Double Down Madness

• You receive one card; the dealer receives two. Choose hit, stand, or double with each card. You can hit after doubling and double repeatedly.
• A full double matches all chips already on your hand. You may also double for less. No splitting or surrender.
• If your first card is an ace, you receive only one more card, even if you double.
• Two-card blackjack pays 2:1 for matching suits, or 3:2 for different suits, on your full wager including a double. It is paid immediately.
• The dealer checks for blackjack before you act. Dealer blackjack beats your starting one-card hand. Insurance costs half the opening wager and pays 2:1 if the dealer has blackjack.
• The dealer hits soft 17. Exactly 22 pushes active hands, including doubles. A player bust has already lost; a paid blackjack stays paid.
• Six standard decks; reshuffled between hands when fewer than 60 cards remain. Ordinary wins pay 1:1.

Practice version using the blackjack payouts shown on your El Cortez table photo. The $10–$1,000 opening limits are simulator settings.