Preset 06 · Online · live dealer
Representative Live Dealer — 8 Deck S17
8D · S17 · NDAS · 3:2
A conservative live-dealer profile with eight decks, S17, no double after split, one split only, no surrender, and an ace-only dealer check. Added wagers remain exposed when the dealer shows a ten and later reveals blackjack.
Reference only — verification pending
The dossier
Rule ledger
Every field of this profile, grouped the way the custom rule builder will present them.
Deck & dealing
- Deck count
- 8 decks
- Dealing style
- Online / live dealer
- Shuffle model
- Continuous shuffler — discards return to the shoe
Dealer
- Soft 17
- Dealer stands on soft 17 (S17)
- Hole-card timing
- Dealer takes a hole card before players act
- Blackjack check
- Dealer peeks with an ace up only
- Dealer blackjack settlement
- All active wagers lose to a dealer blackjack
Doubling
- Doubling allowed on
- Double on any first two cards
- Double after split (DAS)
- Not 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
- 2 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. Ace-only checking leaves split and double wagers exposed to a dealer blackjack under a ten upcard; verify each provider before publishing a branded preset.
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.
- Blackjack ApprenticeshipLast checked 2026-07-26Blackjack Strategy Charts
Confirms the standard decision order and separate S17, H17, and ENHC charts.
- BlackjackInfoLast checked 2026-07-26Blackjack Basic Strategy Engine
Useful independent source for golden strategy tests across configurable rules.
- BetMGM Help CentreLast checked 2026-07-26Live Blackjack
Current standard live-dealer example: up to eight decks, S17, double any two, NDAS, one split, one card to split aces, insurance, and 3:2 blackjack.