What do you mean by the phrase 'an option to double up to 5X your bet'? By 'double', do you mean that you receive only one more card? Anyone have any idea at what point it would be a good idea to use this double option, for example +3 or more, in order to offset the commission? Or maybe this is never a good idea at all? Although I definitely suspect that if counting cards this game could be absolutely destroyed.
My first reaction to this is was an absolutely atrocious option but then I realized this should theoretically be exploited if card counting when the deck is 10 rich.
And you dont get to see the dealers upcard, you are doubling up to 5X based off your first card only. So you pay the dealer 10$ immediately which never gets refunded regardless of the outcome of that wager. So lets say you wagered 50 and your first card is a King and you double. The only thing is you pay 20% commission on whatever you double, UP FRONT. Its singledeck blackjack that pays 3 to 2, and there is an option to double up to 5X your bet after you see your first card.
Been a wild few months of table games! Anyway recently I came across a game at Grand Sierra Resort in Reno that I found interesting.