Play Diamond Blackjack: Side Bets, Payouts, and Rules

Diamond Blackjack is one more exciting variation of traditional twenty-one created by BetVoyager Casino. Those players who appreciate traditional blackjack as it is but find it interesting to play it with slightly different rules should not miss this variant.

Diamond Blackjack: How to Play It?

Everything begins quite normal in Diamond Blackjack, as players should make an Ante bet and receive their two cards in a hand. One of a dealer’s cards is exposed, and a dealer checks for blackjack as soon as cards are dealt. If a player has 21, he or she receives a payout of 2:1 regardless of a dealer’s hand. However, both cards should be diamonds to receive such a payout. All other blackjack variants give a 1:1 win.

Unique Features of Diamond Blackjack

• A dealer begins with only one card, while players receive two cards. Players take their actions, and only after that, a dealer receives a second card. If it creates a blackjack, the house wins and takes all the bets.
• A dealer should stand on soft 17.
• Whenever a player creates a blackjack, it is considered an automatic win. Thus, payouts are given to players even if a dealer hits blackjack as well.
• It is possible to split and re-split hands up to 4 times in a row.
• Players are allowed to double down any number of cards.
• It is possible to double down even if this action is taken after a split.
• Players have a right to surrender regardless of their previous actions. Thus, the hand can be over even if a split or double down was made before that.

Available Side Bets

Aside from the main bet, players have a chance to place two bonus bets. Those are:

• Blackjack bet: the explanation of it is obvious – a place places extra money on whether he or she gets a blackjack or not.
• Sevens bet: a player gets an 8:1 payout if the first card is 7. When the second card is also 7, the win increases to 40:1.