I defy anyone to beat this:
2 jokers in a six deck shoe.
Side bet payout: one joker - nothing. two jokers - 50:1.
Once I played at a casino with the Joker promotion. They put a Joker in a 8 deck shoe. When the player gets the Joker, he can declare any card he wants the Joker to be. For example, the first two cards is two and Joker, then he should say Joker is nine, then double his hand. However, if he got an ace after double, he can't change the value of Joker. The value of his hand would be 12. If the first two cards are Joker and face (or ace), it is Blackjack for the obvious reason. If the dealer gets the Joker, he just put it on the discard tray. It makes the game more fun. The ploppies don't know which value to choose if he got the Joker after getting a few small cards first. A lot of them said face and made their hands 15 or 16, albeit it should be declared ace to make it a soft hand. Don't know what advantage the players gets from the promotion. When I returned the next night, the casino has ended the promotion early unexpectedly.
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