ANTE UP 21 RULES OF PLAY

INITIAL BET:

Players first put up two bets: a bet in the “21”spot for the Blackjack hand, and a bet in the “ANTE” spot for the poker hand. The table minimum applies to both bets.

• Players must play both spots,“21” and “ANTE”, in order to play the poker hand.
  
• The “ANTE” bet may not exceed the “21” bet.
  
• The “21” bet may be greater than the “ANTE” bet.

 

DEAL AND BET POKER:

Everyone is dealt two cards. The player then chooses to fold or bet his poker hand.
If the player chooses to play poker, he places a bet on the “BET” spot.

• The “BET” must be the same amount as the “ANTE”.
  
• Choosing not to play poker forfeits the “ANTE” bet.
  
• After all players have made their poker decision, the dealer then checks his hand for a natural Blackjack.

 

PLAY 21:

After the betting decisions have been made, the game of Blackjack begins.

• Dealer must hit “soft” 17.
  
• Insurance is allowed on the “ 21” bet only.
  
• No “surrender” allowed.
  
• Busted hands will remain in play for poker if the player has made a poker “BET”.
• If all players bust their blackjack hands, but one or more has made a poker bet, the dealer will complete his blackjack hand.

 

PLAY POKER:

Once the dealer completes the Blackjack play, he then compares his hand, as well as his best two-card poker hand, to that of each player.

• The dealer must qualify with a QUEEN-HIGH or better.
  If the dealer does not qualify, the player will win even money on the “ANTE”, and push on the “BET”.
  
• Straights and flushes DO NOT play for the poker portion of the game. Only pairs and high cards are used to make the final poker hand.
  
• A player who has split his hand may use only the first two cards dealt for his final poker hand.
  
• With a dealer’s natural Blackjack, the player will win, lose or tie on the “ANTE” and receive a push on the “BET”.
• Tied hands are a push.

POKER BONUS EDITION:

• To play the POKER BONUS, a $1.00 bet is placed in the “POKER BONUS” spot.
• The player may only use his first two cards to make a POKER BONUS hand.
• The player may only use the dealer’s up card to make three of a kind (but not pairs) for the POKER BONUS.
• Player’s making the POKER BONUS bet must play the poker portion of the game.

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