How to Play Buster Blackjack (Felt Gaming)
«Buster Blackjack» is a version of online blackjack with American rules, according to which the dealer deals two cards to himself and reveals one of them.
The aim of the game is to win the croupier getting more points than he does never exceeding twenty one. Payoffs are also charged in case of excess on the dealer’s hand and by the insurance of blackjack.
Six standard decks of fifty two cards each with no jokers are used in this game. This version can be found in offline casinos where dealers deal the cards from shoe. In the online casinos all decks participate in every deal fully. Drawn cards are stored in the virtual shoe up to the end of every deal.
Bets can be placed on one, two or three boxes. They can vary in range from 0.10 to 500 credits in the gaming currency. Moreover, the game accepts side bets on the dealer’s excess. Please read about it below.
The general rules of blackjack are discussed in the special article of the appropriate department of our portal. Please read about special features of «Buster Blackjack» below:
- If the face-up card of the dealer is an ace or is values ten points, he checks the second card for blackjack.
- In case of blackjack on the dealer’s hand, the player doesn't hit.
- If an open card is an ace, you’ll be suggested to place an insurance of blackjack.
- The croupier stands on any seventeen.
- Split can be made only once on each box.
- It is possible to split any cards of ten point value.
- It is possible to hit to the split aces.
- An ace and a ten on a box made in result of split are not a blackjack.
- Double is possible on nine, ten or eleven hard points.
- Double is allowed after split.
- No surrender.
Payoffs are calculated by the standard indexes: 1:1 by the regular box, 3:2 by blackjack and 2:1 by insurance.
According to the official information, this model lets you reach payback of 99,63% by the main bet (playing by the optimal strategy). The payback index by the side bet is 93,8%.