Blackjack Poker

Blackjack Poker is Cryptologic's hybrid poker/blackjack game and is offered through William Hill, UK Betting etc, although currently only in real money tournament form with ring games expected early next year.

The game is played at tables of 6 players maximum. Players are subsequently dealt 1 card face down and a series of betting takes place, starting to the left of the big blind.

Betting is fixed limit (bets/raises equivalent to big blind) and the blinds are live, as in Holdem.

Betting is fixed limit in increments of twice the big blind.

Players hit or stand as they require. Cards are dealt face down. A hand can consist of a maximum of 7 cards. Winner takes the pot, tied hands split the pot.

The ranks of hands is:

1) 7 card Charlie (7 cards totalling 21 or less)
2) 21, 20, 19 etc.

If all hands have exceeded 21 the lowest total wins the pot.

Cards have their normal blackjack values (2-10 are face value, court cards are 10 and Ace is 1 or 11 to the players advantage).

* Remember a 3 (or more) card 21 is just as advantageous as a 2 card 21 (blackjack)

* Call the big blind from the small blind if not facing a raise