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Blackjack Switch
Introduction
Blackjack switch is a blackjack variant which allows the player to do what is normally considered a classic cheating manoeuver, trading cards between two hands. The player must make two bets of equal size and is allowed to switch the second card dealt to each hand. Of course, nothing good comes without a trade-off. In this case a dealer 22 results in a push against all non-busted hands and blackjacks pay even money.
The game goes by the name Blackjack Exchange at the Bregenz Casino in Austria.
Rules
All rules are based on conventional blackjack unless otherwise noted.
Six or eight decks are used.
Dealer usually hits a soft 17. I hear in Ontario, Canada, the dealer stands on soft 17.
The player must make two bets of equal size.
Cards will be dealt face up.
Dealer will peek for blackjack with an ace or ten up. If the dealer has a blackjack all player hands will immediately lose, except a player blackjack will push.
The player may switch the second card dealt to each hand. For example, if one hand has 5,10 and the other has 10,6, the player may switch the 10 and 6 to have two hands of 11 and 20. The player may also switch cards to form a blackjack.
If the player switches to a blackjack, it counts as 21 points.
Player may double on any 2 cards.
Player may double after a split.
Player may resplit up to four hands.
Winning player blackjacks pay even money.
A dealer total of 22 will push against any player total of 21 or less. A player blackjack will still beat a dealer 22.
Russian Rules: Same as the rules above, except early surrender allowed (sometimes not against an ace), dealer does not take a hole card, and dealer stands on soft 17.
Playing Strategy
The following tables show the basic strategy under the 8-deck Las Vegas rules after the switch decision has been made. The reason for the differences compared to conventional blackjack strategy is the push on 22 rule.
Blackjack Switch is a casino gambling game invented by Geoff Hall and patented in 2009.[1] It is based on blackjack, but differs in that two hands, rather than one, are dealt to each playing position, and the player is initially allowed to exchange (“switch”) the top two cards between hands. Natural blackjacks are paid 1:1 instead of the standard 3:2, and a dealer hard 22 pushes all player hands except a natural.
Blackjack Switch Rules
In Blackjack Switch, you’ll be playing according to most of the basic blackjack rules (for more info about how to train for success, visit our Blackjack Trainer page). The key difference is that each player is dealt two hands instead of one at the beginning of the game. The same starting bet must be wagered on both hands and the cards are dealt face up.
Once both hands are dealt – and this is the unique rule to this game – players then have the option of swapping the second card dealt from one hand to the other. Obviously you would only choose to switch the hands if your odds are improved by this decision.
Example: You’re dealt a 10 and a 6 for one hand (for a total of 16 – a terrible blackjack hand) and a 5 and a 10 for the other hand (a total of 15 for another poor hand). Now, in Blackjack Switch, you would be able to exchange the second cards, so that you swap the 6 and the 10; your first hand is now a 10 and a 10 (for a total of 20 – much better) and your second hand is now a 5 and a 6 (for 11, which is a great hand to double down on).
You only get to switch cards one time, and after that the hand proceeds as normal based on blackjack rules, in terms of having the options to split or double down etc.