Rules glossary
Actions, abbreviations, payouts, and settlement terms in plain language.
Open guide →15 guides · 6 rule-specific charts · exact profiles
Blackjack is a family of games.
Deck count alone never defines the price. Build the complete rules package, use the matching chart, and understand why each decision changes expected value.
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Blackjack guide library
Follow the groups in order or open the rule that appears on the table in front of you.
01
Start here
Learn the language and inspect a table before choosing a strategy.
Table-selection checklist
A rule-by-rule inspection sequence to use before buying in.
Open guide →3:2 vs 6:5
Why the natural-blackjack payout matters more than most small rules.
Open guide →02
Playing decisions
Understand the rules that change legal actions and basic strategy.
Doubling rules
DA2, restricted doubles, DAS, and dealer-blackjack exposure.
Open guide →Pair splitting
Pair principles, DAS, resplits, and the special treatment of aces.
Open guide →Surrender
Early versus late surrender and why a half-loss can be correct.
Open guide →Insurance & even money
The separate wager, break-even probability, and natural-blackjack decision.
Open guide →Side bets
How to evaluate Perfect Pairs, 21+3, progressives, and other pay tables.
Open guide →03
Game variants & rule-matched charts
Match the chart and edge to the actual deck, soft-17 rule, and dealer procedure.
Six-deck S17
Dealer stands on soft 17; the baseline for the multi-deck charts.
Open guide →Six-deck H17
Dealer hits soft 17; see the strategy and price differences.
Open guide →Double-deck blackjack
Fewer decks help only when the remaining rules stay favorable.
Open guide →Double-deck S17 chart
Exact total-dependent chart for the stated two-deck S17 DAS profile.
Open guide →Double-deck H17 chart
Exact total-dependent chart for the stated two-deck H17 DAS profile.
Open guide →Single-deck 3:2 chart
Dedicated H17 chart for a full-pay single-deck game.
Open guide →European no-hole-card
Understand the extra exposure of doubles and splits.
Open guide →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 profile | House edge |
|---|---|
| 6 decks · S17 · DAS · no surrender | 0.42622% |
| 6 decks · S17 · DAS · late surrender | 0.35361% |
| 6 decks · H17 · DAS · no surrender | 0.63873% |
| 6 decks · H17 · DAS · late surrender | 0.55051% |
| 6 decks · S17 · no DAS · no surrender | 0.56799% |
| 2 decks · S17 · DAS · no surrender | 0.25532% |
| 2 decks · H17 · DAS · no surrender | 0.45688% |
| 8 decks · S17 · DAS · no surrender | 0.44686% |
| 1 deck · H17 · 6:5 · no DAS | 1.69824% |
| 6 decks · S17 · ENHC · all bets lose | 0.53727% |
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