theclash230 said:
Am i right in saying that by using the Revere point counting system, you work out the true count every 1/2 deck and not every full deck like most other counts?
I've read somewhere that you can double the indices so i think this means if you have a running count of 5 with 5.5 decks left that = 0.909 then you can double it and make it 10 / 11 = 0.909. would you then round this up to 1?
Is there a way of working it out every full deck to make life easier or would this not work?
Please can anyone tell me if theres an easier way to work out the true count using the RPC system.
thanks.
1)
Since there are many opinions on rounding, flooring, or truncating the indices... I'm in the camp to "floor" the indices. So if you had a TC of 0.909 I would consider it a TC 0.
Definitions according to Qfit:
True Count Division
Ø Round - After the True Count calculation, round fractions to the closest integer. Round up if exactly between two integers.
Ø Truncate - For positive numbers, round down and for negative numbers round up.
Ø Floor - Rounds a number down.
Ø Statistical Round - Round to the closest even integer if exactly between two integers.
2)
When it's refered to as doubling the indices, what your doing is doubling the indices in the tables enabling you to divide by 1dtc conversion instead of by 1/2's.
So if the 1/2dtc index for DD 9 vs 7 = TC+5 than the 1dtc index for this hand becomes TC+10.
One note, when doubling the indices some indices will not be as accurate as when regenerated using 1dtc. Does it matter... not that much.
For example: If the actual index created using 1/2dtc was +2.86 the floored index become +2. Not knowing that the true number was 2.86, your now doubling + 2 to becomes +4 when the more accurate number is 5.72 or TC+5 when floored. Is it going to hurt you in the long run not knowing this? So little thats it not anything to worry about. So the thought goes just double the indices in the tables.
3) Your example :
I've read somewhere that you can double the indices so i think this means if you have a running count of 5 with 5.5 decks left that = 0.909 then you can double it and make it 10 / 11 = 0.909. would you then round this up to 1?
This is not correct, your doubling the RC not the index number in the chart. By doubling the RC your changing the card tags for the strategy. Plus your not changing the 1/2dtc to 1 deck the correct answer per your example if you doubled the indices would be RC+5 / 5.5 decks = TC 0.909 and then floored is still TC= 0 (using the original 1/2dtc, RC+5/11= TC 0.45 floored = TC 0)
To make it easier, just double the indices in the tables, and use 1dtc conversion. This will also change your betting strategy as it creates additional TC integers to ramp your bet with.
Use the new search feature Ken added and look up Betting Granularity, this will explain the last sentence above.
Hope this helps.
BJC