Shortie Blackjack
Shortie: the first 2 cards score 9 or lower
The best side bet for Party Pits,
Passion Pit, Crazy Girls, Zone 21
or Pool Side Blackjack.
I won a Blackjack hand with a Shortie
It pays TWICE, getting 5 X or more on the side bet.
Shortie gets 200 to 1
if you have a pair of suited Aces Diamonds and the dealer's up card is an Ace Diamond.
- Could win 2 times for having a Shortie -
What exactly is a Shortie? When your first 2 cards score 9 or lower (Ace=1), you have a shortie. For example, if your first 2 cards are [2,7], [A,A] or [A,8], you have a Shortie; [3,8], [5,5] and [a,9] are not.
If you have made the Shortie side bet before the game starts and you have a shortie, you will win a bonus right away. There is more. After you have won the first Shortie payout, this side bet is added to your original Blackjack bet and you could win again.
The first bonus payouts for your Shortie are:
Player's first 2 cards score
equal or lower than 9 pays
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Shortie ................................................. 3 to 1
A-A, Unsuited ....................................... 5 to 1
A-A, Suited ……………........…................. 10 to 1
A-A, with dealer’s Ace Up
* A-A-A, Unsuited ….....................….. 30 to 1
* A-A-A, Suited …............…........….. 100 to 1
* A-A-A, All Diamonds..................... 200 to 1
There are 5 payout tables approved by the State of Nevada. The most popular one is without A-A-A.
If your first 2 cards score 10 or higher, your Shortie side bet is lost.
The winning Shortie bet has a second chance to win with “2 to 1“ odds after the first payout. However, you have to earn it this time.
After your Shortie
bet has received the first bonus payout, this side bet must remain in
the play. This means that neither the player nor the dealer can remove
the bet. The bet now becomes part of your Blackjack wager, and you will
continue playing Blackjack normally. At the end of the hand, if your
"21" hand wins, the Shortie bet is paid 2 to 1. If you lose the 21 hand, both the main and the Shortie bets will be lost. If you push the 21 hand, both bets are pushed.
Here is an example. Let’s say you bet $5 as your main wager and bet $1 on the Shortie side bet. The dealer deals you [A, 8] and shows a [7] up card in his hand. Your Shortie
wins $3 right way. Let’s say you stand on 19 (Ace = 11) and the dealer
reveals a hole card of [10]. The dealer’s hand ends up with a final
score 17. You have now outscored the dealer, so you win $5 (1 to 1) for
the main bet and $2 (2 to 1) for the side bet. Overall, your $1 Shortie side bet has made $5.
If you split your original pair, the Shortie bet goes with the first of the two split hands (i.e. the first hand to receive cards from the dealer.)
If you double down on your main bet, you can not double down on Shortie.
If you surrender your Blackjack play when offered, your Shortie is lost.
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