Three concrete charts changes from standard basic strategy
Free Bet's is in the same neighborhood as standard 6-deck blackjack, but its strategy chart is not the same. Three classes of plays shift.
1. Always free pairs vs any dealer card. When the casino is paying your second wager, the math turns most close decisions into automatic splits. Pairs of 2-9 should against any dealer upcard. The downside is capped at one chip; the upside is the same as a paid .
2. Always free-double hard 11. This is the loudest rule. Even vs dealer Ace — which is borderline in standard blackjack — you free-double 11. You're risking zero and capturing the same EV.
3. Stand on more "" hands. Push 22 reduces the dealer's bust rate by about 7 percentage points relative to standard rules. Hands like 12 vs 3, 13 vs 2, and 14 vs 2 — close calls in standard blackjack — become solid stands in Free Bet.
The full Free Bet chart lives in the Spanish 21 / Free Bet reference once shipped; until then, drill /train/free-bet and observe the optimal-play feedback for each scenario.
Key points
✓Always split free pairs (2-9) against any dealer card
✓Always free-double hard 11, including vs dealer Ace
✓Free-double 10 vs everything except Ace
✓Free-double 9 vs 3, 4, 5, 6 only
✓Stand on hard 12-14 vs more dealer cards than in regular blackjack
✓Pairs of Aces and 10s are NOT free splits — handle them as in regular blackjack