Recent content by Zach Black

Winning streaks happen and if you run hot it's possible you have a story like Ryemo's. It's also possible that you go bust in one shoe. With splitting and double after split, one hand of $80 can become four hands of $160 and a loss of $640 in one hand. It's not uncommon to have high true...

Wong in at TC 2 with 20 or 30...spread to 60 or 80 by TC 5. Don't be surprised if you go bust several times with only 2 k

Only you can determine if the spread is worthwhile as one man treasures what another man throws away. My spread is similar to yours, except I try not to mix red/green chips above my $80 bet. The dealer payouts are faster if you have an even number of green chips. When the TC is high I want a...

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I've seen ploppies move around to my left to 3rd for the sucker side bet. They get mad at me for not betting it and think they can win the side bet by moving. There might be some camo for moving to 3rd...but kind of expensive.

Assuming you use hi-lo, 15 v 10 is a stand at a TC of 4 and above. This is a departure from Basic Strategy and part of the I18 indices. I would study these and build a more substantial bankroll before making any more bets.

I was surprised to find a 8 deck 6:5 the only game available at NYNY on a Sunday morning when looking for a 6 deck H17 LS listed in CBJN. My basic strategy: find the door.

I'd look for better pen..CBJN says Morongo cuts 2 deck off on a 6 decker. It's tough to find many positive decks and when you do it's over before you get many bets out. My experience is that further south 20-30 minutes is worth the drive.

wonging There's nothing like back counting a full table and jumping in as a defeated player leaves during positive counts. Many of my most profitiable sessions start when the dealer clears the table with a six card 21 mid shoe and the count has progressed way past the optimal wong-in point.

AM with this counting system and the 6;5 payout did you look at the index to double on a soft 21? I've wondered with the reduced pay-out at what point it is more profitable to double v 4,5,6?

Nice! Thanks for the link.

I've recently upgraded my plan of attack to include protective equipment which will allow me to work through high true counts when ploppy or AP smoke counter-measures are being applied... Please don't wong-in to my table if you see me in action.

Table Courtesy Table courtsey I've encountered lately includes smokers sitting down on both sides and shoving cigarettes in my face from both directions, people yelling about my crazy plays then accuse me of being an idoit. So I understand why you like heads up. But on the other side...

I''ve occasionally split the first hand of the shoe agianst 6 if the PC is watching. Then the dealer gives you a little more time on future decisons and does not autotmatically pass you by on each pair of 10's.

I saw a guy hit a 17 v A then a 17 v 7 when the TC was +5 in two sucessive hands and get the 4 to make 21 both hands. Dealer busted in both cases.