Infinite Blackjack rules and odds

What is Infinite Blackjack?

Infinite Blackjack is a live blackjack game from Evolution designed to solve the oldest problem at a live table: the seats run out. A standard live blackjack table has seven seats, and when they are full you can only watch or bet behind. Evolution's answer, set out in its Infinite Blackjack launch announcement (opens in a new tab), was a single table with unlimited seats, streamed from its studios in Riga.

The trick that makes this possible is a common hand. Instead of dealing each seat its own cards, the dealer deals one set of two starting cards that every player shares. From that point on, each player plays the hand their own way. Two players with the same 12 against a dealer 4 may make different choices and end up with different results.

On top of that, the game adds a Six Card Charlie rule and four optional side bets, both listed on Evolution's Infinite Blackjack game page (opens in a new tab). Evolution also describes it as a low-limit game, though the exact minimum and maximum bets are set by each casino.

How the shared hand works in Infinite Blackjack

The common hand changes the feel of the game more than the maths. Every player sees the same two cards and the same dealer up card, so everyone faces the same first decision. What happens after that depends on what you choose.

• Same start, different finish: if one player stands on 16 and another hits, they will usually finish with different hands and possibly different results.
• Your choices only affect you: another player's decision to hit or split doesn't change your result in a way you can predict, because the cards are random either way.
• Doubles and splits are personal: if you double or split, only your stake changes; players who don't are unaffected.
• Further cards: Evolution's in-game help explains how extra cards are dealt out when players make different choices, so read it once before you play.

Infinite Blackjack rules at a glance

Evolution's public pages don't list the deck count or dealer rules, so the figures below are as reported by Wizard of Odds in its review of live dealer blackjack rules (opens in a new tab). Check the in-game help for the full rules, including the doubling, splitting and surrender options, before you play.

If you are new to the basic moves, start with our guide to how to play blackjack. Everything there applies here, with the shared starting hand layered on top.

The Six Card Charlie rule and what it is worth

Under a Six Card Charlie rule, a hand that reaches six cards without going over 21 wins automatically. It is a cousin of the five-card charlie found in some games, but much harder to reach.

Here is an example. You start with 2 and 3, then draw 2, 4, ace and 3. Counting the ace as 1, the total is 15 on six cards, so the hand wins at even money under the rule without needing to beat the dealer's total. On a £5 bet that is £5 profit from a hand that would normally be a weak 15.

Hands like that are rare, so the rule is a small bonus rather than a big one. On Wizard of Odds' rule-variation table, a Six Card Charlie is worth +0.16% to the player, compared with +1.46% for a five-card charlie. It nudges the game's edge down slightly compared with the same rules without it.

Infinite Blackjack house edge, RTP and cost per hour of play

Evolution's Infinite Blackjack, with its Six Card Charlie rule, is listed by Wizard of Odds at a 0.45% house edge, an RTP of 99.55%. Evolution's public game pages don't publish an RTP; its figure is in the in-game help, which is the one to rely on for the table you join.

The house edge tells you the average cost of play. The table shows that cost over 100 hands at £5 a hand, alongside other live and classic games for comparison.

Ezugi's similar Unlimited Blackjack shows how figures can differ by source: Wizard of Odds calculates 0.42%, while the game's own help files claim a 99.56% return, a 0.44% edge. Either way, these games sit at the cheap end of the casino. To estimate what an evening costs, multiply your stake by the edge and by the number of hands; our cost per hour guide shows the method. Short sessions can be far above or below the average.

Infinite Blackjack against seven-seat live blackjack

The two formats play the same basic game, but the experience differs. This comparison focuses on what changes for you as a player; our Infinite against classic blackjack page goes further.

On a seven-seat table, players who can't get a seat often use Bet Behind, staking on someone else's hand and living with their choices. Infinite Blackjack removes that compromise: every player controls their own hand.

Infinite Blackjack side bets: Any Pair, 21+3, Hot 3 and Bust It

All four side bets are optional and are settled separately from the main hand. Each carries a house edge well above the main game's 0.45%. Figures below come from Wizard of Odds where it has analysed an Evolution paytable; otherwise check the game's help screen.

The Evolution Bust It paytable recorded by Wizard of Odds is 250 to 1 for a bust using eight or more cards, 100 for seven, 50 for six, 9 for five, 2 for four and 1 for three, and the 6.18% edge is calculated from that paytable. At £1 a hand, that is an average of about 6p per bet, more than ten times the main game's cost per pound. Read the full details on our Bust It, 21+3 and Hot 3 pages.

Infinite Blackjack strategy: one chart, your own decisions

Because Wizard of Odds reports eight decks with the dealer standing on soft 17, a standard multi-deck strategy chart for those rules is a sensible starting point. For example, the four to eight deck strategy says always split aces and 8s, never split 5s or 10s, and never take insurance.

• Make your own decision every hand. The shared start tempts players to follow the majority, which costs money when the majority is wrong.
• Six Card Charlie changes very few decisions; don't hit a sound total just to chase six cards.
• Skip insurance and even money; both carry far higher edges than the main game.
• Keep side bets small or leave them out, because each one costs much more than the main hand.

Card counting is theory only at a table like this. Live games generally use shuffling methods that defeat it, and RNG blackjack reshuffles every hand. See our card counting page for the history.

How to play Infinite Blackjack live

1. Open the table from the casino's live lobby and read the in-game help for the rules, limits and RTP.
2. Place your main bet, plus any side bets, during the betting window.
3. Watch the dealer deal the common two-card hand and the dealer's up card.
4. Choose your action: hit, stand, double or split. Your choice affects only your own hand.
5. Repeat until you stand, bust or reach a Six Card Charlie.
6. The dealer completes the hand, standing on soft 17, and settles every player's bets.
7. Check any side bet results, then use the re-bet button or change your stake for the next round.
8. Keep an eye on the net spend and time display, and stop when you reach the limit you set.

Infinite Blackjack in the UK: the live casino rules that apply

Live games follow the same Gambling Commission rules as other online casino games. The Commission's decision on autoplay (opens in a new tab) brought live casino into the autoplay ban from 17 January 2025, while noting that a re-bet button is not autoplay. From the same date, each game cycle in casino games other than slots must last at least five seconds, you can't play several games at once, and net spend and time played must be shown in real time.

The £5 and £2 stake limits apply to online slots only, not to live blackjack, so table limits are set by the casino. Your age and identity must be verified before you can deposit, and credit cards can't be used to gamble. For a full rundown, see our guide to UK rules for live casino.

Other games in Evolution's Infinite range

The unlimited-seat format has been used for other Evolution blackjack games. Free Bet Blackjack was announced as part of the Infinite family, with house-funded doubles and splits and a dealer 22 push. Power Blackjack removes the 9s and 10s from eight decks and lets players double, triple or quadruple down, and was added to the Infinite range. Each has different rules and a different house edge, so don't assume Infinite Blackjack's 0.45% carries over. Our Evolution live casino page lists the studio's wider range.

Who Infinite Blackjack suits

Infinite Blackjack suits players who want a live dealer without waiting for a seat, who prefer low stakes and who are happy to play a standard strategy without the pressure of other players at their own table. It suits less well anyone who wants a quiet table to themselves or rules that differ from the norm.

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