Yeah that is what is so appealing about SP21. I am a fairly new counter and most of my time has been spent "studying up" rather than actual casino time. I have yet to scout it out but have been told I am near a S17 SP21 game. I have got my Hi-Lo down pat (was thinking about switching to the Kat count) and have the BS down pat for the S17 SP21 game, however I still need to learn index plays. I don't have a huge bankroll to work with but even starting with a relatively meager (say 3k bankroll) wouldn't I be better off doing a reasonable spread at SP21 rather than grinding away for that 1% at a regular blackjack game? Assuming I will get better penetration and less heat at SP21? I'm not in the position to do a 1:50 spread obviously but use wonging and say spread 1:15 only in high counts of SP21? Will that get me more bang for my buck if I put in the time and learn all of the index plays?
In short, why is such a large bankroll and spread recommended for SP21 other than you can get away with it? Isn't it just as easy (or maybe easier) to get an advantage over the house with SP21 and using a fairly typical BJ spread going to work as well? Or is it the nature of the ruleset that demands a larger spread for SP21? I don't recall seeing a breakdown of % of winning hands vs losing hands in Kat's book...it would be interesting to see if it varies greatly from BJ (the win 42% lose 49% push the rest or whatever it is) or if even more of the money gain comes from doubling, splitting, etc.
In short, why is such a large bankroll and spread recommended for SP21 other than you can get away with it? Isn't it just as easy (or maybe easier) to get an advantage over the house with SP21 and using a fairly typical BJ spread going to work as well? Or is it the nature of the ruleset that demands a larger spread for SP21? I don't recall seeing a breakdown of % of winning hands vs losing hands in Kat's book...it would be interesting to see if it varies greatly from BJ (the win 42% lose 49% push the rest or whatever it is) or if even more of the money gain comes from doubling, splitting, etc.
