If a player’s first two cards form a pair, they win according to the payout chart for that particular type of pair. There are three types of pairs that can be formed: a perfect pair (two identical cards), a colored pair (two cards of the same color but different suits), or a mixed pair (two cards of different colors but the same suit). Before any cards are dealt, players can choose to place a wager on whether their first two cards will be a pair. The main difference with Perfect Pair Blackjack comes in with the optional side bet.
The goal is to get as close to 21 points as possible without going over (known as “busting”), with face cards worth 10 points and Aces worth either 1 or 11 points depending on which value benefits the player more. Players are dealt two cards face up, while the dealer receives one card face up and one card face down. So how does Perfect Pair Blackjack work? To start off, the game follows the same basic rules as traditional blackjack.
