Hello all,
As a new member I thought I would introduce myself a little before posting my question, and as I didn't see an introductions forum I thought I'd do it here.
As my name suggests, I am from Australia. I have been interested in card counting and other advantage play for quite a number of years, although it has been largely theoretical. By the time I had enough bankroll to play blackjack properly I was playing poker full time anyway, so never really got into blackjack in a casino environment. I am currently a dealer in a casino and have renewed interest in card counting and advantage play, and have been reading these wonderful forums for the past few weeks (took me a while to get through the archives!). Although Australia might be different from the US in terms of conditions etc, I would be more than happy if I can help by answering any questions people have about the 'other side'. I have decided to restart my blackjack study while I build a bankroll, and my job actually gives me a great opportunity to practice counting in a live environment with other distractions (such as having to deal the game) while I am building my bankroll and studying.
Now, for my question...
In the past when I was interested, I got into the Hi-Lo count, which I got pretty good at. This was a number of years ago and since I am restarting I thought I would find out if I should change this to something else, like Zen, before I start putting serious hours in. I will be playing 8D games only to start with, and Pontoon also, so I am looking for something that can be adapted to that (I believe Katarina Walker suggests a modified Hi-Lo?, ordering that book soon). I think that maybe because Hi-Lo is much more well known playing a different strategy may give a slight bit more cover. What do you guys think, and what would you recommend?
Thankyou all in advance and thankyou all for all the information on these forums, they are truly amazing!
As a new member I thought I would introduce myself a little before posting my question, and as I didn't see an introductions forum I thought I'd do it here.
As my name suggests, I am from Australia. I have been interested in card counting and other advantage play for quite a number of years, although it has been largely theoretical. By the time I had enough bankroll to play blackjack properly I was playing poker full time anyway, so never really got into blackjack in a casino environment. I am currently a dealer in a casino and have renewed interest in card counting and advantage play, and have been reading these wonderful forums for the past few weeks (took me a while to get through the archives!). Although Australia might be different from the US in terms of conditions etc, I would be more than happy if I can help by answering any questions people have about the 'other side'. I have decided to restart my blackjack study while I build a bankroll, and my job actually gives me a great opportunity to practice counting in a live environment with other distractions (such as having to deal the game) while I am building my bankroll and studying.
Now, for my question...
In the past when I was interested, I got into the Hi-Lo count, which I got pretty good at. This was a number of years ago and since I am restarting I thought I would find out if I should change this to something else, like Zen, before I start putting serious hours in. I will be playing 8D games only to start with, and Pontoon also, so I am looking for something that can be adapted to that (I believe Katarina Walker suggests a modified Hi-Lo?, ordering that book soon). I think that maybe because Hi-Lo is much more well known playing a different strategy may give a slight bit more cover. What do you guys think, and what would you recommend?
Thankyou all in advance and thankyou all for all the information on these forums, they are truly amazing!
