How to Pay a 6 to 5 in Blackjack!

Today, we'll demystify how to pay a 6 to 5 blackjack, ensuring you master this essential casino skill. In honor of June 5, we are talking about 6 to 5 Blackjack. 6 to 5 is more common, now-a-days, than 3 to 2 Blackjack. 6 to 5 is much worse for players than 3 to 2 because it raises the house edge. Remember, the lower the house edge is, the better it is for players. If you have a choice, play 3 to 2 and not 6 to 5 blackjack.

Here are some tips and tricks for accurately pay a 6 to 5 blackjack. When paying using math, the hardest way to figure out a 6 to 5 payment is via math. Multiply the original wager by 1.2. Unfortunately, the human brain doesn’t work like this and dealers aren’t allowed to use a calculator on the table. Compare this to a 3 to 2 payout, which is easier to figure out, where you multiply the wager by 1.5, or one and a half times the original wager. Some other ways to use math to pay a 6 to 5 wager, is to divide the wager by 5 and multiply that number by 6. Another way to pay via math is to take the original bet and move the decimal point one space to the left. that's 10 percent. if you double that amount, it's 20 percent and that's your 6 to 5 bonus. For example, a $75 blackjack would be $7.50 at 10%, therefore 20% would be double that... $15. The player would get $75 plus $15 equals $90. There is no one right way to do this. Pick the strategy that works best for you.

When paying per unit, the first step is to always pay even money. A 6 to 5 payout is even money plus the bonus. When paying the bonus, any time the player has a $5 red chip, the bonus will be a $1 white chip. Another way to think of it is 6 to 5 pays $6 for every $5 wagered. If the player has a $25 green chip, the bonus for this is a $5 red chip. The payout for $25 is $30. To understand the 6 to 5 concept, if you divide 30 by 5 you get 6. If you divide 25 by 5 you get 5. We again see another version of 6 to 5. If the player has a $100 black chip, the bonus for this is a $20 or 4 red chips. If we break down a $100 black chip, we get 4 $25 green chips, and each $25 green chip gets paid a $5 red chip. This is why the bonus is paid 4 red chips or an extra $20. The payout for $100 is $120. To understand the 6 to 5 concept, if you divide 120 by 20 you get 6. If you divide 100 by 20 you get 5. We again see another version of 6 to 5. If the player has a $500 pink chip, the bonus for this is a $100 black chip. The payout for $500 is $600. To understand the 6 to 5 concept, if you divide 600 by 100 you get 6. If you divide 500 by 100 you get 5. We again see another version of 6 to 5. By knowing how much the bonus is when paying per unit, you can figure out a 6 to 5 payout for any amount without ever having to do any math!

If the player plays $1 or $0.50, this gets paid even money, as breakage applies. Breakage is when the casino rounds up or down in the casino’s favor.

Here are some tools that will help when calculating payouts. If you would like to practice for free, check out our 6 to 5 flashcards on our website vegas-aces.com. We also have a 6 to 5 payout chart on our website, so you can see a variety of bets and what the payout would be if they won a 6 to 5 blackjack.

It’s time to answer your real time 6 to 5 questions in this AMA segment! What is the history of the suits on playing cards?

Playing cards were invented by the Chinese before AD1000. Throughout the years, they displayed many different types of suits, such as, goblets, gold coins, swords, and polo-sticks, batons or staves, swords, cups coins, acorns, leaves, and bells (hawk-bells. Around 1480 the French simplified the German shapes from a trefle to a clover. From a pique to a spade, from a coeur to a heart, and from a carreau to a paving tile or a diamond. English card-makers used these shapes but varied the names.