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Blackjack Switch
In Blackjack Switch you play two hands with equal bets and can swap the second card of each hand. To make up for it, blackjack pays only even money and a dealer 22 pushes against your 21 or less.
How the switch works
You get two cards on each hand, face up. Before you play, you can trade the top cards between the hands. Only the second card dealt to each hand can move.
Example: hand one is 10 and 6 (16), hand two is 5 and 10 (15). Switch the 6 and the 10: now you have 10 and 10 (20) and 5 and 6 (11, a great double).
The trade-offs
| Rule | Blackjack Switch | Regular blackjack |
|---|---|---|
| Blackjack pays | 1 to 1 | 3 to 2 |
| Dealer busts with 22 | Pushes your 21 or less | Dealer busts, you win |
| Ace and 10 made by switching | Counts as 21, not blackjack | n/a |
| Hands | Two, equal bets | One |
Your blackjack still beats a dealer 22.
The house edge
About 0.6% with six decks and the dealer hitting soft 17, if you switch and play well. Close to regular blackjack.
Super Match side bet
Pays on pairs among your four starting cards: a pair 1 to 1, two pair 8 to 1, three of a kind 5 to 1, four of a kind 40 to 1. About 2.5% house edge.
Strategy tip
Look at both hands together. A switch that turns 16 and 15 into 20 and 11 beats keeping two stiffs. With the 22 rule a dealer bust is worth less, so hit your stiffs more often against a dealer 2 to 6 than in regular blackjack. What a stiff is.
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Questions
What can you switch in Blackjack Switch?
Only the second card dealt to each of your two hands.
What does blackjack pay in Blackjack Switch?
Even money, 1 to 1, instead of 3 to 2.
Does a switched ace and 10 count as blackjack?
No. Under standard rules it counts as 21.
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