- The Super 4 blackjack side bet accounts for the player’s and dealer's first two cards.
LAS VEGAS – Outside of playing classic 8-deck blackjack, there are several side bets that you can partake in. One of the most notable side bets, though, has been the Super 4 side bet.
You can find this legal blackjack side bet at most in-person and online casinos around the country. There have also been several headlining jackpot hits with this side bet as of late.
What this blackjack side bet is exactly is a combination of your first two cards dealt and the dealer's first two cards. There are nine total winning hands that you can get paid out on, with a Royal Flush in Diamonds being the most sought after. Below are all of the winning hands, combinations, and the probability of each of them hitting.
| Winning Side Bet | Combinations | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Flush In Diamonds | 49,152 | 0.000001665 |
| Royal Flush | 147,456 | 0.000004995 |
| Three of a kind | 15,237,120 | 0.000516192 |
| Straight | 12,386,304 | 0.000419614 |
| Flush | 20,729,856 | 0.000702271 |
| Two Pair | 15,544,320 | 0.000526599 |
| All Same Color | 147,308,544 | 0.004990409 |
| Pair | 392,888,320 | 0.013309977 |
| Dealer Blackjack | 796,393,472 | 0.026979623 |
With the probabilities being low across the board, there is only a 2.16% return rate for every $10,000 bet. With that, the breakeven point would come only after playing through $828,014.15. The minimum bet often required to partake in this side bet is $5.
Recent Super 4 Blackjack Hits
While the odds for a Royal Flush in Diamonds are extremely low, it isn’t totally impossible to hit. Earlier in February 2026, a player hit for a $703k jackpot on the Super 4 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut.
The player hit on a $5 side bet where he was dealt a Royal Flush in Diamonds, which triggered the win and payout.