Preset 12 · International
No-Hole-Card with OBO Protection
6D · S17 · DAS · OBO · 3:2
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.
Reference only — verification pending
No hole card until after you act; only the original wager is exposed to a dealer blackjack (OBO).
The dossier
Rule ledger
Every field of this profile, grouped the way the custom rule builder will present them.
Deck & dealing
- Deck count
- 6 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
- Only the original bet loses to a dealer blackjack (OBO)
Doubling
- Doubling allowed on
- Double on any first two cards
- Double after split (DAS)
- Allowed
- Double after splitting aces
- Not allowed
- Double after hitting
- Not allowed
- Double for less
- Allowed
Splitting
- Pairs that may split
- Any same-value pair may split (e.g. K-Q)
- Maximum split hands
- 4 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. OBO and American peek are strategically equivalent for added split and double wagers, but the round flow differs.
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.
- New Jersey Administrative Code mirrorLast checked 2026-07-26N.J.A.C. 13:69F — Blackjack rules
Regulatory examples for surrender, doubling, splitting, dealer draw rules, and original-bet-only protection.
- Pennsylvania Code & BulletinLast checked 2026-07-2658 Pa. Code Chapter 633A — Blackjack
Regulatory examples for insurance, surrender, DAS, splitting, and original-bet-only settlement.
