Australia uses the No Hole Card rule and the OBO, BB+1 and OBBO rules are used to compensate the player who splits a pair and then the dealer turns over a BJ. OBO only exists in QLD and depending on which hole card rule is used important changes to Basic Strategy are required.Originally Posted by Meistro123
OBO: If a player splits a pair and one of those hands bust then it stays on the table until the end of the round. This is the players original bet which is then lost if the dealer turns over a BJ.
BB+1: If a player splits a pair and one of those hands bust then the cards and the bet are removed immediately. If the dealer turns over a BJ at the end of the round then an additional bet is taken from the box. So the player loses their original bet which has already been removed plus one more(per box). If the player doubles their original bet and the dealer turns over a BJ then only the original bet is lost.
OBBO: If a player splits a pair and one of those hands bust then the cards and the bet are removed immediately. If the dealer turns over a BJ at the end of the round then an additional bet is taken from each hand. So the player loses their original bet which has already been removed plus one more(per hand). If the player doubles their original bet and the dealer turns over a BJ then only the original bet is lost.
ENHC: European No Hole Card rule means the loss of all bets including splits and doubles if the dealer turns over a BJ.
In Australia, with the exception of QLD, busted bets are always lost. If no splitting has occurred then there is no difference between BB+1 and OBBO but for any game BB+1 is the better option. The Basic Strategy varies depending on which hole card rules the particular casino is using.
I am not aware of any Australian casino that offers a $25 shoe game. As far as I know all casinos in this country use CSM's on the main floor and shoe games are only available in the High Limit areas and they start at $50/hand.
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