Recent content by mleancole

I've read a book that proposes the Uston Advanced Plus/Minus system (tags +1 for 3,4,5,6,7, -1 for X,J,Q;K,A and 0 for 2,8,9) where true count is calculated using full decks and has this strange betting system for 6 decks: 1 deck gone, raise your bet when TC=+4 3 decks gone, raise your bet...

There's a casino in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that pays you 3:2 if you split aces or tens and get two-card 21s on them. It's a nice rule but the rest of the rules suck! Mike

You can see a recreation of Greasy John at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lbjB2aO04lg Greetings from Argentina, Mike

OK now. Is BJ SD roughly equal to the SD of betting Odd-Even in roulette?

Norm, Good one! But I was expecting a more mathematical explanation.

In the charts of Blackjack Attack, the variances for the same number of hands are slightly different depending on the TC, why is it? Mike

There are some casinos in Argentina that pay the two-card 21 as a Blackjack (3:2) after splitting 10s or Aces. Strange but interesting rule! Mike

Last night I had two eights against a 3, so I split. I received a 7 to the first 8 so I stood. I received another 8 to the second 8 but the dealer didn't allow me to resplit because he said it must be consecutive 8s. Is this correct?

What measurable parameters do you use to define a good and worth playing game: penetration, win rate, player advantage (IBA)? Do you need to run a sim to make a decision? I'm looking for an objective parameter to decide whether to play or not a certain game.

Is it a good tactic when playing alone to bet 1 unit on 4 spots to "burn cards" and when the count is good to bet a ramp oif 10 to 20 units on only one spot? Should it be profitable as a standard 1-4 backcount tactic?

16 against any card is a losing hand. BS just tells you how to lose less taking the proper action. Mike

Sonny, How do you calculate the values of the covariance for the different bets that are mentioned? I'd like to know the method you use to estimate these different covariances. Thanks, Mike

I guess you must first calculate the variance taking care of the covariance and after that obtain the SD. Mike

Sorry, the link is: http://www.blackjackinfo.com/bb/showthread.php?t=12936&highlight=unbalanced

Hi-Lo and TKO are different counting systems, you can't trasform indices. For KO read "KO Blackjack", authors: Vancura & Fuchs. For TKO you can follow this link: Hope this helps, Mike