Spanish 21    Rules   Bonus Payouts   Super Bonus Payouts   Strategy      The Rules:   Dealt similar to normal blackjack in the US, dealer hits soft 17 and checks for blackjacks before play continues.   The main differences are :-     (a) Played with six 48-card decks where all the 10s (not the pictures) have been removed.   (b) Player's blackjack always wins and pays 3 to 2.   (c) If dealer does not have a blackjack, player's 21 always wins.   (d) Certain hands qualify for a bonus payout.   Note : bonuses are not paid on any doubled hands.   (e) Player may split cards of equal value (up to 4 hands). Further cards can be taken after splitting Aces.   (f) Player may double down on any total, two or more cards, including after splitting.   (g) After doubling and not busting, player may surrender by rescuing doubled bet and forfeiting original wager.   (h) Unless dealer has blackjack, player may surrender half original wager rather than playing on ("Late Surrender").   The above rules mean that you should go for "21" more often than at standard blackjack. Some plays depend on how many cards are in your hand. The Bonus 21 Payouts:       21s 5 cards   3 to 2 6 cards   2 to 1 7+ cards   3 to 1       6-7-8 mixed suits 3 to 2 same suit 2 to 1 Spades 3 to 1       7-7-7 mixed suits 3 to 2 same suit 2 to 1 eligible for super bonus Spades 3 to 1 eligible for super bonus Super Bonus Payout:       If player holds a suited 7-7-7 and dealer's upcard is any 7 you win.       Player $5 Bet $1000 $25 bet $5000 Envy other players $50 Strategy Tables: Note the following have been calculated based on an infinte pack. Knowledge of cards gone may affect decisions. Some decisions are based on how many cards the player has already drawn, since 5+ card 21's pay bonuses. 1) Whether to take a third card to go for the three card 21 bonus payouts. Dealer Player  A   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  KQJ  6-7  Any H H H H H H H H H H  7-7  Mixed H X h X h X h X h X st X h H H H Suited H X h X h X h X h X st H H H H  6-8  Any H H H H H St H H H H  7-8  Mixed H H St St St St H H H H Suited H H H St St St H H H H H = Hit   St = Stand   X = Split   h = Hit if cannot split   st = Stand if cannot split 2) Whether to split pairs. This assumes you have not yet reached four splits. If you have consult the hit/stand tables. Dealer Player  A   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  KQJ A X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X 3 X X X X X X 4 X 5 6 X X X 7 X X X X X X/H 8 X X X X X X X X X 9 X X X X X X KQJ X = Split   X/H = Split unless same suit when hit 3) Decisions on Soft Totals. A Soft Total is one where the hand has at least one Ace and counts that Ace as 11. For example "A7", which is 18, is an Ace with other cards which total 7 (e.g. AA6, A25, A34, AA24). Dealer Player  A   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  KQJ A-10 A-9 A-8 St/H6+ A-7 H St/H4+ St/H4+ D/H4+ D/H5+ D/H6+ St/H6+ St/H4+ H H A-6 H H H H D/H4+ D/H5+ H H H H A-5 H H H H H D/H4+ H H H H A-4 H H H H H D/H4+ H H H H A-3 H H H H H H H H H H A-2 H H H H H H H H H H A-A H H H H H H H H H H D = Double   H = Hit   St = Stand   H4+ = hit if four cards or more 4) Decisions on Hard Totals. After doubling against a dealer's 8 or higher, rescue if resultant total is less than 17. Dealer Player  A   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  KQJ 21 20 19 18 17 Surr/H3+ St/H6+ St/H6+ St/H6+ 16 Surr/H3+ St/H5+ St/H6+ St/H6+ St/H6+ H H H H 15 H St/H4+ St/H5+ St/H5+ St/H6+ St/H6+ H H H H 14 H H H St/H4+ St/H4+ St/H6+ H H H H 13 H H H H H St/H4+ H H H H 12 H H H H H H H H H H 11 H D/H4+ D/H5+ D/H5+ D/H5+ D/H5+ D/H4+ D/H4+ D/H4+ D/H3+ 10 H D/H4+ D/H5+ D/H5+ D D D/H4+ D/H3+ H H 9 H H H H H D/H4+ H H H H 8 H H H H H H H H H H 7 H H H H H H H H H H 6 H H H H H H H H H H 5 H H H H H H H H H H 4 H H H H H H H H H H Surr = Surrender   D = Double   H = Hit   St = Stand   x/H3+ = Hit with 3 or more cards