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Hey all,
Quick question for you. Where I play the dealer doesn't take a hole card, but if you split or double down against a 10 or Ace, you only lose your original bet if the dealer ends up with a natural.
I know there is a European No Hole Card strategy, where you don't split Aces or 8's against 10 or Ace because you lose all of your wagers, including the splits and doubles.
When you only lose the original, I always thought you still split 8's against a 10 or an Ace. But I was just cruising through Arnold Snyder's website and saw this article:
Blackjack Variations: Aruba No-Hole Card Blackjack vs. European No Hole Card Blackjack
He says this near the bottom:
'The Aruba “no hole card” rule does, however, differ slightly from both the standard European version, and the American version. In Europe, if you double down or split a pair vs. a dealer ten or ace, and the dealer completes his hand to give himself a blackjack, the player will lose everything to the dealer’s natural. In the American casinos where the dealer does not take (or check) his hole card until after the players have played out their hands, a dealer blackjack will win only the original bet of the player.
In Aruba, the dealer will win only the player’s original bet, unless the player busts on one or more of his split hands, in which case the dealer will also win the bet(s) on the busted hands. The house advantage from this no-hole-card rule variation (dealer natural takes busts) is very small, about .01% (that’s one-hundredth of a percent, or about one penny for every hundred dollars bet). The only basic strategy change that you should make in Aruba, to compensate for this rule, is don’t split 8s vs. a dealer ten or ace.'
Sounds like they're saying in the US you only lose the original bet, and in Aruba you will also lose bets if you bust out one of your split hands. Surely they won't allow you to keep your wager in the US if you split and then bust?? I know they won't take your split wager or a subsequent double down wager, but surely if you bust the hand they take it, right?
I'm a little confused by this article. Help a brother out.
Quick question for you. Where I play the dealer doesn't take a hole card, but if you split or double down against a 10 or Ace, you only lose your original bet if the dealer ends up with a natural.
I know there is a European No Hole Card strategy, where you don't split Aces or 8's against 10 or Ace because you lose all of your wagers, including the splits and doubles.
When you only lose the original, I always thought you still split 8's against a 10 or an Ace. But I was just cruising through Arnold Snyder's website and saw this article:
Blackjack Variations: Aruba No-Hole Card Blackjack vs. European No Hole Card Blackjack
He says this near the bottom:
'The Aruba “no hole card” rule does, however, differ slightly from both the standard European version, and the American version. In Europe, if you double down or split a pair vs. a dealer ten or ace, and the dealer completes his hand to give himself a blackjack, the player will lose everything to the dealer’s natural. In the American casinos where the dealer does not take (or check) his hole card until after the players have played out their hands, a dealer blackjack will win only the original bet of the player.
In Aruba, the dealer will win only the player’s original bet, unless the player busts on one or more of his split hands, in which case the dealer will also win the bet(s) on the busted hands. The house advantage from this no-hole-card rule variation (dealer natural takes busts) is very small, about .01% (that’s one-hundredth of a percent, or about one penny for every hundred dollars bet). The only basic strategy change that you should make in Aruba, to compensate for this rule, is don’t split 8s vs. a dealer ten or ace.'
Sounds like they're saying in the US you only lose the original bet, and in Aruba you will also lose bets if you bust out one of your split hands. Surely they won't allow you to keep your wager in the US if you split and then bust?? I know they won't take your split wager or a subsequent double down wager, but surely if you bust the hand they take it, right?
I'm a little confused by this article. Help a brother out.
Blackjack No Hole Card Game
Blackjack No Hole Card Games
In a no-hole-card game, a dealer blackjack means you lose two bets. That requires a little self-defense. In a multiple-deck, no-hole-card where the house takes both double down and split bets on a dealer blackjack, don't double down with an 11 against a dealer's 10, jack, queen or king. Don't split 8s if the dealer has a 10-value or an ace up. The basic purpose of the No Peek 21 reader is to enable the dealer to determine whether or not the value of his first two cards is twenty-one (21) without having to bend and look at his hole card. This eliminates the need for the dealer to know the exact value of his cards.