Thanks for the help!
Anon.

I rather doubt if either a blackjack or a winning player hand pays 2:1. Rather, it probably pays 2 for 1 and there is a drastic difference. It is just another way of saying a 1:1 payoff. I would wager that the five-card 21 or six-card no bust hand also pays even money.

The rule you marked is just the standard way of playing blackjack. Yes, the player beats the dealer if the player has a higher hand total without busting. In other words, your 20 beats his 19, your 19 beats his 18 and so on.

I'd stay away from this game. You are giving up a huge edge with an even-money payoff on the blackjack. On the other hand, if there is truly a real 2:1 payoff, which I very seriously doubt, play this game for all it is worth, because it won't last very long.

Does that rule mean what I think it means?
i.e. you lose all pushes!

If so, do not play.

D.

If it really is 2 "for" 1 (i.e. even money) then what does the poster mean by "All other wins are 1-1"?

It is not at all uncommon to see BJ machines that say blackjacks pay 2 for 1 and then go on to say all other wins pay 1:1. Of course, both payouts are identical, but using that 2 for 1 designation makes it look like you are getting something you are not. Typical casino advertising.

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