Preset 11 · International
European No-Hole-Card — 8 Deck S17
8D · S17 · D9–11 · NDAS · ENHC · 3:2
A 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.
Reference only — verification pending
No hole card (ENHC): doubles and splits can lose to a later dealer blackjack. Strategy changes against 10 and ace.
The dossier
Rule ledger
Every field of this profile, grouped the way the custom rule builder will present them.
Deck & dealing
- Deck count
- 8 decks
- Dealing style
- Shoe-dealt
- Shuffle model
- Cut card — shoe plays to a cut card, then reshuffles
Dealer
- Soft 17
- Dealer stands on soft 17 (S17)
- Hole-card timing
- No hole card until after players act
- Blackjack check
- No dealer peek
- Dealer blackjack settlement
- All active wagers lose to a dealer blackjack
Doubling
- Doubling allowed on
- Double on hard 9–11 only
- Double after split (DAS)
- Not allowed
- Double after splitting aces
- Not allowed
- Double after hitting
- Not allowed
- Double for less
- Not allowed
Splitting
- Pairs that may split
- Any same-value pair may split (e.g. K-Q)
- Maximum split hands
- 2 hands
- Resplit aces (RSA)
- Not allowed
- Split ace play
- One card dealt to each split ace
- 21 after splitting
- Ace + ten after splitting counts as 21, not blackjack
Surrender
- Surrender
- Surrender not offered
- Surrender after split
- Not allowed
- Surrender after hitting
- Not allowed
Payout & insurance
- Blackjack payout
- 3:2 (profit per unit wagered)
- Regular win
- 1:1
- Insurance
- Offered against a dealer ace — pays 2:1, up to 50% of the original wager
- Even money
- Offered on a player blackjack against a dealer ace
- Basic-strategy insurance advice
- Decline — insurance is never taken without count information
Reference only
The chart for these rules
Strategy verification pending
This preset cannot be selected for graded practice yet. Sharper Edge never guesses: every practice profile is graded against a published, independently cross-checked strategy chart, and this combination of rules has not been verified against two independent references. Until it is, the profile is reference-only — use it to compare tables, not to train. ENHC changes doubles and splits against dealer 10 or ace because added wagers can be lost to a later dealer blackjack.
Provenance
Sources
Compiled from standard references; not yet independently verified. Always confirm the live rules at the table or provider you actually play.
- Wizard of OddsLast checked 2026-07-26Blackjack House Edge Calculator
Defines the major configurable rule axes used by this schema.
- Blackjack ApprenticeshipLast checked 2026-07-26Blackjack Strategy Charts
Confirms the standard decision order and separate S17, H17, and ENHC charts.
- BlackjackInfoLast checked 2026-07-26Blackjack Basic Strategy Engine
Useful independent source for golden strategy tests across configurable rules.