rogue1 said:
Question: If I'm playing with just one partner and I call him in when the count is favorable what is our advantage over the house? Six deck game 1-10 spread.
Here’s the easy part: Your advantage as the spotter is equal to the house edge, assuming you are flat betting and playing BS for every hand. If you are not playing (just backcounting and calling him in) then your advantage is 0%.
Now for the tougher part. The BP’s advantage will be based on the frequency of favorable counts and their advantages. What if you call him in at an advantage of 2%? His average advantage will be higher than 2% because he is playing all hands that are 2% or better. You would have to run a sim to find out exactly what his advantage is and how many hands he will play per hour. Then it is a simple calculation:
EV = BP’s Advantage * BP’s Action – Spotter’s Advantage * Spotter’s Action
Based on the game you mentioned, I would guess that the BP would play about 5 hands per hour at 2% or better. If you bet on any advantage of 0.5% or higher you can probably get 25 hands per hour alone or 44 hands per hour if you both backcount. I don’t know the average advantage off the top of my head but that should get you started.
Also, be aware that if you are playing at the same table (and from the same bankroll) then you will need to factor in the added variance of having both bets up at the same time. You can ignore this if you are playing at separate tables.
-Sonny-