Playing Spanish Blackjack

Spanish Blackjack is a blackjack variation in which uses six Spanish decks, each deck consisting of 48 cards - the regular 52 cards less the four tens.

The usual rules are the same as blackjack except:

1. A player 21 always wins.
2. Player blackjack beats dealer blackjack.
3. Player may double on any number of cards up to 3 times; player cannot hit after doubling.
4. Player may hit and double down after splitting aces.
5. Player may surrender half of total bet after doubling down.
6. A five-card 21 pays 3:2, a six-card 21 pays 2:1, a seven or more card 21 pays 3:1. This rule does NOT apply after doubling.
7. A 6-7-8 or 7-7-7 of mixed suits pays 3:2, of the same suit pays 2:1, and of spades pays 3:1.
8. Suited 7-7-7 when the dealer has a seven face up pays 1000 for bets of 5-24 and 5000 for bets of 25 or over. This rule does not apply after splitting.
9. Dealer must hit a soft 17.

Winning Tips

Key to table:

The following is the key to table. Capital letters denote the usual pay for a hand unless there is a bonus exception. Exceptions are noted with an h,*,',", or $
H=Hit
S=Stand
D=Double
P=Split
R=Surrender
Rh=Surrender on first two cards, otherwise hit
S3=Stand, unless hand is composed of 3 or more cards then hit
S4=Stand, unless hand is composed of 4 or more cards then hit
S5=Stand, unless hand is composed of 5 or more cards then hit
S6=Stand, unless hand is composed of 6 or more cards then hit
D3=Double, unless hand is composed of 3 or more cards then hit
D4=Double, unless hand is composed of 4 or more cards then hit
D5=Double, unless hand is composed of 5 or more cards then hit
D6=Double, unless hand is composed of 6 or more cards then hit
* Hit if any 6-7-8 bonus possible
' Hit if suited or spaded 6-7-8 bonus is possible
? Hit if spaded 6-7-8 bonus is possible
$ Hit if two sevens are suited (possible super bonus)