Pot of Gold (Free Bet Blackjack)
Pot of Gold is a Free Bet Blackjack side bet that pays on Free Bet tokens.
The simulator does not deal this side bet.
What the side bet is
Pot of Gold sits beside the main wager at a Free Bet Blackjack table. The bet pays on the number of Free Bet tokens one initial hand collects. Two pay tables are published, and the operator selects one of the two.
How the side bet works
The player places the bet before the deal. Free Bet tokens accumulate during the hand from free doubles and free splits. The bet then settles on the token count the initial hand reached. Both published pay tables are in the table below.
Recorded figures
Every figure below is read from the data record for this page.
The house edge figures below are published for 6 decks and correct base game play.
| Free Bet tokens | Pay table 1 | Pay table 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 tokens | 1000:1 | 100:1 |
| 6 tokens | 300:1 | 100:1 |
| 5 tokens | 100:1 | 100:1 |
| 4 tokens | 60:1 | 50:1 |
| 3 tokens | 30:1 | 30:1 |
| 2 tokens | 10:1 | 12:1 |
| 1 token | 3:1 | 3:1 |
| 0 tokens | Loses the bet | Loses the bet |
| House edge, 6 decks | 5.77% | 4.64% |
| House edge when fives are split | 2.75% | 1.48% |
Not playable here
The source states what the bet pays for each token count. The source does not state how a hand earns a token. The engine cannot award a token with no rule behind it. The pays object for the side bet is therefore empty on purpose. The gap is recorded as TOKEN_MODEL_NOT_IMPLEMENTED.
Findings
The house edge of Pot of Gold depends on base game strategy, which is unusual for a side bet. Splitting fives instead of doubling them lowers the Pot of Gold edge, and costs expected value on the base wager. The published figures cover 6 decks. No other deck count is published. A table whose pay table is not identified is not priced here.
Where these rules come from
Every rule set on this site is recorded against a published source.