Online Casinos and Land Based Casinos (might) offer optional Side Bets to your actual Blackjack bet, which are Perfect Pairs and 21+3. You have to place a plain stake for your participating round to be eligible for punting Side Bets on your card combination. This optional bet is not a strategy by the actual definition, but a smart choice of the table to the right moment might increase the probability to win this special Game of Chance – secret information via PM.
You can win the additional bet nevertheless the outcome of the game round – even if the dealer should win by Blackjack. The difference in both specific Side Bets is depending on the card combination of your two cards only (Perfect Pairs) or the card combination of your two cards with the first open card of the dealer (21 + 3). You can choose if you pick one of both variations or both at the same time, as I usually do.
Side Bets on Blackjack
Perfect Pairs | Side Bet
The Perfect Pairs Side Bet focuses on the card combination of your 2 (first) open cards only. The name gives a hint, that your both cards should have any pair in common. The payout rate varies between the casinos and casino suppliers, here you see the payout rates of Evolution (formerly Evolution Gaming) and NetEnt live displayed. Please be informed that NetEnt live closed its service and got acquired by Evolution.
- Perfect Pair: Both cards of same suit
- Coloured Pair: Both cards of same colour and different suits
- Mixed Pair: Both cards of different colour and different suits
Perfect Pairs Payout
Perfect Pair
Coloured Pair
Mixed Pair
Evolution
25:1
12:1
6:1
NetEnt live
30:1
10:1
5:1
21 + 3 | Side Bet
The 21 + 3 Side Bet focuses on the card combination of your 2 (first) open cards and the dealer’s upcard. The result depends on the combination of three cards similar to the Perfect Pairs Side Bet but with further win possibilities. The payout rate varies between the casinos and casino suppliers, here you see the payout rates of Evolution (formerly Evolution Gaming) and the former NetEnt live displayed.
- Suited Trips: Three cards as identical triplet
- Straight Flush: Three cards in numerical sequence and same suit
- Three of a kind: Three cards of same value and different suits
- Straight: Three cards in numerical sequence and different suits
- Flush: Three non-sequential cards and same suit
21 + 3 Payout
Suited Trips
Straight Flush
Three of a kind
Straight
Flush
Evolution
100:1
40:1
30:1
10:1
5:1
NetEnt live
100:1
40:1
25:1
10:1
5:1
The two leading live casino suppliers Evolution (formerly Evolution Gaming) and NetEnt live offer Side Bets to their live Blackjack tables. Find here the top 3 casinos listed which have both live gaming suppliers within their game portfolio.
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