Blackjack game variants V
In 2007, a new variant of the blackjack game was introduced and was legally approved to be played in the state of Washington. Trademarked as the Three Card Blackjack, this version of the game is played with a single standard deck of 52 cards. All the participating players in this game are required to place an ante wager in the betting circle, following which the dealer and each of the players receive three cards, giving the game variant its name. A player who forms a blackjack or natural hand can either use two or all his three cards. The player can stake a bet amount equal to the ante wager if he is satisfied with the hand he has drawn. The dealer. However, is required to qualify by having a hand value of 18 or better. In case the dealer qualifies and the player has the winning hand, he wins 1:1 payout for both the ante and the playing wagers. However, if the player has the winning hand but the dealer does not qualify, the player wins the ante bet at 1:1 but the play bet gets pushed. The normal rules of hitting and busting are not used in this version of the game.
The game offers the players the option to make more than one wagers. So, if he chooses he can stake another bet called the Ace Plus while placing the ante wager. The payout structure of this bet I extremely lucrative. The player with one ace card out of his three cards gets paid 1:1. if he has an ace and any one of the ten-valued cards, he wins 3:1. With one ace and two ten-valued cards, the player can win a high payout of 5:1. The best payouts that the player can hope for is when he holds more than one ace in his 3-card hand. So, two aces pays him as high as 15:1 while having all his cards as ace cards gives him the fabulous payout of 100-to-1.
