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What is All Bets Blackjack?
All Bets Blackjack Live by Playtech is an unlimited-seat live blackjack game featuring a broad selection of side bets — six in total — alongside the main game. The format is shared-hand: all players participate in the same hand, making mid-shoe entry frictionless and count tracking simple, as every card dealt is visible. The 99.46% main game RTP is competitive with Evolution's Infinite Blackjack.
Rules
8-Deck Shoe
Eight pre-shuffled decks. Cards replaced when a divider appears. 4 to 4.5 deck penetration.
Dealer Stands on 17
Dealer draws to any hand totalling 16 or less and stands on any 17.
Doubling
Double after the first two cards. One additional card only.
Splitting
Split matching cards into two hands with a second bet equal to the original.
Insurance
Offered when dealer shows Ace. Pays 2:1 if dealer has blackjack.
Ten Card Charlie
Drawing 10 cards without busting is an automatic win — unless the dealer has blackjack.
Payouts & RTP
| Outcome | Payout | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Blackjack | 3:2 | ||
| Winning Hand | 1:1 | ||
| Insurance | 2:1 | ||
| Ten Card Charlie | Automatic win | Unless dealer has blackjack |
Side Bets
| Side Bet | RTP | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 21+3 | 96.30% | Three-card poker hand using player cards + dealer upcard |
| Lucky Lucky | 96.09% | Sum of player's two cards + dealer upcard — pays for 777, suited 678, totals of 21 |
| Player's Perfect Pair | 95.90% | Player's first two cards form a pair — Perfect Pair 25:1, Coloured Pair 12:1, Red/Black 6:1 |
| Dealer's Perfect Pair | 95.90% | Same structure as Player's Pair, applied to dealer's first two cards |
| Buster Blackjack | 93.87% | Pays when dealer busts — more bust cards = higher multiplier; player blackjack + dealer bust pays highest |
| Top 3 | 91.00% | Three of a Kind, Straight Flush, or Suited Three of a Kind using player + dealer cards |
Ten Card Charlie
Wonging
The unlimited-seat shared-hand format means mid-shoe entry is frictionless. Every card dealt is visible to all participants, giving the simplest possible counting environment. Join when the true count reaches +2 (Hi-Lo), withhold bets when it drops negative.
Tool
Blackjack Card Counter
Real-time true count and RTP adjustment across Hi-Lo, Omega II, Zen Count, and Wong Halves — with per-title base RTP pre-loaded for Evolution, Pragmatic Play, and Playtech variants.