Double Deck Blackjack Snap

GAME OBJECTIVE: 

Double Deck Blackjack Snap is a variant of standard Blackjack that features the Snap side bet. This game allows you to play up to two hands of Blackjack at once, one after the other during game play. The objective is to accumulate cards to get a total of 21 or as close to 21 as possible, without going over 21. The value of a hand is the sum of the point counts of all the cards in the hand.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:

• This game can be played with up to two hands. To play, player must place a bet on at least one of the hands. Every hand may have a different bet amount.
• To place a bet, player should click on a chip in the bottom left of the screen to select desired chip value.
•  Click on one of the available betting areas (the 2 larger circles) to place bet. Every click increases player’s bets by the value of the selected chip.
• The Snap bet can be placed only when player places bets on both the hands.
• Click on ‘CLEAR BETS’ button to remove all bets from the table.
• Clicking on ‘DOUBLE’ doubles every bet that the player has placed on the table.
• Click on ‘UNDO’ to remove the last bet made from the table.
• The minimum and maximum bet limits apply to the initial bet only. Actions that require an additional bet(Split, Insurance, and Double) can still be used even if player placed a bet equal to the maximum bet
• Click on the ‘DEAL’ button to deal the cards. 2 cards are dealt to each of the player's hands for which a bet was placed and to the dealer’s hand. The cards are dealt in clockwise direction, one at a time to each hand in turns, with the first card going to the rightmost player hand. The last card goes to the dealer hand and is dealt face down.
• If player is playing with more than one hand, actions are taken for each hand separately, starting from the rightmost hand once the cards have been dealt.
• If the Dealer's face up card is an Ace, player is offered insurance. Click YES to insure one hand at a time against the dealer having Blackjack or click NO for each hand if player does not want insurance. As soon as YES or NO button is chosen, YES TO ALL and NO TO ALL buttons will not be shown for the remaining hands. To accept or decline insurance for all the hands at a time, click on YES TO ALL or NO TO ALL respectively. This is also applicable for the “EVEN MONEY” scenario.
• If player’s first two cards have the same value, player can split the hand by clicking on ‘SPLIT’ button.
• Click on ‘HIT’ button to request another card or click on ‘DOUBLE’ to double player’s bet and receive a third card. If player does not want any more cards, click on ‘STAND’ button.
• Please note that Insurance, Double and Split require an additional bet. If player’s balance does not have enough money to cover these expenses, player needs to deposit more money to use these options.
• When player has reached thefinal hand the dealer then reveals the dealer’s face down card and may draw additional cards, in accordance with the rules.
• When the dealer has stopped taking cards, each of the player’s hands are compared to the Dealer's hand. If player’s hand has a higher value than the dealer's and has not exceeded 21, player wins with that hand.
• If any hand value reaches 22 or more, it is bust and automatically loses.
• If player wants to play another round, place bets as described above or click REBET to place the same bets as in the previous round, then click DEAL to deal the cards. Click REBET & DEAL to place the same bets as in the previous round and deal cards immediately or DOUBLE & DEAL to place doubled bets of the previous round and deal cards immediately.
• BET: The total bet amount is shown in the BET meter at the bottom left of the screen.
• BALANCE: Player’s remaining game balance, after player has placed the desired bet, is shown in BALANCE meter i.e., the current game balance minus the total bet placed.
• WIN: The total win amount is shown in the WIN meter at the bottom right of the screen.

BUTTONS:

• DEAL – Deal the cards.
• CLEAR BETS – Clear all bets on the table.
• UNDO – Remove player’s last bet.
• HIT – Request one more card.
• STAND – Draw no more cards and end player’s turn.
• DOUBLE – When no cards have been dealt yet i.e., before starting the game play, this button doubles all bets on the table. When cards have been dealt, this button doubles the bet on the selected hand and requests a final card.
• SPLIT – Split the hand into two if player holds a pair.
• REBET – Place the same bets as in the previous round.
• REBET & DEAL – Place the same bets as in the previous round and deal the cards.
• DOUBLE & DEAL – Double player’s bets from the previous round and deal the cards.
• YES – Click to accept Insurance/Even Money for current hand.
• NO – Click to decline Insurance/Even Money for current hand.
• YES TO ALL – Click to accept Insurance/Even Money for all hands.
• NO TO ALL – Click to decline Insurance/Even Money for all hands.

RULES:

• The objective of Double Deck Blackjack Snap is to get a hand that totals 21 or is closer to 21 than the dealer's hand without exceeding 21.
• The value of a hand is the sum of the individual card’s values. Blackjack is the highest hand and consists of two cards: An Ace and any 10-point card. Blackjack beats a score of 21.
• The dealer waits for the player to complete his/her hands before turning dealer’s second card face up and then drawing other cards depending on the player’s complete hand.
• Player can choose 1 to 2 hands to play on in a game round. The chosen hands are played clockwise, starting from player’s rightmost hand. The dealer's hand is played last. Player may Split, Double, and take Insurance, just like in standard Blackjack.

Double Deck Blackjack Snap is a variant of Blackjack with the following rules: 

• 2 decks of cards are used. After each round, used cards are returned to the deck and the deck is shuffled.
• Aces count as either 1 or 11, face cards count as 10 and number cards count at their face values.
• The Dealer will only check for Blackjack, if the Dealer's first card is an ace, king, queen, jack or 10.
• The player may not split a split hand.
• Only one card is drawn to each Ace in a Split hand.
• Split and Double does not affect any side bets.
• Ace and a 10-point card after a split are considered 21, and not Blackjack.
• The player may double after splitting except for split for Aces.
• Depending on the strength of player’s card, player can choose from the following options offered: “Hit”, “Stand”, “Double”, “Split”.
• Blackjack pays 1.5 times the bet amount (3 to 2).
• If the total value of the Player’s cards is closer to 21 than the Dealer's after the dealer has stopped taking cards, the player wins the bet amount (1 to 1).
• If the total of the Player's cards is more than 21, the player's hand is “Bust”, and the player automatically loses the bet for that hand.
• If the Player and the Dealer have the same point total (17 to 21), neither of them wins and the player's bet is returned to the player in a “Push”.
• The Dealer always draws to 16. The Dealer stands when the dealer's hand has a value of 17 or greater (including soft 17).
• Blackjack beats a score of 21.

SPLIT:

If player’s first 2 cards have the same value (i.e., paired, for example two 7s, two 10 valued cards, two face cards, etc.), then player may split them into 2 separate hands. The second hand will have the same bet as the hand it was split from. Player will then draw additional cards to each hand. Player may draw as many cards as player likes on each split hand unless player splits 2 aces (in which case player can receive only 1 additional card for each ace). If player receive an ace and a 10-value card in a split hand, it is considered as 21 and not Blackjack. Player is only allowed to split once, even if a split hand is paired.

DOUBLE:

Player can double player’s bet on a hand before player takes a third card. Player cannot double the bet on a hand after taking a third card. After doubling a bet, a final card will be dealt to player automatically. Player can double on all player’s hands if player wish. Player can also double on split hands, except for split aces.

INSURANCE:

If the dealer's first face up card is an Ace, player will be given a chance to insure each of player’s regular bets against the dealer having Blackjack. If player takes Insurance, then an amount equal to half of the player’s original bet will be deducted from player’s balance and placed separately on the table. If the dealer has Blackjack, player is paid 2 to 1 on player’s insurance. This way player does not lose player’s original bet. If the dealer does not have Blackjack, player lose the insurance amount and the game will continue for the initial hand bet. Insurance does not affect any side bets.

EVEN MONEY:

If the dealer has an Ace, and the player has a BLACKJACK, the player has the option of “EVEN MONEY”. Click on YES for this hand, the player will receive the same amount (1:1) for the Blackjack, without the Dealer’s face-down card even being exposed, thus protecting the player from a possible Dealer’s Blackjack. The player may also click on NO for this hand. If the Dealer does not have a blackjack, the player will be paid at a normal relation of 3:2 for the Blackjack.

• If the first two cards dealt with the player are an Ace and a 10 -valued card combination, the hand is BLACKJACK and pays 3:2 if it beats the dealer. But if the dealer has BLACKJACK too the result is PUSH.

• If player has an Ace and a 10-valued card after splitting, the hand value is 21 only and not BLACKJACK. If the 21-valued hand wins, it is paid at odds of 1:1.

• When the dealer hand is complete the results are displayed on both the Dealer's and the player's cards.

• YES, TO ALL and NO TO ALL buttons will not be shown if any of the hand(s) doesn’t have a BLACKJACK.

• YES, TO ALL and NO TO ALL buttons will be shown if all player hand(s) has BLACKJACK and Dealer has an Ace.

BET LIMITS:

• Player can choose one among the 3 stake levels (Low stake, medium stake and High-stake levels).

• The minimum and maximum bet value depends on the stake level selected by the player.

• The default stake level is Medium Stake level.

PAYTABLE:

• When the player wins, the bet amount plus the payout amount is paid.

• The payout format used here means that when the player wins, the player gets back the bet plus an amount that is a multiple of the player’s bet. Example: If a bet of 1 is placed on any hand, and player win a Blackjack, then 1 (bet) + 1.5 (win) = 2.5 win amount is credited to player’s balance for that hand.

Snap Bet:                                      

• Player will be able to place the Snap side bet only if the bet is placed on both hands.Snap bet evaluation will be done before evaluating the players cards.
• Snap bet cards evaluation is based on player first 2 cards of the two hands and dealer’s first card.
• Only the highest winning combination will be paid.
• MATCHING PAIR OF CARDS IN BOTH HANDS: If the player first two cards have same face value and same suit in both hands, it is considered as Matching Pairs of Cards in both Hands. E.g.: 2,2 of hearts on hand1 and 6,6 of clubs on hand2.
• PAIR OF CARDS IN ANY HAND: If the player first two cards have same face value and same suit in any one of the hands, it is considered as Pair of Cards in any hand. E.g.: 10,10 of spades on hand1 and anything on hand 2 (or) 7,7 of diamonds on hand 2 and anything on hand1.
• MATCHING PAIR ANYWHERE INCLUDES DEALERS CARD: 2 cards out of 5, having same face value and same suit will be considered as Matching Pair anywhere includes dealer’s card.E.g.: 2,2 of same suit in 5 cards.
• Snap bet payout will be multiplied by the total bet amount placed and adds to the player balance.

Payout for Snap bet is as follow:

RETURN TO THE PLAYER:

• The theoretical return to player for the main Blackjack game is 99.80%.
• The theoretical return to player for the Snap side bet is 95.84%.
• Malfunction voids all pays and plays.

Browser Panel Commands:

• Click on Rules to view game rules of the game.
• Click on History to view the logs of the games you've played.
• Click on Deposit button to add funds to your account.
• Click on Real Money/Demo to switch between real-money or demo-money game modes.
• The History functionality is applicable only for the real-money game play.
• The game rules are identical in both real-money and demo modes.

 FAQ’s:

1. I could not complete the game. What should I do?

• If you get disconnected from the Double Deck Black Snap game just after all the inputs are given and there is no input required to continue the game, then the game is treated as complete and on re-login you can check the game details in History.
• If you are disconnected while the game is waiting for player input such as after the deal, you will be prompted to complete the game after logging back in. After completing the incomplete game, you can resume playing the game, or you can select another game of your choice.

2. What should I do if the balance is low to place bet?

• Click on ‘Deposit’ button at bottom of the game screen and deposit.

3. If you are still having problems, please contact our 24/7 Customer Care team.