Rules, strategy & exact profiles

Blackjack is a family of games.

Deck count alone never defines the price. Start with the payout, then dealer soft-17 behavior, doubling and split rules, surrender, and dealer-blackjack treatment.

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Blackjack guide library

Each page states its assumptions and points to the matching strategy scope.

Six-deck S17

Dealer stands on soft 17; the baseline for the site’s multi-deck charts.

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Six-deck H17

Dealer hits soft 17; learn the strategy and price differences.

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Double-deck blackjack

Fewer decks help only when the other rules remain favorable.

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3:2 vs 6:5

See why the payout printed on the felt matters more than most small rules.

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European no-hole-card

Understand the extra exposure of doubles and splits.

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Table-selection checklist

A rule-by-rule inspection sequence you can use before buying in.

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Exact lookup table

Supported calculated profiles

These figures use total-dependent basic strategy with a cut card. They are complete profiles, not mix-and-match adjustments.

Complete profileHouse edge
6 decks · S17 · DAS · no surrender0.42622%
6 decks · S17 · DAS · late surrender0.35361%
6 decks · H17 · DAS · no surrender0.63873%
6 decks · H17 · DAS · late surrender0.55051%
6 decks · S17 · no DAS · no surrender0.56799%
2 decks · S17 · DAS · no surrender0.25532%
2 decks · H17 · DAS · no surrender0.45688%
8 decks · S17 · DAS · no surrender0.44686%
1 deck · H17 · 6:5 · no DAS1.69824%
6 decks · S17 · ENHC · all bets lose0.53727%