Five Worst Blackjack Rules to Avoid

At present, there have been many changes regarding the blackjack rules and discussed here are the five worst blackjack rules you will find in some casinos. And when you encounter these worst blackjack rules, it is better not to avail of them.

1. Blackjacks are paid with even money

The customary blackjack rule offers a payout of three to two for a natural hand or blackjack, when the dealer doesn't have a natural hand. Because casinos want to increase their house edge on blackjack, the blackjack rule of even money payout on the naturals or blackjacks is offered and that increases the house edge of about 2.2%. When you avail of the even money blackjack rule, you will lose about $5 of winnings for a $10 bet.

2. Blackjacks are paid with six to five

For beginners, the blackjack rule of six to five payout may sound good to hear but in reality, it is really not that good at all. In simple terms, a six to five payout for blackjacks is just 2.4 to two, and that means that you have lesser winnings in a six to five payout compared to a three to two payout. With six to five payout blackjack rule, the house edge is increased to about 1.3% and the winnings are less than $3 for a $10 bet on the blackjacks.

3. Doubling down is only offered on 11 or ten or just 11 only

There are many blackjack tables that offer this kind of blackjack rule, so be aware of it. It literally means that doubling down on the hand of nine or soft hands are not allowed. This blackjack rule gives casinos an additional house edge of about 0.8% for doubling down on 11 only. And when doubling down on ten or 11, the house edge is also increased by about 0.25%.

4. Using an eight-deck card in the blackjack game

Usually, playing with an eight-deck blackjack game is not a good idea because of the additional 0.60% to the house edge, thus making the game a less profitable one, but playing with it is quiet okay at certain times. These certain times are when the casino have a liberal blackjack rules applied such as the dealer will stand on all 17, allowing double down after the pairs are split, and offers the choice for a late surrender in the game.

5. Blackjack dealer will hit on soft hand 17

These recent years, many casinos in the Las Vegas area are making small changes to the blackjack rules, thus increasing the house edge to about 0.20%. This certain blackjack rule are almost always overlooked by players especially those who are not paying much attention to the blackjack table. The blackjack rule of dealers hitting soft 17 rather than standing on all 17 is increasing the house edge against the players. It is better to totally avoid tables that have this blackjack rule.

It is best to keep these five worst blackjack rules in your mind to deprive yourself of the additional house edge against you.