Spanish 21

Scoring Metrics

Blackjack Pays

3:2

5-Card 21

3:2

6-Card 21

2:1

7+ Card 21

3:1

6-7-8 / 7-7-7

3:2 to 3:1

Decks

48-card shoe

Dealer Stands

17+

Game Rules

• Objective: have a hand closer to 21 than the dealer's without going over. Spanish 21 is blackjack played without the 10s: the four 10s are taken out of every deck, so each deck has 48 cards. Jacks, Queens and Kings still count 10, 2-9 are their face value, and an Ace counts 11 or 1.
• To make up for the missing 10s, the rules favor the player. Your 21 always wins, even against a dealer 21, and a player blackjack always wins, even against a dealer blackjack. A hand that goes over 21 always loses, even if the dealer busts too.
• The deck: every card is dealt from a simulated 48-card shoe that is reshuffled after every round, so each card is an independent random draw.
• Placing a bet: choose your bet amount and press Bet. You and the dealer each get two cards. One of the dealer's cards is face up, the other face down. Gold Coins and Diamonds each have their own balance, and you can switch between them between hands.
• Dealer peek: if the dealer shows an Ace or a 10-value card, they check the face-down card for blackjack straight away. If it's a blackjack, the round ends at once and you lose only your original bet (unless you also have a blackjack, which wins). A blackjack can never cost you a doubled or split bet.
• Blackjack: an Ace plus a 10-value card as your first two cards pays 3:2 and ends the round. Every other winning hand pays 1:1, except for the bonus 21s below. A push returns your bet.
• The dealer's play: once you have finished, the dealer reveals the face-down card and draws until reaching 17 or more. The dealer stands on every 17, including a soft 17.
• Hit takes another card. Stand keeps your hand as it is. You may keep hitting until you stand, hit 21 or go over 21.
• Double down: on any number of cards, you may double your bet for exactly one more card, after which your hand stands. You can also double after splitting.
• Split: if your first two cards have the same value (for example two 8s, or a King and a Queen), you may split them into two hands with a second bet equal to the first. Each hand gets one more card and then plays on its own. You can split again whenever a hand makes another pair, up to four hands in all, and Aces can be split and re-split too. A 21 on a split hand is a 21 (it always wins and can earn bonuses), but it isn't a blackjack and doesn't pay 3:2.
• Bonus 21s: a 21 made with more cards pays extra. A five-card 21 pays 3:2, a six-card 21 pays 2:1, and a 21 with seven or more cards pays 3:1.
• 6-7-8 and 7-7-7: a 21 made of exactly the three cards 6-7-8, or 7-7-7, pays 3:2 in mixed suits, 2:1 if all three cards are the same suit and 3:1 if all three are spades. If a hand qualifies for more than one bonus, the highest one is paid.
• Bonuses are paid on your original bet. If you doubled, the extra money you added wins 1:1. For example, on a 10 bet that you doubled into a five-card 21, you win 15 on the original bet plus 10 on the double, 25 in total.
• Not offered: insurance and surrender. There is also no jackpot bonus on this table.
• Learning mode: turn it on to see the odds for every move, or open the Spanish 21 course in the Learning Center for lessons and a practice table with a coach.
• This is a local demo with play chips. Nothing is saved or sent to a server, so refreshing the page resets your balances.