Understanding Microgaming Double Exposure Blackjack

Canadian online casinos powered by Microgaming offer a blackjack variant that is distinctly different. It is called Double Exposure because both the initial cards of the dealer are dealt face up. This gives an obvious advantage to the player, but does not translate into higher average returns because compensation is made in the payouts. Double Exposure Blackjack calls for an adjustment in optimum strategy.

In online normal blackjack variants, if the dealer has a ten value card exposed, then he is in a very strong position. When his second card is exposed, the probability is high that his hand value would be close to 20. This uncertainty is eliminated in Double Exposure Blackjack. If in this case the second card is 7, then you know that the dealer cannot hit. So you keep hitting till you get 17 or more. In normal online blackjack variants you will never hit with a value of 19, no matter what the face up card of the dealer. But in Double Exposure, if the dealer's hand value is 20 then you have to hit looking for the elusive two.

If the payouts in Double Exposure Blackjack remain the same as for normal variants, then the average return would cross 100% and the online casino would be cleaned out. Two material changes are made in the payouts in order to level the playing field. Blackjack hands pay even money in Double Exposure Blackjack instead of 3 to 2 in normal games. And the dealer wins all ties except blackjack in Double Exposure. In normal online blackjack variants ties push and the wager is returned to the player.

At Canadian Microgaming powered online casinos Double Exposure Blackjack is a Gold Series table game. The implication of this is that the table layout is elegant, somewhat like in the top land casinos. There are a couple of unique and advanced features in the Expert Mode. The first is the strategy card. It gives the optimum move the player should make in any given situation so as to maximise his return. The second is auto play. This allows you to play a set number of deals without manual intervention. Auto play automatically used optimum strategy. You can enter conditions at which the auto play will stop prematurely. The only issue is that the bet amount will remain the same. Double Exposure can be played at all Microgaming online casinos such as Platinum Play, Jackpot City and Maple Casino.

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