At a casino near Picadilly in London the other day, I saw a guy ask if he could double on his eleven. Thing is, it was a Queen + Ace !
This guy wasn't a complete newbie, I'd seen him play in another casino the week before, quite competently. He wasn't even drunk- just well ahead for the night and wanted to have fun - the dealer showed a five and he said he wanted to get paid on a double rather than the guaranteed 3:2 that was coming to him. Dealer looked rather confused but asked a pitboss who asked someone else, the answer came back No.
Is there anwhere around the world that will let you treat a natural 21 as a natural 11 and keep going? Sounds like fun if you like risks (in other words a fun way to lose) - but it would be great if you doubled and caught a 10 as the dealer drew to 17-20 or bust!
