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9.5 All winning insurance wagers shall be paid at odds of two to one.
9.6 All losing insurance wagers shall be collected by the dealer immediately after the dealer’s second card is drawn and before any additional cards are drawn.
10.0 Doubling Down
10.1 A player may elect to double down if:
(a) the point total of the first two cards dealt to him/her, or of the first two cards of any split pair, is either nine, ten or eleven; and
(b) those two cards do not include any aces.10.2 To double down the player shall make an additional wager of at least the permitted minimum but no more than the amount of his/her original wager.
10.3 Only one additional card shall be dealt to a hand on which the player has elected to double down. That card shall be dealt face up and placed sideways on the layout.
10.4 Subject to rule 10.5 of this division, where a player elects to double down, the original and additional wagers made on the player’s hand shall win, lose or constitute a stand off in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) to (g) of rule 4.1, and shall be paid at odds of one to one if they win.
10.5 If the dealer obtains blackjack after a player has doubled down, the dealer shall collect only the amount of the player’s original wager but not the additional amount wagered in doubling down.
11.0 Splitting Pairs
11.1 A player may elect to split pairs, i.e. to divide his/her hand into two separate hands, when the initial two cards dealt to the player are both aces or both cards of the same value.
11.2 A player wishing to split pairs shall make an additional wager on the second hand so formed in an amount equal to that of his/her original wager.
11.3 When a player splits pairs, the dealer shall deal a second card to the first of the hands so formed and shall complete the player’s decisions with respect to that hand before proceeding to deal any cards to the second hand.
11.4 After a second card is dealt to a split pair, the dealer shall announce the point total of the hand and the player shall indicate whether he/she wishes to stand, draw, split or double down with respect to the hand, subject to the following:
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