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    Advanced Strategy Information Censorship

    agreed x2 Some people just don't understand that, but it's true.
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    Burn 20 Blackjack

    your game I love your game, bj switch. Too bad the grand vic (IN) is the only place they let you surrender!
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    Training eyes for HC'ing

    great story link, SM I liked that a lot. I can't believe the fun those guys had back in the 80s and 90s. Lots more candy stores than today. CBack
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    shuffle cookbook and ace prediction

    cookbook Some people like Snyder's book, others don't. I think it's a good introductory book, and so is the McDowell's ace tracking book. The only problem is today's shuffles aren't what they used to be. Only the best of the best can really significantly improve their win rates at ST and SEQ...
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    Redouble-Strategy,Advantage?

    response Your strategy is completely off. See Kat's book.
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    Super Fun 21

    rather unbeatable Superfun is unbeatable today, unless there's some special circumstance, like extremely deep pen, or as Z mentioned, if you can get ES or some other fun malfunction. All those bets played at a -1.3% edge hurt a lot, even with a 1:20 spread.
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    Are AP`s just advanced ploppies?

    advantages This point may be trivial, but I just wanted to throw it out there that a 4-5% advantage does not really exist in blackjack by card counting. Let's say you play the excellent Bellagio double deck, using a level-two system with full indices, and a 100:1 spread (SCORE = ~160...
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    Disagree with certain indices?

    +3.5 Just use +3.5 for 12v2.
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    H17 games

    close Regardless of what the BS engine says, the actual HE increase with the H17 rule is somewhere around 0.21%.
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    why DD over 6D

    keep in mind For non-counters, you can still wong out if you see a bunch of tens and aces in the first couple of rounds. Either go to a different table or sit out till the next round. If there are many tables around, this is of course easier. Therefore, a double deck would be better for...
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    Original Zen Vs Hi-opt2(no ace SC)

    Zen outperforms AOII and HOII with no side counts. Also, Zen count is almost as good as the HOII or AOII + aces.
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    3 or more card soft 18?

    answer You almost always hit soft 18 vs a dealer 9 or more, at all counts. The only exception is in an S17 game vs a dealer Ace, where you stand at counts of approximately +1 or greater, depending on the system (but they're all right around 0 to +1). Count Backula
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    Alton and East Peoria

    never bet black green action is easier for them to take
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    St. Louis Comp Oportunities

    Ameristar St. Louis I heard that the comps will be mediocre to bad from now on.
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