Hi,
I've been following lessons for blackjack online and found them great. Im now at the part where I need to choose the counting system that im going to use and stick with. I will be putting alot of practise into this so I want to make sure im choosing the right one.
I've been researching different counting system and from what I have found the Wong halves, Uston SS and Revere point count seem to be the best although abit harder to learn.
Although you proberbly know all of this information, I will show you what is says.
Wong Halves – An advanced, Level 3, balanced strategy, using fractions and optimized for betting found in Professional Blackjack, Pi Yee Press, 1975, rev. 1994. This is one of the strongest systems. But, it is quite difficult. Most people double the tag values to remove the fractions. Although still in use, most people opt for much simpler strategies as current research does not show that much of a difference. Originally, some people side-counted aces when playing single deck with Wong Halves. This is so complex that the tables are no longer in print.
A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
-1 .5 1 1 1.5 1 .5 0 -.5 -1
Strategy Type Balanced
Level III
Betting Correlation .99
Playing Efficiency .56
Insurence Correlation .75
Ease of use .25
Ace - Reckoned Yes
Compromise Indexes No
Suit Aware No
Uston SS – An advanced, Level 3, unbalanced strategy optimized for betting. This is a proprietary strategy developed by Ken Uston, Arnold Snyder and Sam Case found in The Uston SS Count, Gambling Times Inc., 1986. This is an oddity – an advanced, unbalanced strategy. It was designed as the "Stongest and Simplest" (hence SS) strategy. There are very few indexes used in shoe games as the strategy relies on its 99+% Betting Correlation. Although very strong, "simplest" is clearly not accurate as most people would find a level III strategy daunting. George C.'s Unbalance Zen is quite a bit easier.
A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
-2 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 -1 -2
Strategy Type Unbalanced
Level III
Betting Correlation .99
Playing Efficiency .54
Insurence Correlation .73
Ease of use 4.5
Ace - Reckoned Yes
Compromise Indexes No
Suit Aware No
Revere Point Count – An advanced, Level 2, balanced strategy optimized for betting found in Lawrence Revere's Playing Blackjack as a Business, Lyle Stuart, 1980. Revere created many Blackjack strategies. I believe this to be his best and one of the best overall of card counting strategies for shoes given the 99% betting correlation. (Recent studies suggest that Zen with full indexes is ever so slightly superior.) A few players use an Ace side-count when playing single-deck games with RPC. But this is very difficult and unneeded. Many long time players still use this strategy. However, new players rarely use it with the availability of easier counts.
A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
-2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 -2
Strategy Type Balanced
Level II
Betting Correlation .99
Playing Efficiency .55
Insurence Correlation .78
Ease of use 4
Ace - Reckoned Yes
Compromise Indexes No
Suit Aware No
Sorry for the long post, really hope you can advise me. Thanks.
I've been following lessons for blackjack online and found them great. Im now at the part where I need to choose the counting system that im going to use and stick with. I will be putting alot of practise into this so I want to make sure im choosing the right one.
I've been researching different counting system and from what I have found the Wong halves, Uston SS and Revere point count seem to be the best although abit harder to learn.
Although you proberbly know all of this information, I will show you what is says.
Wong Halves – An advanced, Level 3, balanced strategy, using fractions and optimized for betting found in Professional Blackjack, Pi Yee Press, 1975, rev. 1994. This is one of the strongest systems. But, it is quite difficult. Most people double the tag values to remove the fractions. Although still in use, most people opt for much simpler strategies as current research does not show that much of a difference. Originally, some people side-counted aces when playing single deck with Wong Halves. This is so complex that the tables are no longer in print.
A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
-1 .5 1 1 1.5 1 .5 0 -.5 -1
Strategy Type Balanced
Level III
Betting Correlation .99
Playing Efficiency .56
Insurence Correlation .75
Ease of use .25
Ace - Reckoned Yes
Compromise Indexes No
Suit Aware No
Uston SS – An advanced, Level 3, unbalanced strategy optimized for betting. This is a proprietary strategy developed by Ken Uston, Arnold Snyder and Sam Case found in The Uston SS Count, Gambling Times Inc., 1986. This is an oddity – an advanced, unbalanced strategy. It was designed as the "Stongest and Simplest" (hence SS) strategy. There are very few indexes used in shoe games as the strategy relies on its 99+% Betting Correlation. Although very strong, "simplest" is clearly not accurate as most people would find a level III strategy daunting. George C.'s Unbalance Zen is quite a bit easier.
A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
-2 2 2 2 3 2 1 0 -1 -2
Strategy Type Unbalanced
Level III
Betting Correlation .99
Playing Efficiency .54
Insurence Correlation .73
Ease of use 4.5
Ace - Reckoned Yes
Compromise Indexes No
Suit Aware No
Revere Point Count – An advanced, Level 2, balanced strategy optimized for betting found in Lawrence Revere's Playing Blackjack as a Business, Lyle Stuart, 1980. Revere created many Blackjack strategies. I believe this to be his best and one of the best overall of card counting strategies for shoes given the 99% betting correlation. (Recent studies suggest that Zen with full indexes is ever so slightly superior.) A few players use an Ace side-count when playing single-deck games with RPC. But this is very difficult and unneeded. Many long time players still use this strategy. However, new players rarely use it with the availability of easier counts.
A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
-2 1 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 -2
Strategy Type Balanced
Level II
Betting Correlation .99
Playing Efficiency .55
Insurence Correlation .78
Ease of use 4
Ace - Reckoned Yes
Compromise Indexes No
Suit Aware No
Sorry for the long post, really hope you can advise me. Thanks.
