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European (ENHC) blackjack strategy chart

Basic strategy computed specifically for 6 decks · dealer stands on soft 17 · no hole card (ENHC) · double after split. House edge with perfect play: 0.68%.

Infinite-shoe model; a real 6-deck shoe plays roughly 0.03% better for the player than this figure. Why we model it this way.

What changes under these rules

4 cells change compared with the standard 8-deck S17 chart:

11 vs 10: D→H8,8 vs 10: P→H8,8 vs Ace: P→HA,A vs Ace: P→H

Hard totals

YouDealer’s upcard
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5HHHHHHHHHH
6HHHHHHHHHH
7HHHHHHHHHH
8HHHHHHHHHH
9HDDDDHHHHH
10DDDDDDDDHH
11DDDDDDDDHH
12HHSSSHHHHH
13SSSSSHHHHH
14SSSSSHHHHH
15SSSSSHHHHH
16SSSSSHHHHH
17SSSSSSSSSS
18SSSSSSSSSS
19SSSSSSSSSS
20SSSSSSSSSS

Soft totals

YouDealer’s upcard
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A,2HHHD≈DHHHHH
A,3HHHDDHHHHH
A,4HHD≈DDHHHHH
A,5HHDDDHHHHH
A,6HDDDDHHHHH
A,7SDsDsDsDsSSHHH
A,8SSSSSSSSSS
A,9SSSSSSSSSS

Pairs

YouDealer’s upcard
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2,2PPPPPPHHHH
3,3P≈PPPPPHHHH
4,4HHHPPHHHHH
5,5DDDDDDDDHH
6,6PPPPPHHHHH
7,7PPPPPPHHHH
8,8PPPPPPPPH≈H
9,9PPPPPSPPSS
10,10SSSSSSSSSS
A,APPPPPPPPPH
HhitSstandDdouble, else hitDsdouble, else standPsplitRsurrender≈ borderline — top two plays near-equal

Every linked cell opens the full default-rules analysis; the letters in this chart already reflect the European (ENHC) rules above.

Frequently asked

What is the house edge of European (ENHC) blackjack?
0.68% with perfect basic strategy, modeling one split as live tables deal. The no-hole-card rule is what pushes European games above US-style peek games: a dealer blackjack takes doubled and split bets too.