Recent content by GoodBJ

Hey Friendo, I had started practicing halves today. For a first day I didn't find it that hard to count the .5's at all. I know what you mean about finding short syllables to count with. I don't mouth the words at all it's all in my head but within the first ten minutes I went from saying...

Okay Blackjack Avenger so you are recommending to use the regular card tags for Halves rather than double them, sounds good to me. Searching around the forum I saw you use Halves, may I ask what kind of indexes you use? Any compromised or rounded? Just the Il18 + Fab4 + Catch22, or some extra...

Sure thing iTrack I guess this post would count. So 10 posts let's me pm people? Also if anyone can answer one of my earlier questions about FELT vs. RPC ""In ModernBlackjack it shows FELT does better then RPC because "FELT uses full-deck divisors for true count calculation. This improves the...

Thank you Apex again for your input. I will also be doing mostly 6 deck but I hope to move to pitch games once I save up a larger bankroll. I plan to backcount/wong in and out although I've read if you can get a table to yourself play all would be better. In your list of extra efforts I imagine...

Thank you BlackAvenger I'll be sure to find the Catch 22 indices. I could probably just google for them and Il18. You're right we don't have surrender in my city although I think a friend told me they do in BC or Alberta. It wouldn't hurt to learn Fab4 for when I do trips there or south...

Fascinating article Zengrifter thank you. I definitely won't take my game to the tables until I understand the bet sizing that works for me, how to work in risk aversion, and which indices I'll need. I had read before that you don't need hundreds that mainly Il18 etc... are needed. I don't mind...

If I did do HiLo with an ace SC I'd only use it when playing pitch for extra PE and leave it out when playing shoes. From the ModernBlackjack charts it seems if I did Halves it would do well in pitch games without a ace side count (I still don't get why it does so well though with the low PE and...

Apex and Dyepaintball12 are you recommending HiLo without the ace side count? And when you refer to saving effort for other things do you mean like an act/cover?

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Heat ? The games in your neck of the woods have always been regarded as simply dreadful. B.C. and Manitoba offer lousy H17 shoe games without compensating Late Surrender. If you want to pursue playing BJ, especially with the simpler counts, I suggest that you migrate south...

Thanks Flash1296! I'll remember to get back to you when I have more access!

It seems there's a 10% difference between simple systems and higher systems and I'd like that gain. Even though the gain is only over the long term and I can't predict the future but I may slowly build to playing full time. I'd rather start with a complex system than do a simple one and have to...

Hello folks I've been reading about BJ for a few months and trying to pick a system, I've built up a bunch of questions. Some of my questions though are just curiousities and aren't for helping me pick a system. A bit about me: I'm up to the challenge of higher counts and in western Canada we...