Recent content by MJ1

Thanks for your response. I do have a couple of questions. Why would using a small K-F (kelly-factor) make CE approach WR? CE = EV - [Var / (2 * Br * K-F)] As you increase K-F, wouldn't WR and Variance increase in direct proportion to each other, thereby leaving the ratio of CE/WR...

Confusion over CE If CE nearly equals WR, is that bad? Wouldn't that suggest that you are severely under-betting your BR? It is said that the ratio of CE to WR should be 0.5, when betting optimally. OTOH, if CE nearly equals WR, wouldn't that mean that the counter should only...

Which casino in PA offers the best games? What is the pen, rules, table minimums, etc? MJ

Has anybody ever taken one of these? Thoughts? MJ

Huh? I am neither endorsing their product, nor am I condemning it as I haven't seen it. It isn't even on the market yet, as QFIT pointed out. If you take anything away from my post, it should be to think twice about playing BJ for profit, PERIOD.

I agree with QFIT on this one. There is some myth that learning BJ is easy. It sounds simple. All you need to do is add and subtract by 1s, simple division, count down a deck of cards in 20 seconds, bet big when the count is big, bet small when the count is small, and then get a BR and hit...

QFIT, are you by any chance helping to develop Mike's courses? If so, how are you contributing? MJ

Fair question Monkey. I should have been more clear in my OP. I have been playing, simming, and studying BJ on and off for years. It is a cool hobby. I found the home training course from Blackjack Institute to be an invaluable resource in so far as cultivating my technical skills in the...

No, I figure if I am going to do it then I might as well just begin with the highest level of training right from the get-go.

Hey guys, Has anybody here tried Mike Aponte's advanced BJ training course for $995? I would really appreciate some thoughts on whether it is possibly worth the money from some of the more knowledgeable members of the board. Thanks! Here is the description taken from Mike's website-...

Thanks to the OP for sharing this....I wonder if CVData can perform sims to measure the edge when a rebate is offered. MJ

MIT experienced moderate success with these techniques...but the BP/spotter approach is where they made most of their money.

hahahahaha!!! Somebody give this man some rep points....

Thanks, that would be helpful to myself and other players. Wonging is great, but if you could provide some simulations for reverse wonging (playing off the top and then leaving the shoe) that would be most useful. MJ

Good stuff.... That sounds like a way to go....but I am a bit confused regarding some of the figures you mentioned. Shouldn't there be 240 outstanding shares given that there were initially 200 shares and then the 3rd investor bought an additional 40 shares? Also, wouldn't the initial 2...