Side Bet

At the beginning of each round the player may also place an optional bet. The player bets on the value of his first three cards and will be paid according to the following payoff odds if his initial 3-card hand is a flush or better.

Side Bet Payoff Schedule

The player’s side bet is always collected by the dealer. Only the highest winning hand in each player's hand will be paid.

The game begins with all players placing a bet in their own betting box. The dealer then deals all players and himself three cards. One of the dealer's cards is dealt face-up as in Blackjack. The player then must pick two of his three cards as his initial 2-card Blackjack hand and discard the card he does not want.

If the player busts, he loses immediately and the dealer will collect his bet and cards.

When all players have played out their hands, the dealer will turn over the two of his cards which are face down. The dealer then must choose the two cards he will play.

After all players have selected the two cards each will keep,they then must make the usual decisions of taking additional cards, standing, etc. as in a regular game of Blackjack. However, there are rules that are different from regular Blackjack:

• Doubling down and splitting pairs is not allowed.

• The player & dealer must hit until the hand total is 17 or higher, or until they "bust."

• If dealer’s total is below 17 the dealer must hit until it is 17 or higher.
  Dealer must hit all soft 17s and stand on soft 18s or higher.

• Blackjack pays "even money."