Recent content by tripsix

Make it completely clear! A guy was steaming, losing and got 2 Aces towards his demise(financially:laugh:.) I told him I'll buy that and take the first hand of his split, (the TC was high.) He accepted. Dealer made a 21 and killed all hands. Due to my wording, I'm certain would have been...

One exception on play, spread needs work. The playing decisions look good. 12 v 6 meh!? Realize most of these indexes are EV maximizing, not risk averse. Which is how the pro's play, but they have larger bankrolls than some of us (me.) If you're playing SD or DD you may reach some...

Kudos! That's the Shiznites!

Thanks Jason, I still doubt I'll ever play an eight deck game :grin:, thanks to you I know they can be beaten! Not many have that discipline. You've helped me improve my game and for that thank you. It's just not the case IMHO that you are leaving due to any posts. Don't be afraid to...

2nd CP's transition to balanced count. Wish I had both those options in one joint! CP is right. You're missing some great wonging opportunities not using a balanced count. It's not much harder to start counting at 0 instead of -20. Your already known to watch the game so wonging in at a...

Unit definition and increase of variance by betting less than 1 unit. By definition the "unit" would be the smallest bet made. That's how I see it. A little more interesting thought is for those who bet less than their betting unit at 0 or negative counts. It transitions your spread to...

Don't Play CSM's Think Penetration on six decks, when one is dealt out.:cry:

If you don't want it to be a scam Anyone in the organization would have to donate anonymously and without any receipt. Perhaps the organization would only accept donations from AP's but not list donors publicly. Private donations would be eligible for the proper receipts for the...

Great advice but I think you missed the point. The OP appears to be just wondering how to spot a random bent card. This thought occured to me but so far seeing a bent 8 or 6 didn't seem that important. If it was a 10 or A and was bent/mishapen accidentally, I see lots of value and no...

Sonny might not be so bad. . . I missed the post where Sonny recycled the wheelchair. So I am curious as to how far Sonny and moo321 are in their actions vs perceived ethics? Sonny, please reply as well. Say I'm laying down 2 Green chips and catch a 6,5 against a six. I start...

My Results From a point of view Wonging out at -2 and Max at +5. Using the former's advice I calculated an optimal bet spread of the following: TC-2 to TC0 = 1 unit TC1 = 2 units TC2 = 4 units TC3 = 8 units TC4 = 11 units TC5 = 15...

BJC and KewlJason are correct. Additionally, You may not be comparing the index numbers for the exact same game. Haven't read Wong's Secrets, but gamemaster's index numbers are only for 6d, S17, DAS and are Risk Averse. Unless Wong specified these are risk averse numbers and specifically for...

Let me elaborate. BTW your book is awesome, I had read this part. Thanks for reminding me. =) My number of about .46 advantage increase in 1st deck of 6D was from a bar chart on floating advantage I viewed previously on your website. Couldn't find it, it was all red bars. I did find a...

A couple of answers. It's critical you know the House advantage is about .6%. Good job! Remember each + true count only gives you about a .5% advantage, actually .46% for 1st deck out of 6D shoe. So wait until +2 before increasing your bets. On a $10 table I might spread to 2 hands at...

No, answers not far though! Check out the 'Blackjack School' on the left side of your screen. It will answer many of your questions.