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Match the Dealer

Introduction

Match the Dealer is a side wager in blackjack. Success occurs if one of the initial two cards dealt to the player matches the rank of the dealer's upcard. Payouts increase for both cards matching, especially if they also match in suit. Spanish 21 , and Down Under Blackjack Match the Dealer can be integrated into any standard blackjack or its variants. You win if one of the player's first two cards matches the rank of the dealer's upcard. Greater rewards are given for matches that align in both rank and suit. The subsequent two tables illustrate the payout structures based on the number of decks used. The first table applies to blackjack or its variants with a complete 52-card deck, while the second is for Spanish 21, which consists of a 48-card deck missing tens. All payouts are in a ‘to one’ format.

Rules

The following table presents my findings for two-deck blackjack where an unsuited match yields a payout of 4 to 1, whereas a suited match provides a payout of 19 to 1.

Blackjack Pay Table

Decks Unsuited Match Suited Match
2 4 19
4 4 12
5 3 15
6 4 11
8 3 14

Spanish 21 Pay Table

Decks Unsuited Match Suited Match
6 4 9
8 3 12

Blackjack Analysis

The subsequent table outlines my analysis for four-deck blackjack, where an unsuited match pays out at 4 to 1 and a suited match pays 12 to 1.

4/19 Two-Deck Blackjack Analysis

Event Pays Permutations Probability Return
Two suited matches 38 - 0.000000 0.000000
One suited and one non-suited match 23 6 0.001142 0.026271
One suited match 19 96 0.018275 0.347230
Two non-suited matches 8 15 0.002856 0.022844
One non-suited match 4 576 0.109652 0.438607
No matches -1 4,560 0.868075 up to
400zł   5,253 1.000000 +100 spins

In this next table, I share my assessment for a five-deck blackjack game, where the payout for an unsuited match is 3 to 1 and a suited match yields 15 to 1.

Bitcoin-friendly

Extra spins Regular freebies Play Read Review Verde Casino
up to 24 3 0.000141 0.003377
1200zł 16 36 0.001688 0.027016
+50 spins 12 576 0.027016 0.324187
Welcome bonus package 8 66 0.003096 0.024764
Loyalty Program 4 2,304 0.108062 0.432250
Play Read Review 18,336 0.859997 Home
  21,321 1.000000 Match the Dealer

The following data details my research for six-deck blackjack, indicating that an unsuited match awards 4 to 1 while a suited match pays out at 11 to 1.

Last updated: Oct 16, 2023

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Down Under Blackjack 30 6 0.000180 0.005387
Rules 18 60 0.001796 0.032325
Blackjack Pay Table 15 960 0.028733 0.430996
Decks 6 105 0.003143 0.018856
Unsuited Match 3 3,600 0.107749 0.323247
Suited Match Spanish 21 Pay Table 28,680 0.858400 Decks
Unsuited Match   33,411 1.000000 Suited Match

This table illustrates my findings for eight-deck blackjack, showing a 3 to 1 payout for an unsuited match and a 14 to 1 payout for a suited match.

Blackjack Analysis

4/19 Two-Deck Blackjack Analysis Event Pays Permutations Probability
Return 22 10 0.000207 0.004564
Two suited matches 15 90 0.001867 0.028005
- 11 1,440 0.029872 0.328597
One suited and one non-suited match 8 153 0.003174 0.025392
One suited match 4 5,184 0.107541 0.430163
Two non-suited matches One non-suited match 41,328 0.857338 No matches
-1   48,205 1.000000 up to

Here is my analysis for eight-deck blackjack once again, with an unsuited match paying 3 to 1 and a suited match returning 12 to 1.

400zł

+100 spins Bitcoin-friendly Extra spins Regular freebies Play
Read Review 28 21 0.000244 0.006845
Verde Casino 17 168 0.001956 0.033246
up to 14 2,688 0.031290 0.438065
1200zł 6 276 0.003213 0.019277
+50 spins 3 9,216 0.107281 0.321844
Welcome bonus package Loyalty Program 73,536 0.856015 Play
Read Review   85,905 1.000000 Home

Here is my analysis for eight-deck blackjack once again, with an unsuited match paying 3 to 1 and a suited match returning 12 to 1.

Match the Dealer

Last updated: Oct 16, 2023 On this page Match the Dealer Introduction Spanish 21
, and 18 10 0.000244 0.004386
Down Under Blackjack 13 90 0.002193 0.028508
Rules 9 1,320 0.032163 0.289467
Blackjack Pay Table 8 153 0.003728 0.029824
Decks 4 4,752 0.115787 0.463147
Unsuited Match Suited Match 34,716 0.845886 Spanish 21 Pay Table
Decks   41,041 1.000000 Unsuited Match

Information sourced from the Washington State Gaming Commission regarding Match the Dealer.

Suited Match

Blackjack Analysis 4/19 Two-Deck Blackjack Analysis Event Pays Permutations
Probability 24 21 0.000287 0.006890
Return 15 168 0.002297 0.034448
Two suited matches 12 2,464 0.033683 0.404194
- 6 276 0.003773 0.022637
One suited and one non-suited match 3 8,448 0.115484 0.346452
One suited match Two non-suited matches 61,776 0.844477 One non-suited match
No matches   73,153 1.000000 -1

-0.868075

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