European Blackjack

Below is the strategy card for European blackjack rules. The dealer gets one card face up then draws their hole card after all players have made their playing decisions. If the dealer gets blackjack players will lose their total bet including doubles and splits unless they push blackjack.

Typically 6 decks are used, dealers stand on soft 17, players can double hard totals of 9-11 only, and double after split (DAS) is allowed. These rules give the house a 0.62% advantage over a player using perfect basic strategy play.

Note, in some UK casinos players are not permitted to split fours, fives or tens. In this case the only variation to the rules below is that pairs of fours should always be hit.