Playing Double Exposure 21

Double Exposure 21 is a blackjack variation in which both dealer cards are exposed. Naturally there are other rule changes that favour the dealer to compensate.

The usual rules are the same as blackjack except:

1. Six 52 card decks are used
2. Both dealer cards are exposed
3. Dealer hits on soft 17
4. Dealer wins all ties except on a Blackjack
5. Blackjacks pay 1:1
6. Player tied blackjack wins
7. Player may double on hard 9-11 only
8. Player may double after split
9. Player may split up to four hands

Game Strategy

The following tables show the basic strategy for double exposure.

Key:

S    Stand.

H    Hit.

Dh    Double if allowed, otherwise hit.

Ds    Double if allowed, otherwise stand.

S/Ds Stand on first two cards, double if after splitting and allowed, otherwise stand.

P    Split.

P/H    Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise hit.

P/S    Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise stand.

P/D    Split if allowed to double after a split, otherwise double.