Aug 6 2026
21+3 Blackjack Side Bet Explained: Odds, Payouts, & House Edge
Twenty-One Plus Three (21+3) is a popular add-on to blackjack side bet that pays when your first two cards and the dealer’s up-card form poker-style combinations like flushes, straights, and three of a kind.
Podcast from Gambler's General Store: April 28, 2015
On April 28, the indefatigable Howard Schwartz, an institution in the Las Vegas gambling book business, interviewed me for a podcast at the Gambler's Book Club (800 S. Main Street, Las Vegas). This was his 141'st such podcast, dating back over six years. It was a lot of fun, with Howard asking some great questions.
The Desirability Index of Baccarat Side Bets
When an advantage player looks at opportunities, two competing factors pull him in opposite directions. The first is the profitability of the opportunity, also known as expected value (EV). The greater the profitability, the more the AP wants to play the game. In the other direction is volatility, also known as the standard deviation (SD).
