iCountNTrack said:
i am sorry but what kind of playing strategy are you offering
? Some hybrid strategy? You just need to stick with the correct indices if you are using hi-lo or any other counting system for the hands you have otherwise you stick with BS if you don't have a counting strategy.
I am counting. And if you have an index, that should be your baseline. But the hi-lo index isn't that powerful.
For example, take all of the twos and 3's out of a deck. Now take 4 tens out. Hi-lo would advise standing in this case, even though you should hit because it's rich in 7-9's and only poor in cards that are essentially useless (2-3's and aces).
When you are close to your index for 12 v. 2-3, look at the layout for key cards, and try to remember which cards have come out. If you can accurately remember, you will do better than the index.
Another good example is 15-16 v. T. I had a +6 TC in a pitch game one time, and got 15 v. T. I'm past the index... BUT, the crucial card is the six! I sat back and thought "have I seen any sixes?" I hadn't. So I hit, and got one of the sixes.
The question is not "what is the ratio of highs to lows" but rather, are there enough 5's and sixes that will probably win the hand if I get them, or should I allow the dealer the slim chance of busting? Hi-lo answers the first question, but only partially answers the second.
I know this sounds like voodoo, but it isn't. I promise!