Blackjack

When dealing single-deck 21 or single-deck blackjack, it can be dealt out of a shoe or out of your hand. It can be dealt as a pitch-style face-down game or where you lay all cards face up. Traditionally, it is a pitch-style game. This also applies to double-deck as well.

Single-deck usually follows the same dealing style as double-deck depending on your house rules. It is more important to focus on what exactly is different over double-deck rather than to look at the similarities.

Rules to pay attention to in Single-Deck blackjack include:
- Only 1 cut-card (number of empty spots tells you how many rounds to deal)
- Double-downs are limited to only 10 or 11 and sometimes only 9, 10, and 11
- Mid-Entry is not allowed even if a player backs out and a new player enters
- Even money for blackjacks during insurance is typically not allowed
- Single-deck is usually a 6:5 pay ratio on blackjacks

As long as you memorize these rules, single-deck is no harder to deal than double-deck.

0:00 Intro
0:32 Shuffle Procedure
1:43 When to Shuffle
3:16 Double Down Rules
5:56 Pay Ratio
6:28 Mid-Entry Rule
8:32 Even Money Rule
9:43 Outro