Lesson description
Blackjack Switch is a fun twist on the traditional casino card game. Learn the rules, gameplay, and payouts with Mr Blackjack.
Blackjack Switch is one of my favorites and you will find it at most local casinos as it draws in the biggest crowds and gives the player an advantage like no other.
The first variation between regular blackjack and Switch is you must play two hands at once. The dealer gives you two cards face-up for both of your hands and the dealer receives one card face-up and one card face-down. From there the dealer will ask you if you want to hit, stand, double, split or switch.
If you decide to switch, you just say, 'Switch!' and make the up-and-down finger motion for the camera and dealer.
At this point, the dealer, and only the dealer, switches your two top cards.
This is especially helpful if you have a soft 16 and a 15. Looking at our example, after you switch your two top cards you get 21 and 11. These are very good starting hands in blackjack.
Since you can switch your two top cards, the casino has made some rule changes to even out the odds for the house or even increase them:
The dealer pushes on all hands if they have 22. In comparison, in regular blackjack the dealer busts at 22 and pays everyone. In this game, it's a push against all hands. Even if you have 21 and they have 22. No one wins. The money stays there and a new hand starts.
The other variation is the blackjack payout. Normally, you would receive 3:2 payouts, but in this case, you only get 1:1 because you can easily switch cards to make 21.
These two small rule changes are so big in the casino’s favor that they will allow you to switch your top cards, giving you the appearance of basically robbing the casino.
