Spanish 21 Rules

Spanish 21 is almost exactly the same as Blackjack, but with some minor revisions to the game. Spanish 21 adds new rules and new ways to win bonus payouts to compensate for taking Tens out of the game, which is very disadvantageous to the player.

How to Play Spanish 21
To make up for taking Tens out of the deck, Spanish 21 gives to the player the following bonuses and favorable rules:

In Spanish 21 player’s 21 always beats dealer’s 21;
Player’s Blackjack always beats dealer’s Blackjack;
Player may double on any number of cards;
Player may hit usually and double down after splitting Aces (some casinos no longer allow this);
A Spanish 21 player may re-split up to three times, including Aces;
Late surrender is allowed. In other words, the player may pull out of a hand by forfeiting half his bet, but only if the dealer does not have a Blackjack. Late surrender is allowed on first two cards;
Double-down rescue is allowed. If after doubling the player is dissatisfied with his non-busted hand, he may surrender the doubled portion of his bet and keep (rescue) his original bet.
In addition, the Spanish 21 player receives a bonus payoff for hitting 21 with one of the following combinations on a non-doubled hand:

5 card 21 pays 3:2
6 card 21 pays 2:1
7 card or more 21 pays 3:1
21 consisting of a 6,7, and 8 (mixed suits) pays 3:2
21 consisting of a 6,7, and 8 (matching suits) pays 2:1
21 consisting of a 6,7, and 8 (all spades) pays 3:1
21 consisting of three 7's (mixed suits) pays 3:2
21 consisting of three 7's (matching suits) pays 2:1
21 consisting of three 7's (all spades) pays 3:1
Some peculiarities of Spanish 21 you should know:

Dealer usually hits a soft 17;
All 21 bonus hands do not count if the result of doubling;
Usually 6-8 Six Spanish decks are used;
Some casinos allow redoubling, up to three times.