Match Play 21 has another name - Spanish 21, it is a widely spread variation of Blackjack. For a Player the main goal of Match Play 21 is to closely come to 21 without exceeding this point, but at the same time to beat the Dealer's hand by getting a higher total. Before the Player receives any cards, he must first place a wager. Having made an initial wager, the Player receives two cards face-up. The Dealer also receives 2 cards. If the total of the Player's hand occurs to be closer to 21 than the Dealer's one, then the Player wins the same amount he has wagered. If the Dealer exceeds 21 then the Player also wins and he has not busted. When exceeding 21 with the hand, the Player is losing his amount bet.

Rules of Match-Play:
Match-Play 21 is regularly played with 8 decks of cards, all four Tens are to get removed from each deck, and the rest face cards remain in the decks.
After each hand the cards get re-shuffled.
Dealer hits soft 17
A Player's hand with the total of 21 always wins (when vs. a Dealer's blackjack, it doesn't work).
A Dealer's Blackjack is beat by a Player's Blackjack.
Double down can be made by the Player on any number of cards, and just once, after that the Player receives only one card.
After doubling down surrender is possible and surrender of the double down bet portion.
Certain Card combinations get resulted in higher odds that 1:1 payoffs.

Card Values
Card Suits are of no meaning in Blackjack.
Cards 2-9 have the face value.
Jacks, Queens and Kings have the value of 10.
Depending on which is more advantageous aces can be equal to either 1or 11.

Note that, when the Player gets a hand including a 6 and an Ace, it can be evaluated as 17 or it can drop to the value of 7. The Ace can be equal to either 1 or 11. As the hand progresses the value of the Ace can be changed.