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Spanish Blackjack

If you find that the pace of regular old blackjack is getting too slow and clunky for you, then you might want to try out Spanish Blackjack. Spanish Blackjack, otherwise known as Spanish 21, is a fast-paced variation of the game which is rapidly gaining in popularity among the gambling community. You don't need to go to a brick and mortar casino, however, in order to play this game. Just go to any Microgaming online casinos that offers blackjack and you'll find their Spanish Blackjack software, which has great graphics and smooth gameplay.

What is Spanish Blackjack?

As I mentioned, Spanish Blackjack is a fast-paced variation of the original blackjack game. The game utilizes six or eight decks all dealt from a shoe – or in the case of those high tech casinos, from a CSM. Now, here's where you need to pay attention: all those decks are Spanish decks. Spanish decks, unlike the regular deck, have only 48 cards instead of the usual 52. This is because all of the '10' value cards have been removed. The problem with this is that it gives the house too much of an advantage. To compensate, they added a number of bonuses that help to level the playing field.

Differences between Blackjack and Spanish Blackjack

One of the most noticeable advantages in this game is that in Spanish Blackjack, the player's 21 will always beat the dealer's 21, regardless of the condition in which the hand was played. Likewise, the player's blackjack will always beat the dealer's blackjack.

However, that's not the most interesting thing in the game because that exalted place belongs to the Super Bonus, which you can win if you are holding 7-7-7 and the dealer happens to draw the fourth 7 as well. The bonus can be worth more than a thousand dollars, with bonuses awarded to the other players in the table as well. Then there's also Pair Splitting, which allows the player to split the cards into four hands – aces included. This is unique to Spanish 21 and is quite a novel concept.

Another great thing about Spanish Blackjack is that it actually allows players to surrender late in the game. Players can decide to surrender if they don't feel as if they have an opportunity to win after the first two hands. This is a great feature that gives quite a bit advantage to the player and is likely to be one that will earn the player quite a bit of money in the long run. The so-called 'double down rescue' allows players to surrender half of his bet should he not like the next card that he draws from the pack.

All in all, this is quite an enjoyable game to play, especially if you're quick to adapt with new rules. It can be profitable if you're careful and take great advantage of the late surrender.