5 Hand Blackjack

5 Hand Blackjack - Game Help

How to play

1. Select your chip for betting by clicking on a chip at the bottom of the screen; the chip will rise indicating it is selected for betting. On the table there are five betting circles to place your bets. Each circle is the betting area for a hand of Blackjack. Choose between one and five hands to play. When the mouse pointer is moved inside a circle it becomes highlighted; click in a circle to place a chip at the value selected. Each additional click will add one unit (of the chip value selected) to the bet. The total value of the stake will be displayed alongside the chip/s. Chip values maybe mixed on a particular bet; click on a different chip to change the selected chip value. Use the Clear button to remove all chips from the table. If you want to play all five hands of Blackjack, you must place chips in all five circles. When happy with your bets, click: Deal.

2. Two cards will be dealt to each hand you are playing. The first of the dealer's cards is placed face down (the 'hole' card), the second is placed face up (the 'upcard'), showing its value. If the dealer's upcard is an ace, you have the option of taking Insurance (see later). Both cards in each of the hands you are playing are placed face up. If all five hands are played. Each hand is played one at a time from the right. The hand being played is indicated by a green cursor; the game buttons relate to that hand only.

3. The value of your hand will appear alongside your cards. At this stage, if you have two cards of identical value you will be given the option to split them (see later).

4. Should you have a two-card hand totalling 21 (Blackjack), the dealer will show their hand after the other hands are played. If the dealer does not have Blackjack, you win 3:2 on your stake. If the dealer does have Blackjack, your original stake is returned to you and the game ends (a 'push'):

5. If you do not have 21, you can either take more cards ('hit') or remain at your current total (a 'stand'). Should you decide to continue to take more cards, click the HIT button until you have either gone over 21 ('bust') or you wish to retain your card total and call a STAND. Depending upon your card values; you may also be offered options to DOUBLE or SPLIT your hand - these options and others are discussed in more detail in the 'Special Plays' section.

6.  Should you decide to 'Stand'; the dealer will then turn over the HOLE CARD (the dealer's first card, dealt face down). Whether the dealer can now draw any more cards depends on the total of their hand.   If the dealer has fewer than 17, they must draw another card. If the dealer's hand equals 17 or over, they may not draw any more cards.

7. The dealer will continue to draw cards until the card value is 17 or goes beyond 17, the dealer may go 'bust' should the next draw prove higher than 21, otherwise the players' cards and the dealers' will be compared to determine a winner.

Winning or losing the game

Rebetting

Click NEW GAME to start another game with no bets on the table.

Click the REBET button to stake the same amount as your previous bet AND deal the cards for the next game. NOTE: This action cannot be undone when selected

Click the REBET X 2 button to stake double the amount as your previous bet AND deal the cards for the next game. NOTE: This action can not be undone when selected.

Rules 

• The dealer peeks on Aces

• The dealer must stand on a hard 17 and soft 17

• Allow a split on equal value of cards

• The player may double on the first hand consisting of two cards with a total card value of 9,10 or 11.

• The player may double after a split

• BlackJack can not be called on a split hand

• The player may not hit after a Double

• The player may not hit on split aces.

• The player may split up to two hands in total, excluding Aces, which can be split only once.

• The player may not take a Surrender or late Surrender on any number cards.

Special plays

Special plays will appear as buttons during the course of the game, when you have the option to play them. Three special plays are featured in 5 Hand Blackjack:

Insurance

If the dealer's second card or upcard is an ace, you are given the option to accept Insurance before the dealer views the hole card (the dealer's first card, dealt face down). If you accept Insurance, the dealer will check ('peek') at their hole card for Blackjack.

Insurance is effectively a side-bet of half the amount of your original stake, paid at 2:1. This means that if the dealer has a natural 21 or Blackjack, you lose your original bet, but win 2 to 1, ie you win back three times the insurance bet value (equivalent to winning the insurance plus your original stake), thereby limiting your loss.

Note: No Insurance will be offered if you have Blackjack

Split

If your first two cards are of identical value, you may split them and place an additional bet (equal to your original bet) to play two hands instead of one. Each of the cards then becomes the start of a new hand. Splitting is only allowed once, at the start of the game. No further splitting (resplitting) can be carried out. Note: Ten, Jack, Queen and King have identical value; any combination of these cards may be split (in addition to pairs).

If you split a pair of Aces, each Ace is dealt one card and then the hand automatically stands as no further hits are permitted on split aces.

If either of your hands beats the dealer, paid evens on your original stake. If you split a hand, Blackjack (3:2) cannot be called on that hand - a winning hand in this situation will be paid at evens.

In order to identify which hand is to be played a small green indicator will hover above that hand.DoubleThis option enables you to double your bet and receive just one more card, forfeiting the opportunity to hit further.

In this version of BlackJack you may choose to select the "Double" option/button whilst playing a hand on your first two cards with a total value of 9,10 or 11.

Note: the above values may be otherwise defined by the operator.

You may not hit and double down to split Aces.

Tip: "Doubling", or "Double down" is most effective when you have an edge on the dealer, for example, when the dealer's hand shows a weak or low card like a Four, Five or Six. Double-after-split

Once you have split your identical value cards into two hands and received a second card for each, you have the option to double down on those two hands. Each hand is played out separately and you can choose to double down on one, or both hands.

Doubling down after splitting (on two hands) is the same principle as doubling down on a single hand and returns the same odds - double your stake - for each hand you win.

Two aces

Unlike some other variants of Blackjack, if your first two cards are aces, you do not win the hand. Instead, it forms a total hand of either 12 or 2 with the option to split them, but only once.

Soft

This is displayed alongside an ace card when your hand is low enough for the ace card to be assigned its higher value of 11 without going bust. For instance, where an ace is the first or second card to be drawn. You can always draw at least one card to a soft hand without busting.

Other rules

No Surrender/Rescue

5 Hand Blackjack does not allow a player to surrender or Rescue their hand. Surrender/Rescue means giving up half your bet for the privilege of not playing out a hand, if for instance, you have a weak hand.

Game results

Once you select the Play button from the Bet Selection screen to play the game, the game animation starts, displaying a card table and set of casino chips.

Bets and payouts

Card deck

5 Hand Blackjack uses five eight card decks, which are reshuffled after every hand.

Played with a 52-card deck

Further information 

• In case of malfunction, all game plays and payouts will be voided.
• This game has a Return to Player of 99.32% based on good playing strategy.

Who am I betting with?

You are betting with Paddy Power bookmaker. We are the bookmaker laying the odds for you, the punter, to take. If you lose your bet, we keep your money. If you win your bet, we pay you your winnings.

Is BlackJack fair?

This game of chance is entirely fair and you are just as likely to win in any one game as you are in any other. The deck is shuffled after every game. Each game is generated in isolation and the odds of getting any particular outcome are exactly the same. Therefore if you have won money on the last five games there is nothing to say you will be less likely to win on the next just because you are on a winning streak.

Can I try the game for free?

Yes. There is an option whereby you can play for fun, and this is well worth doing if you wish to develop a feel for the game before depositing your hard-earned cash!

What is the minimum/maximum I can bet?

£/€1 is the smallest bet that you can place on any one outcome. The maximum bet you can place is £/€1,000. Of course, the maximum amount you are allowed to stake within this framework will ultimately be dictated by the available funds that you have in your account at the time.

The game does not download load properly. Why is this?

This problem can be broken down into two more specific complaints, which are as follows:

1. The game is not displaying properly- This will be due to your screen resolution being too small. The game works on a minimum screen resolution of 800 by 600 pixels. To change your screen resolution simply go to your desktop and click on the right-hand mouse button. A menu will pop up and you will need to select 'Properties'. Another box will pop up and you will need to select 'Settings' from the tabs running along the top of the box. From here you will be able to alter your screen resolution.
2. The game is simply not working at all - This may be because you need to download the latest version of Flash Player. After loading the game, you will have received a screen prompt asking you whether you wanted to download the latest version of Flash Player. Downloading this will ensure that you will be able to play the game without any problems. If you ignored or switched the prompt off, you can go to the Macromedia website and download Flash Player from there.

The game seems to be running very slowly. It there anything I can do about this?

Unfortunately not. Our game relies upon your machine, and will run as quickly or slowly as your machine allows. Other than upgrading your computer and its facilities, there is little that can be done with regards to improving the speed of the game on any one machine.

Terms & Conditions

This game is a virtual fixed odds betting game. Players may bet at fixed odds on the outcome. The games are not pre-scheduled; instead they start when you confirm your bets. As such, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Terms and Conditions, you will not receive a confirmation message in order for your bet to be valid.

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