Blackjack Berlin

Knowledge of German is not mandatory to play at the Blackjack Berlin table offered by OnAir Entertainment. The German capital is the inspiration for this game, but the croupiers are fluent in English and can accommodate Canadian players. This blackjack version offers exciting side bets with a staggering win potential of up to 100x your original stake!

Let’s dissect the rules and betting options at Blackjack Berlin.

How to Play Blackjack Berlin: A Step-by-Step Guide

Blackjack Berlin copies the rules and betting options of other OnAir Entertainment’s blackjack live dealer titles. If you have visited any of their other tables inspired by famous metropolises, you will find the playing process intuitive. For newbie Canuck players, here is a brief rundown of the procedure:

• Enter the Game: Login into your Casino Days account and scroll to the live casino corner to join a Blackjack Berlin table. 
• Select the Bet Amount: There is a 12-second window between rounds to decide the stake for the next round. The betting limit at the table ranges from $100 up to $2,000 and $5 up to $300 for the side bets.
• The Round Starts: Once the bets are placed, the croupier draws 2 upward-facing cards and deals his hand with a single upward-facing card.  
• Contemplate Your Next Move: Evaluate the strength of your hand and choose to Hit, Stand, Split, or Double Down. 
• Compilation of the Round: After all extra cards are dealt, the hand with the higher score wins the round. Winnings are paid according to the pay table.

Game Rules and Betting Options

Blackjack Berlin is played with 8 decks on a table with 7 seats plus the croupier. You are playing against the dealer's hand and not other players' hands. The winning hand is the hand with the highest card score that doesn't exceed 21. 

Not all cards have intrinsic value. Cards from 2 to 10 retain their face values, but an Ace can be a 1 or 11, depending on which card is more favourable to the overall hand’s strength. Face cards all count as 10s. The game starts when the dealer announces the end of bets and deals your 2 initial face-up cards. 

Once the first 2 cards are dealt, you have several options on how to proceed. You can Hit and get an extra card to improve your hand strength or decide to Stand and play with the existing hand. Other options are to Split and create two separate hands, but this is possible only if you have cards with identical values. Double Down allows you to double the initial stake and receive an extra card.

Special Features

Aside from the action in the main game, Blackjack Berlin offers several optional bets. Winnings from a side bet are independent of the main game results. The side bets are:

• Bet Behind allows you to join a full table and place bets on other seated players' hands, wagering they will win, lose, or push. The payout odds are the same as for the main bet, but this option is not always available.
• Perfect Pairs is a side bet enabling you to guess if your 2 initial cards will firm any of 3 pairs. The options include a Mixed Pair, cards of the same rank by different suits and colours, a Coloured Pair, cards with a different suit but the same colour, and a Perfect Pair embodies the same suit, rank, and colour.
• 21+3 side bet is a wager that the 3 upward facing cards, meaning your hand, and the dealers will form a 3-card poker hand of Suited Trips, Straight Flush, Three-of-a-kind, Straight, or Flush.

Our Blackjack Berlin Tips and Strategies

A few useful tips for playing blackjack include:

• Use the Insurance bet when the dealer's face-up card is an Ace.
• Play with smaller stakes to control your bankroll.
• Double down on 11 if the dealer's up card shows any number from 2 up to 10.

Blackjack Berlin RTP and House Edge: What You Need to Know

The house edge in Blackjack Berlin is 0.5%, while the two side bets offer a higher RTP: Perfect Pair has an RTP of 95.90%, and the 21+3 side bet has an RTP of 96.30%.

Payout Potential of Blackjack Berlin Live Casino Game

The payout for Blackjack is at 3:2 odds, and an Insurance bet pays 2:1. The side bets increase the win potential, and the odds are:

• Perfect Pairs offering 25:1 odds 
• Coloured Pair offering 12:1 odds
• Mixed Pair offering 6:1 odds
• Suited Trips offering 100:1 odds
• Straight Flush offering 40:1 odds
• Three-of-a-kind offering 30:1 odds
• Straight offering 10:1 odds
• Flush offering 5:1 odds

More Games by OnAir Entertainment

The Casino Days catalogue of live casino titles is populated by several contributions from the OnAir Entertainment repertoire of games, such as:

• Blackjack Amsterdam 
• Roulette OnAir
• Lotus Speed Baccarat