Hello - 1st time post here. Hopefully I'm posting this in the right category, as I feel it could be classified as mathematics also. And thanks to anyone able to promptly point me in the right direction, as I appreciate the time of others.
Lately I've been playing specifically 2-deck pitch in LV, with about 65%-75% penetration(depending on the dealer, sometimes they cut it light or deeper). Rules are as follows: [Dealer Hit soft 17], [double any 2 cards], [split up to 4 times], [aces able to be re-split], [double after split], [no surrender]. Have been playing 2-deck basic strategy using a Hi-Lo count, and under ideal conditions, playing the dealer alone. Haven't sensed heat yet, using a 1:4 spread mostly.
My specifics come into question now; I just finished Beat the Dealer and Blackbelt in Blackjack : Playing 21 as a Martial Art. I know Thorp has indexes listed in Beat the Dealer, but are his specifically correlating to single-deck or are those the best mathematical indexes for any # of decks? I ask because most of his references are old-school, as most people describe his book to be, referencing to 1-deck.
Having a RC and TC going can only get you so far; I've been running into a few situations to where I'm assuming I'm playing it wrongly[all references are 2-deck games]; like a +8 RC with 1 deck remaining, and I have 16 against a dealer 7. I feel I'm suppose to be staying here, and Thorp's charts confirm an index of >10 merits a stand. With an RC of +8 and 52 cards left, you're looking at [8/52 or ~15]. Earlier today I hit there, feeling awkward because I knew the RC was huge and the penetration was getting good. 10 came off and I busted, confirming my miss-play. Also the RC was -9 at 1 point, and I had a 14 against a dealer 2 with under a deck left, and I didn't hit that. Again, I felt weird thinking I was probably making the wrong play. Thorp's chart shows a 14 against dealer 2 you hit an index < -05, which in my case an index of ~ -18. Basically, I want to memorize the perfect, correct, indexes for this specific set of rules but I don't know if Thorp's are 1-deck specific or if there is a 2-deck specific set of indexes some-1 can reference me to.
In Arnold Snyder's Blackbelt in Blackjack : Playing 21 as a Martial Art, he references in the back of the book to having specific reports for 1/2/4/6/8 decks. If I ordered his 2-deck report, it might have the information I need but I can't confirm. I don't mind ordering it if that's the case but specifically I wanted to have the proper information for when I play tomorrow. I don't want to lose small edges like I did earlier today, hitting 16 against 17 on a high RC, etc.
My math is sharp, my memory is good, and this past week I've been wanting to learn anything and everything I can; I just feel like I can add another .5% advantage if I have access to the perfect indexes for this game setup. And as far as the week has gone, I've had 4 winning sessions, 2 losing after today. Today's loss was pretty bad; over 2 hours and ~ 9-11 double-downs, I lost all but 1[very improbable I know .. fluctuation isn't always fun I guess]. This was even after I tried to neutralize the night by Wong'ing out twice to go piss and get a new shuffle when I got back on early -5 to -8 counts.
Hopefully any1 who managed to read this all can point me in the right direction; I just want to fine-tune my indexes from home so I don't make subtle mistakes costing me small edges and money when I play tomorrow. Thanks for any help and references that are prompt.
Lately I've been playing specifically 2-deck pitch in LV, with about 65%-75% penetration(depending on the dealer, sometimes they cut it light or deeper). Rules are as follows: [Dealer Hit soft 17], [double any 2 cards], [split up to 4 times], [aces able to be re-split], [double after split], [no surrender]. Have been playing 2-deck basic strategy using a Hi-Lo count, and under ideal conditions, playing the dealer alone. Haven't sensed heat yet, using a 1:4 spread mostly.
My specifics come into question now; I just finished Beat the Dealer and Blackbelt in Blackjack : Playing 21 as a Martial Art. I know Thorp has indexes listed in Beat the Dealer, but are his specifically correlating to single-deck or are those the best mathematical indexes for any # of decks? I ask because most of his references are old-school, as most people describe his book to be, referencing to 1-deck.
Having a RC and TC going can only get you so far; I've been running into a few situations to where I'm assuming I'm playing it wrongly[all references are 2-deck games]; like a +8 RC with 1 deck remaining, and I have 16 against a dealer 7. I feel I'm suppose to be staying here, and Thorp's charts confirm an index of >10 merits a stand. With an RC of +8 and 52 cards left, you're looking at [8/52 or ~15]. Earlier today I hit there, feeling awkward because I knew the RC was huge and the penetration was getting good. 10 came off and I busted, confirming my miss-play. Also the RC was -9 at 1 point, and I had a 14 against a dealer 2 with under a deck left, and I didn't hit that. Again, I felt weird thinking I was probably making the wrong play. Thorp's chart shows a 14 against dealer 2 you hit an index < -05, which in my case an index of ~ -18. Basically, I want to memorize the perfect, correct, indexes for this specific set of rules but I don't know if Thorp's are 1-deck specific or if there is a 2-deck specific set of indexes some-1 can reference me to.
In Arnold Snyder's Blackbelt in Blackjack : Playing 21 as a Martial Art, he references in the back of the book to having specific reports for 1/2/4/6/8 decks. If I ordered his 2-deck report, it might have the information I need but I can't confirm. I don't mind ordering it if that's the case but specifically I wanted to have the proper information for when I play tomorrow. I don't want to lose small edges like I did earlier today, hitting 16 against 17 on a high RC, etc.
My math is sharp, my memory is good, and this past week I've been wanting to learn anything and everything I can; I just feel like I can add another .5% advantage if I have access to the perfect indexes for this game setup. And as far as the week has gone, I've had 4 winning sessions, 2 losing after today. Today's loss was pretty bad; over 2 hours and ~ 9-11 double-downs, I lost all but 1[very improbable I know .. fluctuation isn't always fun I guess]. This was even after I tried to neutralize the night by Wong'ing out twice to go piss and get a new shuffle when I got back on early -5 to -8 counts.
Hopefully any1 who managed to read this all can point me in the right direction; I just want to fine-tune my indexes from home so I don't make subtle mistakes costing me small edges and money when I play tomorrow. Thanks for any help and references that are prompt.
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