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. Both dealer cards are exposed
2. 6-7-8 of the same suite pays 2:1
3. Ace and Jack of Hearts blackjack pays 2:1,all other blackjacks pay 1:1
4. Only one split per hand
5. Dealer hits on soft 17
6. Dealer wins all ties except on a Blackjack

Game Strategy

A note about the suited 6-7-8 bonus. The only exception to the basic strategy when the dealer hits a soft 17 is to hit a suited 6 and 7 against a dealer soft 12. The following tables show the basic strategy for double exposure when the dealer stands on soft 17.

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.