Multi-Play Blackjack

Except for the fact that you can play more than one hand per round (up to five hands, though the exact number varies depending on the online site), Multi-Hand Blackjack is identical to regular blackjack.  The goal of the versus the dealer is to have 21 or less when the dealer busts, or having a hand total higher than the dealer’s hand. Each round, you can choose to play one or more hands. You can play up to three hands at some online casinos and up to five hands at others. Up to the table limits, you can wager the same amount or a different sum on each hand. Starting from the hand that is closest to first base (dealer’s left side), you must determine how to play each hand through to the end, one by one, moving from the player’s left (dealer’s right side). 

The Multi-Hand Blackjack game’s rules are as follows.

Cards are shuffled after every game using six decks.

The dealer hits on a soft 17.

Blackjack pays 3 to 2.

You can double down on hard 9, 10, and 11. 

Following pair splitting, doubling down is permitted.

Up to four hands, pair splitting is permitted when the first two cards have the same value.

Aces that have split get just one card. When the dealer’s upcard is an ace, split insurance is available. Insurance bets that win pay out 2-1.

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Game Play

You should play every hand separately, taking into account the dealer’s upcard as well as the cards in your hand. If the only information available to you is the value of the dealer’s upcard and the cards in your hand, then the basic blackjack playing strategy is the best one to employ.

You can increase your total return to the optimal level by applying the fundamental playing strategy to each hand. Using the house edge calculator at online casino sites for playing Multi-Hand Blackjack with the aforementioned set of playing rules yields a 99.5% return or a 0.5% house edge. 

It’s important to remember this when playing many hands: playing more than one hand will not improve your chances of winning because the house edge remains constant.

What Happens When You Play More Than One Hand?

The number of hands played in an hour rises when you play more than one hand every round. Let’s say you play the Multi-Hand game mentioned above, using just one hand per round. You play 248 hands per hour with a $25 flat stake. Assuming the fundamental playing approach, the house edge is 0.5%. Your theoretical loss each hour on average is: $25 times 248 times 0.0050 is $31 an hour.

Let’s examine a different situation. You now play five hands per round, instead of just one, and wager the same amount ($25) on each hand. Your theoretical loss each hour on average is: An hourly wage of $125 x 76 x.0050 equals $48 an hour.

You can play five hands and reduce the number of rounds every hour, but you will bet five times as much overall each round (from $25 to $125). As a result of exposing a larger portion of your bankroll to the house edge, you could theoretically lose 1.5 times as much money as you would if you were to play just one hand.

The one way to solve that problem is to split the amount you would have wagered on one hand across five hands per round. Your projected hourly loss with basic strategy will decrease (and your theoretical return would grow).

Since the total amount wagered per round is the same, you would usually assume that the fluctuations in your bankroll would be the same whether you bet, example, $20 on one hand or $10 on each of two hands. You are likely to win both hands if the dealer has a weak hand, and vice versa if the dealer has a strong hand. However, the two hands are not independent because they are linked to the same dealer’s hand.

Practically speaking, this implies that if you bet $10 on each of two hands rather than $20 on one, your bankroll will not change as much. Additionally, playing two hands increases the likelihood that your bankroll will survive longer than risking it all on one hand for the same total amount wagered per round.Play Multi-Play Blackjack Right Now at Caesars.