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Thirteen rule sets, from Vegas staples to games you should walk away from. The strategy chart — and every drill — follows the table you pick.
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6D · H17 · DAS · 3:2Representative rules — verify the table
These profiles are representative teaching rule sets, not a live inventory of casino offerings. Rules vary by casino, table, and provider, and they change over time — always check the actual table rules before you play, and practice the profile that matches them.
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03A practical baseline for U.S. shoe games: six decks, dealer hits soft 17, double after split, no surrender, and 3:2 blackjack.
A six-deck H17 shoe with double after split and late surrender. This is a useful Las Vegas-style training profile, but availability varies by table.
A player-favorable six-deck profile with the dealer standing on soft 17, DAS, late surrender, and resplitting aces.
Multi-deck tables, Vegas to Atlantic City.
02An eight-deck H17 shoe with DAS and late surrender. It trains the same broad decision families as six-deck H17 while preserving deck-specific strategy exceptions.
A representative Atlantic City regulatory-style profile: eight decks, S17, DAS, late surrender, no dealer hole card until after player actions, and original-bet-only protection.
The rules behind the stream.
02A conservative live-dealer profile with eight decks, S17, no double after split, one split only, no surrender, and an ace-only dealer check. Added wagers remain exposed when the dealer shows a ten and later reveals blackjack.
A second common live-dealer family: eight decks, S17, double after split, one split only, no surrender, and an ace-only dealer check. Provider rules can change and must be verified.
Double- and single-deck pits.
03A common double-deck training profile with dealer H17, double on any first two cards, DAS, no surrender, and 3:2 blackjack.
A stricter double-deck profile where doubling after a split is not allowed. Pair decisions must use the NDAS chart.
A representative restrictive single-deck game: H17, doubling only on hard 10 or 11, no DAS, same-rank splits, and no surrender.
No-hole-card and OBO tables.
02A representative European no-hole-card game: eight decks, S17, doubling only on hard 9–11, no DAS, one split, and all active wagers exposed to a later dealer blackjack.
A no-hole-card profile where only the original wager is lost if the dealer later reveals blackjack. OBO protection preserves U.S.-peek-style double and split strategy.
Included so you can see the cost — not the seat.
01The same baseline six-deck H17 rules with a 6:5 blackjack payout. Primary hit/stand/double/split strategy is largely unchanged, but the table is materially worse for the player.
Glossary
Charts and table details may also use compact shorthand like 6D · H17 · DAS · LS · 3:2. The abbreviations:
