Double Attack Blackjack is a blackjack variation that's dealt from a Spanish shoe. (Like Spanish 21, the decks are 48 cards and have all the tens removed.) The face cards are not removed; just the actual ten of each suit. The game is almost always played from six or eight decks, and is popular in Atlantic City casinos.
The cards' point values are the same as in standard blackjack. Also, as in standard blackjack, the player wins if his point total comes closer to 21 without going over than the dealer does. Dealers still win a push, and any player hand that totals over 21 still busts and automatically loses for the player.
Double Attack Blackjack is called "double attack" because a player is allowed to make an optional bonus bet that the dealer will bust with exactly three cards. This bonus wager is made after the player has seen the dealer's up card. The bonus wager pays out according to what the dealer's third card is, as shown in the table below:
Dealer's Third Card | Payout |
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Ten | 3 to 1 |
Nine | 6 to 1 |
Eight | 8 to 1 |
Seven | 10 to 1 |
Six | 15 to 1 |
If the dealer has an eight in her hand, and draws an eight of the same color or same suit as the eight already in her hand, there is a bigger bonus payout as follows:
Dealer's Third Card | Payout |
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Eight of the same color | 50 to 1 |
Eight of the same suit | 200 to 1 |
A blackjack dealt during Double Attack Black Jack only pays even money, not the 3 to 2 that regular blackjack offers.
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