POWER BLACKJACK
Power Blackjack at Guts Casino is provided by Evolution Gaming, the leading live dealer game provider. Players can expect the same excellent quality game that is typical for Evolution Gaming’s other table games.
Power Blackjack is the latest instalment of Evolution’s Infinite range, which means that an unlimited number of players can participate in the same game. The game can be played from all devices. When it is viewed from mobile devices you can change between landscape and portrait mode.
KEY FEATURES
<li>The game is played with 8 decks of cards</li>
<li>9s and 10s have been removed from all decks</li>
<li>Four optional side bets available: Any Pair, 21+3, Hot 3 and Bust It</li>
<li>RTP is 98.80%, side bets have lower RTP’s between 94.71% and 96.58%</li>
POWER BLACKJACK FEATURES
Power Blackjack and Blackjack share some common rules and the gameplay is basically the same.
One of the main differences between Blackjack and Power Blackjack is that in the latter players have the opportunity to double, triple or quadruple down on any two initial cards, even after a split. For this reason, this game somewhat feels like playing Texas Hold’em.
Another main difference is that the 9s and the 10s of all 8 decks are removed - hence 64 cards are missing from the shoe-, changing the dynamics of the game entirely. Players should use a Power Blackjack strategy chart that is different from the regular Blackjack strategy chart.
The game starts with “Betting time” announced, after which you have 12 seconds to place your bet. You can place your initial bet and then will be offered to place up to 4 optional side bets:
<li>Any Pair: betting on your first two cards forming a pair. If they are suited the payout is 20:1 while a regular pair pays 7:1.</li>
<li>21+3: betting on your first two cards and the dealer’s up card forming a 3-card poker hand. Get a suited three of a kind for a 100:1 payout.</li>
<li>Hot 3: betting on your first two cards and the dealer’s up card totaling 19, 20, 21 or are three 7s. The best payout of 100:1 is awarded for a 7-7-7.</li>
<li>Bust It: betting on the dealer busting. The more cards he busts with, the more you win - busting with 8 or more cards pays 250:1.</li>
RTP OF POWER BLACKJACK
Power Blackjack’s RTP is 98.80% based on the first hand in the shoe. This figure is lower than what the standard Blackjack game provides, however, if you are bored with Blackjack, here you can try out a new strategy. Side bets further reduce the RTP figures to 96.58% for Any Pair, 96.09% for 21+3, 96.21% for Hot 3 and 94.71% for Bust It. Yet, the huge possible payouts with side bets are well worth the risk.
CLOSING THOUGHTS
Blackjack fans should definitely experiment to play Power Blackjack. Decide for yourself if you like the dynamics of this game or not. But don’t worry, many other live casino games can be found at Guts Casino if Power Blackjack doesn’t take your fancy.
