Multihand blackjack has to be one of the most common forms of blackjack and it has an extra advantage in that you are able to play more hands at the same table.

Multihand blackjack is usually played with multiple decks that are shuffled every time a new game begins. There is no limitation on how many hands you are allowed to play but online casinos often restrict you to three or five but if you are new to the game just keep it to two and no more.

People like this game because you can place bets on different hands and the amount you bet may also differ per hand, so if you see that a particular box is doing well then you can place more there and less somewhere else. Some blackjack players like to spread their bets around and do so by playing two or more hands. In this way you can take a little more risk with one of your hands if you know that your second hand is good so if your first hand loses then you can always fall back on your second hand, which will recover your loss from the first hand.

If you are playing more hands than two please be careful because this requires a lot of skill to be good at it; it is not something you do for the fun unless you have plenty to lose but of course you can also win more. When playing six hands of blackjack you can win six times as much if the dealer goes bust but you can also lose six times as much if the dealer gets a blackjack or beats all the hands. Better blackjack players try to keep track of what cards are left in the deck based on the fact that they can see more cards and make decisions on quick calculations which is why multihand blackjack is played with multiple decks to make this difficult. If you are a novice at the game then stay away from this variation of blackjack until you understand the game and are able to crunch the numbers fast and accurately.

In general this is not a variation of the game that you play for fun like, surrender blackjack or switch blackjack; you would normally only play multihand blackjack  if you are experienced and you want to do some serious gambling. In a real casino and not an online casino you can usually watch people play. You will quite often see people playing multiple hands at the higher limit tables. They usually only play two hands unless the bank is showing weakness or they are on a winning streak. You will see that they use one hand as the risk hand and hit on high totals like 16 and the other hand will be their backup plan. This way you spread your bets around a little more and have more control of the game but you have to be willing to lose.