BMDD said:
How much is the EOR of the ten altered by the removal of an ace.
Scenario: The game is double deck, one deck remains, the Hi-Low RC/TC= +8, no aces remain. We'll assume a betting ramp of(This betting ramp has been stretched out a bit for trivial purposes.):
+1= 1 unit
+2= 2 units
+3= 4 units
+4= 6 units
+5= 8 units
+6= 10 units
+7= 12 units
+8= 14 units
What bet should be made?
CVData seems to have a spot where you can manipulate the contents of the deck. Under the
Payoffs tab, there is a box named
Shoe Contents at the lower right-hand corner. I never tried this, so it's your better interest to look through the manual or contact QFIT.
BMDD said:
Should I simply subtract 4 from my TC because the deck is 4 aces deficit? Or should I be betting less because the potential of getting a blackjack is completely eliminated?
If we were to be sure of no ace what-so-ever, the strategy probably should be modified and the casino edge from the top would be different as well.
For one thing, there won't be any soft hands. It also renders more likelihood of hard hands and pairs, no blackjack as you mentioned, Insurance, RSA and BJ pays 6:5 rules become irrelevant. In other words, it rather appropriate to evaluate the situations that arise in this game with a different counting strategy as if you were to evaluate a different game than using Hi-Lo system; using Hi-Lo would be like using criteria for evaluating pasta when in fact you're eating pizza. After all, this game has no BJ. To quote Bernie Mac from
Ocean's Eleven, "You might as well call it White Jack!"
On the bright side, however dark BJ could be with no ace, if we assume that the penetration remains the same regardless of 8 missing cards, the penetration is 8 cards deeper, which probably doesn't help much. In short, you should run a sim. Numbers are better than words... except when you propose I guess.