quote: Bobby
I have read your book and i just want you to know that your circle of 13 is crap but at least i did take some of your advice and did not waist the $.75 and buy the book i just borrowed it.
Bobby, pulleeze share the gems of wisdom that you extracted from your 6 bit investment.
i tried to read Cutting Edge Blackjack. i found it virtually impossible to understand, but what ever i'm young and easily confused.
i will say that i found one concept interesting after having tried to read the book. that being the concept of the value of 'if one knew what the dealer's hole card was' sort of thing.
i would guess that Mr. Harvey might respond and say such a concept is not a part of the idea of his book, but alas, Mr. Harvey is not able to respond.
Young and easily confused??? lol
If I knew the dealer's hole card, card counting would indeed be obsolete. So would poverty.
I can live with knowing the dealer's hole card alone. In fact, I can live quite comfortably. :laugh:Obsolete? There are still purposes of CC in HC games, such as when given a 9 v dealer 4 with a 3 in the hole. If you CC, you can determine if this is worthy of a double. Also, what if you miss the HC? The power of CC is synergistic with HC, it increases your advantage in HCing than it does in a BS game. Also, there are (apparently) true counts where even HCing is a -EV game. While employing even a 1-2 spread may be not worth the risk, I wouldn't say CC is obsolete. Just not really worth the effort (if it takes effort).
There are still purposes of CC in HC games...
How much does counting actually add th HC? Or do we need ExCAA to answer that?Obsolete? There are still purposes of CC in HC games, such as when given a 9 v dealer 4 with a 3 in the hole. If you CC, you can determine if this is worthy of a double. Also, what if you miss the HC? The power of CC is synergistic with HC, it increases your advantage in HCing than it does in a BS game. Also, there are (apparently) true counts where even HCing is a -EV game. While employing even a 1-2 spread may be not worth the risk, I wouldn't say CC is obsolete. Just not really worth the effort (if it takes effort).
How much does counting actually add th HC? Or do we need ExCAA to answer that?
I would say not enough to warrant the effort. zg
Oh, yes Modern Blackjack - Stalker wants to get a signed copy. zgI discussed HC betting and playing indexes a bit at Modern Blackjack pages 464-466.
i will say that i found one concept interesting after having tried to read the book. that being the concept of the value of 'if one knew what the dealer's hole card was' sort of thing.