Single Deck Strategy

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SD Padres

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I currently use KO-Preferred for multi-deck games but have the chance to play some SD in Reno soon. My questions are as follows:

Should I learn a new strategy with better PE such as Hi-OptII, AOII or Zen? (I’m leaning to the later because it is Ace-Reckoned and I don’t wish to track Aces if I can help it.)

And, how well do unbalanced counts perform on SD?

Would UBZII work well on SD?

Or, perhaps converting to TKO for SD? And which by the way, I have no idea how to do. I have never seen an explanation or indices for TKO.

Or finally, would it be just better to just add more indices to KO since I already have that down pat?

As you can see I’m pretty confused. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)
 
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SuperTrump

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SD Padres said:
I currently use KO-Preferred for multi-deck games but have the chance to play some SD in Reno soon. My questions are as follows:

Should I learn a new strategy with better PE such as Hi-OptII, AOII or Zen? (I’m leaning to the later because it is Ace-Reckoned and I don’t wish to track Aces if I can help it.)

And, how well do unbalanced counts perform on SD?

Would UBZII work well on SD?

Or, perhaps converting to TKO for SD? And which by the way, I have no idea how to do. I have never seen an explanation or indices for TKO.

Or finally, would it be just better to just add more indices to KO since I already have that down pat?

As you can see I’m pretty confused. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)
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Why not stick to the KO... Since you already proficient at it?

The expectation of full KO in SD games is +1.65% and indices for SD can be found at back of book.

Alternatively, you can approximately convert Hi-Lo TC indices to K-O RC by applying this formula:

(KO-count/number of remaining decks)+4 = Highlow(TC)
 
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Automatic Monkey

Automatic Monkey

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SD Padres said:
I currently use KO-Preferred for multi-deck games but have the chance to play some SD in Reno soon. My questions are as follows:

Should I learn a new strategy with better PE such as Hi-OptII, AOII or Zen? (I’m leaning to the later because it is Ace-Reckoned and I don’t wish to track Aces if I can help it.)

And, how well do unbalanced counts perform on SD?

Would UBZII work well on SD?

Or, perhaps converting to TKO for SD? And which by the way, I have no idea how to do. I have never seen an explanation or indices for TKO.

Or finally, would it be just better to just add more indices to KO since I already have that down pat?

As you can see I’m pretty confused. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! :)
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UBZ is a great choice for single deck. KO will work too. A true count adjustment is optional, just like in a shoe game. But you have to realize that you cannot get down a big spread in SD (1-4 is pushing it and will require camo) and you have to make up for some of that with better insurance and playing decisions, which are much harder for a casino to detect than a spread.
 
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