This gives you an approximate 53.8% chance of finishing your turn with a strong hand containing a value of 18 or higher, and around a 30.4% probability of finishing it with a hand valued at 21. The vast majority of Blackjack strategies will recommend always doubling down if your first two cards have a value of 11. You are allowed to double down as many times as you want during a game of Blackjack, but you can only do so once per round.Īs a result of its name, players often incorrectly assume that doubling down involves adding a further two cards to your hand or entering two hands in the same round (this is in fact splitting and the player needs to be initially dealt two cards of the same value in order to do it). Generally, you are not allowed to double down if you get Blackjack, hit or place an insurance bet, although you are often allowed to double down on a split hand. Once the player’s hand is hit with the third card, their turn for that round is deemed finished.Ī player is allowed to double down after they have been dealt their first two cards. If a player decides to double down after receiving their initial hand, it means they have decided to double their original bet on the agreement that their hand will only receive one more card.