Dealing down

One real-world rule variation that every player should be aware of is that of “dealing down”. In shoe games the player receives their cards face up and is not permitted to touch them.

If, however, the dealer is able to hold all of the cards used, the player’s first two cards will be dealt face down, but they must then be picked up using only one hand.

If the player wishes to hit they must lightly brush them towards themselves upon the table’s surface. If a player goes bust, or decides to surrender, then they must toss their cards face down toward the dealer. If a player wishes to stand, they must slide their cards face down underneath their wager.

A player may double down by placing an equal value of chips in the betting box, behind their original wager, and again placing their cards face down underneath it. The player then receives their additional card. Usually it is up to the dealer to expose this card, but if curiosity gets the better of the player then they may examine it themselves first.

A player may split, by spreading their pair face up, and placing an equal amount of chips behind the second card in order to form two separate hands.

Players may find the rules at tables which deal down slightly more restrictive than those of their adjacent shoe games at different tables.

Many casinos do not allow players to double after splitting, and when playing single or double deck games, the surrender option may be withdrawn.

The serious players i.e., counters would do well to consider both the drawbacks and benefits of playing double down games as the stakes and betting limits are often much higher.

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