Anyone heard of this system?

shiznites

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#1
My brother-in-law plays mostly in CT (Foxwoods) as a progression bettor (even after the lecture I gave him). He goes often and told me that he knows of a "pro-blackjack player" whom often frequents the casino. He had the opportunity to play at a $25-min table with this pro, who then told him his story and strategy.

Apparently the pro is good friends with ALL the PCs and plays 5 days a week there. He'll play 4 separate hands at a time and uses a progression of 1- 3- 2- 4- unit bets. The pro also has 2 counts going on. The first is HiLo. He's also calculating the dealer-break percentage. If the break % is good he'll stay in the game, if not he's out.

Even nuttier, he said OUTLOUD AT THE TABLE that he counts!

Just curious if anyone would know what strategy this is or similar to.. :eyepatch:
 

FLASH1296

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#2
This "Strategy" is called "Stand-Up Comedy"

Note: The dealer's probability of breaking does NOT radically change with the count, although the small changes are well correlated.

There is NO calculating to do. The break percentage (with any "up" card) and at any True Count is an essentially trivial matter while playing.

A "Pro" playing simple progressions ! What a hoot !
 

shiznites

Well-Known Member
#3
I'd love to sit at a table wit this guy. Must be hilarious! I'd compete for one of his four spots just to see what would happen lol

I forgot to mention that my bro-in-law told me the guy will bet the table min and go all the way up to table max; about a 1 - 40 spread!
 
#5
FLASH1296 said:
This "Strategy" is called "Stand-Up Comedy"

Note: The dealer's probability of breaking does NOT change very much with the count, although the small changes are well correlated. There is NO calculating to do. The break percentage (with any "up" card) and at any True Count is a totally trivial matter.

A "Pro" playing simple progressions ! What a hoot !
The rate of dealer breaks can change meaningfully with the count, but High-Low isn't the right one for that. Revere Plus-Minus has the best correlation to dealer breaks and to player overall wins.

But I don't think this comedian would be interested in that! :laugh:
 

FLASH1296

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#6
Why would "Revere Plus - Minus" have the highest correlation ?
I realize that this is seemingly only of academic interest.
I can see no pragmatic issue here, or am i mistaken ?
 
#7
FLASH1296 said:
Why would "Revere Plus - Minus" have the highest correlation ?
I realize that this is seemingly only of academic interest.
I can see no pragmatic issue here, or am i mistaken ?
Because it counts the 9 in place of the ace. The 9 tends to bust the dealer, and the A has high value to the player only because of the 3:2 return. Thus RPM is a good choice when you are concerned about frequency of winning, more than how much you win per hand. There is a practical application.
 

FLASH1296

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#8
AutoPrimate,

Thanx Muchly for the prompt simian explication.

There are other counts that reckon the NINEs.

A.O.II leaps to the forefront of consciousness.
 
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