Uston APC
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Uston APC is NOT recommended.
It is too difficult as it is a level 3 count and is not superior to what I mention below.
If you want to play a Single Deck game, first be sure that you are getting 3 to 2 payoffs on your blackjacks.
The best count to use is Hi-Opt II.
I suggest picking up a copy of "Blackjack for Blood" and learning the Advanced Omega II.
It is too difficult as it is a level 3 count and is not superior to what I mention below.
If you want to play a Single Deck game, first be sure that you are getting 3 to 2 payoffs on your blackjacks.
The best count to use is Hi-Opt II.
I suggest picking up a copy of "Blackjack for Blood" and learning the Advanced Omega II.
Advice
The elementary questions that you have posed indicate that you are at least 6 months away from putting your money at risk.
Assuming H17 D10,11 NDAS 50% dealt heads-up Single Deck may be profitably played as follows with "Hi-Opt I"
With Hi-Opt II you can follow the same plan. Both Counts REQUIRE side-counted Aces.
Hi-Opt II is the best count in existence for a single decker, but as a beginner Hi-Opt I is a better choice.
The best course in the use of Hi-Opt I is found in "The World's Best Blackjack Book" by Cooper & Humble
Here is a link to where you can buy a used copy for less than a dollar:
http://product.half.ebay.com/The-Worlds-Greatest-Blackjack-Book_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ1591787
Bet 2 units off the top.
Bet 1 unit if the count becomes -1 or worse.
Otherwise continue at 2 units.
Bet 4 units at all True Count of +1 or above.
Betting 2 units off the top with a MAX bet of 4 units often has the pit look at you AS IF you are spreading just 2-1 which is acceptable in a Single Decker.
Spreading wider than 3 or 4 to 1 will get you quickly backed-off.
This "spread" (or "betting ramp") will not earn much but it will earn more than enough for a beginner.
If you used a stronger count, as I suggested, you would be able to earn more and keep to a 3-1 spread, instead of 4-1, which will be safer.
Of course you have learned the special Basic Strategy for the H17 Single Deck game, haven't you?
Of course you have practiced counting down a single deck in under 30 seconds with 99% accuracy, haven't you?
Of course you have a sufficient bankroll for the game that you are intending to play?
Please provide us with the location of the game if you want yet more accurate advice.
The elementary questions that you have posed indicate that you are at least 6 months away from putting your money at risk.
Assuming H17 D10,11 NDAS 50% dealt heads-up Single Deck may be profitably played as follows with "Hi-Opt I"
With Hi-Opt II you can follow the same plan. Both Counts REQUIRE side-counted Aces.
Hi-Opt II is the best count in existence for a single decker, but as a beginner Hi-Opt I is a better choice.
The best course in the use of Hi-Opt I is found in "The World's Best Blackjack Book" by Cooper & Humble
Here is a link to where you can buy a used copy for less than a dollar:
http://product.half.ebay.com/The-Worlds-Greatest-Blackjack-Book_W0QQtgZinfoQQprZ1591787
Bet 2 units off the top.
Bet 1 unit if the count becomes -1 or worse.
Otherwise continue at 2 units.
Bet 4 units at all True Count of +1 or above.
Betting 2 units off the top with a MAX bet of 4 units often has the pit look at you AS IF you are spreading just 2-1 which is acceptable in a Single Decker.
Spreading wider than 3 or 4 to 1 will get you quickly backed-off.
This "spread" (or "betting ramp") will not earn much but it will earn more than enough for a beginner.
If you used a stronger count, as I suggested, you would be able to earn more and keep to a 3-1 spread, instead of 4-1, which will be safer.
Of course you have learned the special Basic Strategy for the H17 Single Deck game, haven't you?
Of course you have practiced counting down a single deck in under 30 seconds with 99% accuracy, haven't you?
Of course you have a sufficient bankroll for the game that you are intending to play?
Please provide us with the location of the game if you want yet more accurate advice.
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Unless you want a betting correlation of just .91 and are willing to forego the benefits
specific to Basic Strategy departures for double-down, Insurance, and splitting plays.
I M H O, The Ace side-count is far too much to eschew.
If Side-Counting just four Aces is too hard then I suggest the ZEN Count, balanced or unbalanced.
You are not losing the value of BS departures. The point is that while Hi-Opt II without a side-count is not as good as with -- it still beats HiLo. See http://www.card-counting.com/cvcxonlineviewer.htm
