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European Blackjack has been around for years and as the name suggests it is most commonly found in European countries!
It is one of the more basic Blackjack variants that can be found, and this has led, in part to its popularity. Being both easy to play and even easier to understand you won't ever find yourself
scratching your head at any of its rules of play.
Number Of Decks:
European Blackjack uses two full decks of standard playing cards.
Splitting Rules:
When playing European Blackjack you can only ever split a hand once, and by doing so you will be playing with the maximum number of hands permitted which is two.
If you have split Aces then unlike most other Blackjack variants in this game you can be dealt multiple cards to each Ace. However as is standard practice a ten valued card being
dealt to a Split Ace will only be classed as a 21 hand and not a Blackjack hand.
You cannot split ten valued cards that are not alike i.e. 2 x Kings can be split but a Jack and a Ten cannot.
Doubling Down Rules:
In European Blackjack you are only allowed to Double Down on hands that total 9, 10 or 11.
Dealer Play:
The Dealer must stand on all 17 hands.
The online version of European Blackjack has the entire deck being shuffled before the cards are dealt.
Payout and House Edge:
A Blackjack hand pays 3 to 2, and a winning Insurance bet pays 2-1.
The House Edge of the European Blackjack game is 0.42%.
European Blackjack - Hint and Tips
The correct playing strategy on European Blackjack is very easy to learn and the only time you should double down is when you are holding a ten, eleven or a pair of fives and the Dealer is showing
a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 or a 9.
Or when you have a twelve and the Dealer is showing either a 2, 3, 4, 5 or a 6.
If you are dealt a pair of Aces then always split them, no matter what the Dealers card is.
As with all Insurance offered Blackjack games you should always decline it, as in this two deck game the house edge on the Insurance bet alone is
6.796%
You should stand any hand above 17, or a soft 19 or a soft twenty, or a pair of tens, no matter what the Dealer is showing the best strategy is to stand that hand.
Don't ever be tempted to split a pair of tens, the soup kitchen is where you will end up if you do!
Playing Online:
The above game is identical to the one found in any Microgaming powered online casino, they have both a standard version and a multi-hand version for when you wish
to play more than one hand per game.
The stake levels are a minimum of $5 per hand and a maximum of $200 per hand.
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