European No Hole Card affects only a few hands using Basic Strategy — possibly a couple more with card counting. The effect is due to the fact that the player will lose both bets when doubling or splitting and the dealer has a Blackjack.
Only player hands of 11, A,A and 8,8 are affected and the effect is always negative. The largest effect by far is with 11vTen as you should not double this hand with ENHC. This is why a card counter may want to use an index for 11vTen to help reduce the negative effect of ENHC.
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