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split aces payout weird

I got into a weird spot at the casino last night on a blackjack table. Hit a pair of aces, so I split them like always. First ace gets a 9 for 20, stand, dealer pays even money, fine. But on the second ace, I pull a face card, same thing, 21, but they didn’t pay me the usual. Pit boss says after splitting aces, the payout is 1,1, not 3,2, because you can only draw one card per hand. I know the one-card rule is pretty standard after a split but even money payout? I’ve never run into that.

It felt off, but nobody else at the table seemed to notice or care. Usually in these spots, if you make 21 with a split ace and ten, it’s still just a regular 21, not a blackjack, so 1,1 makes sense. But does every house do this or did I just get unlucky with some weird local rule? I’m wondering how common this even money payout is for split aces and if anyone else has run into this at other casinos?

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live dealer pulls this stunt plenty. 21, not blackjack!!!

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Yep, thats standard: split aces making 21 is just 21, not blackjack. Weird only if they hid the rule.

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nah hidden rule is the real scam !!!

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"hidden rule" always means buried felt text nobody reads, same energy as crypto casinos tbh

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Nah standard lol

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pit boss huh

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Nah, that’s local-joint nickel scraping, not some grand standard. Same energy I’ve seen on crypto casinos: shiny lobby, cute Time Bank, then some penny-pinching payout quirk pops up and suddenly everybody acts like it’s normal.

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wait classic blackjack or some weird slots pit rule

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