Speed Blackjack 2

Impatient players eager to start a round of blackjack can visit the OnAir Entertainment portion of Casino Days live lobby and join a Speed Blackjack 2 table. This version of blackjack gets down to business immediately with about 40% faster gameplay, allowing you to leave the chit-chat for later and focus on your blackjack hand. Let’s explore the table rules and provide a guide for playing this face-paced blackjack live dealer game.

How to Play Speed Blackjack 2: A Step-by-Step Guide

Finding a seat is typically not an issue, although Speed Blackjack 2 can get crowded occasionally. To start a gaming session, you need to access your Casino Days account and load the Speed Blackjack 2 game. A standard round is played according to this sequence of steps:

1. Join a Table: If you are joining the game for the first time, create a nickname that the croupier can use to address you. That same nickname will designate your hand on the table.  
2. Choose a Stake: The betting limits range from $10 up to $1,500. Select the preferred chip value in the chips tray and place the bet during the 8 seconds between rounds. After all bets are placed the dealer will distribute the cards.  
3. Evaluate Your Hand: After you receive your 2 initial cards, decide if you want to Hit, Stand, Double Down or Split. 
4. End of Round: Following your next move, the dealer discloses his hand. If your hand’s score is higher than the croupiers', the winnings are calculated using the payout odds and credited to your balance.

Game Rules and Betting Options

In Speed Blackjack 2 the duel is between you and the dealer, the other player's hands have no bearing on your outcome in a round. The table seats 7 players, and the rules stipulate that to beat a dealer, your hand value must have a combined score of 21 or close to 21, but cannot go over 21. 

Both you and the dealer receive 2 cards each for the initial hand, but only one of the croupier’s cards is upward facing. All cards do not have the same value in the 8-deck shoe, where Jokers are missing. An Ace can be a 1 or 11, depending on which option serves your hand better. Face cards all count as 10s, and cards from 2 up to 10 retain their original numerical value.

Once the 2 cards are dealt, you can decide to Stand and play with that hand or Hit and request an additional card to improve your hand. If you have cards of the same rank, you can Split and create 2 separate hands. Another option is to Double Down, which will increase the bet and get another card. If the dealer's up card is an Ace, you can use the Insurance bet, which will reduce payout odds to 2:1. The croupier plays according to the table rules and must Stand on 17 and draw a card on 16.

Special Features

There are 2 side bets available in Speed Blackjack 2, functioning independently from the outcome in the main game, but influenced by the card's values. The side bets are:

• Perfect Pair enables you to predict that your initial hand will compose any of the 3 possible pairs in play. A hand with cards of the same rank, but not suit or colour counts as a Mixed Pair. The next option is a Coloured Pair which is a hand of the same colour but a different rank and suit. The final option is Perfect Pair which is a hand with 2 cards of an identical suit, rank, and colour.
• 21+3 is a bet that the 3 upward-facing cards will result in a 3-card poker hand such as Flush, Straight, Three-of-a-Kind, Suited Trips, and Straight Flush.

Our Speed Blackjack 2 Tips and Strategies

There are various mathematical models and strategies available for blackjack, but none can guarantee results. The best tips for safe gaming sessions include: 

• Start with small bets to evaluate if the dealer is riding a hot streak.
• Hit on hand between 12 to 16 and the dealer holds an Ace or 7.
• Stand on a hand of 12 to -16 if the dealer has a score of 2 to 6.
• Split 8s and Aces.

Speed Blackjack 2 RTP and House Edge: What You Need to Know

The faster pace of play does not change the house edge, which is a standard 0.5%, meaning the RTP is 99.5%.

Payout Potential of Speed Blackjack 2 Live Casino Game

The payout for a Blackjack hand is at 3:2 odds, but that only counts if the initial 2 cards form a 21. For a win without a Blackjack hand, the payout is calculated based on 1:1 odds. The side bets offer higher payout odds:  

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

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