How To Play Kings Bounty
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King's Bounty Blackjack adds an optional side bet to standard blackjack that pays when your first two cards total 20, with payouts from 4 to 1 up to 500 to 1. Below you'll find the complete king's bounty blackjack rules, how the king's bounty blackjack side bet works, and the full pay table with Dealer Envy payouts.
What Is King's Bounty Blackjack?
King's Bounty Blackjack (also written as Kings Bounty Blackjack) is standard blackjack with an optional bonus side bet that evaluates your first two cards. If you're wondering what is king's bounty blackjack, the king's bounty blackjack side bet wins when your initial two cards total exactly 20 using traditional blackjack card values. Payouts range from 4 to 1 for an unsuited 20 up to 500 to 1 for two Kings of Spades when the dealer also has blackjack.
What Are the King's Bounty Blackjack Rules?
The king's bounty blackjack rules are straightforward. After placing your standard blackjack bet, you may also place a King's Bounty side bet. The dealer deals two cards to each player and to themselves, then settles all King's Bounty wagers before the standard blackjack game continues.
The king's bounty blackjack side bet is resolved independently from your main blackjack hand, you can win the side bet and lose the main hand, or vice versa. The standard blackjack portion of the game follows normal house rules.
Exception: If a player holds two Kings of Spades and the dealer has a potential blackjack (showing an Ace or 10-value card), that player's King's Bounty wager is settled at the end of the round, since the top payout (500 to 1) requires the dealer to have blackjack.
What Does King's Bounty Blackjack Pay?
The king's bounty blackjack payouts are tiered by the specific composition of your 20-value hand. Suited Kings pay the most, followed by other suited 10-value pairs, then any suited 20, any two Kings, and finally any unsuited 20.
King's Bounty Pay Table
| Hand | King's Bounty | Dealer Envy |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Kings of Spades + Dealer BJ | 500 to 1 | $100 |
| 2 Kings of Spades | 75 to 1 | $25 |
| 2 Suited Kings | 20 to 1 | $10 |
| 2 Suited Queens, Jacks or 10s | 15 to 1 | $5 |
| Suited 20 | 7 to 1 | $2 |
| 2 Kings | 5 to 1 | $1 |
| Unsuited 20 | 4 to 1 | N/A |
Dealer Envy: When a player wins a qualifying Kings Bounty Blackjack hand, Envy payouts are paid directly to the dealer as a tip.
