Rules

• 8 Match Play decks are used, the 4 10's have been removed from each deck, all other face cards remain.
• Cards are re-shuffled after each hand
• Dealer must hit soft 17
• A Player 21 always wins (except vs a Dealer blackjack)
• A Player Blackjack beats a Dealer Blackjack
• A Player may double down on any number of cards, but only one time, and will receive only one card.
• A Player may surrender after doubling down and then surrenders the double down portion of the wager.
• Certain Card combinations result in higher that 1-1 payoffs - please see the chart below.
• Otherwise refer to the basic rules of blackjack. Please refer to the Blackjack 101, Blackjack 201, and Blackjack 301 menus on this site for the basic rules of blackjack.

Payout table

 

Who	Hand	Description	Payout
Dealer	Blackjack	2-card 21	None (unless Player has Blackjack)
Player	Blackjack	2-card 21	3 to 2 (first hand only)
Player	Match Play 21	777suited and Dealer up card 7	40 to 1 *
Player	7-7-7 spades	777 (all spades)	3 to 1 *
Player	6-7-8 spades	678 (all spades)	3 to 1 *
Player	7+Cards	21 on 7 or more cards	3 to 1 *
Player	777 suited	777 suited	2 to 1 *
Player	678 suited	678 suited	2 to 1 *
Player	6-card 21	6-card 21	2 to 1 *
Player	Any 7-7-7	777	3 to 2 *
Player	Any 6-7-8	678	3 to 2 *
Player	5-card 21	5-card 21	3 to 2 *
Player	Twenty One	Any 21	1 to 1
Dealer	Twenty One	Any 21	None (unless Player has 21)
Player	Other Winning Hands		Even Money
Dealer/Player	Tie	Same Total (except Player 21/BJ)	Push

 

*non-doubled hands and non-split hands only

 

Click here to see the Strategy Tables for RTG Match-Play 21