Recent content by Bendtackle

Thanks for your post. I did not add in the factor that there are less cards remaining, so that even though the running count will most likely go down, the true count will on average stay the same. So my conclusion that the true count will most likely go down is incorrect. Great insight this...

Maybe EV is not a good word to use. Lets say you are playing a six deck shoe and there are 3 decks gone. Lets say the running count is 30, so therefore the true count would be 10. The count will only be this high for so long. There is a higher chance the count will decrease than increase. Also...

No harm meant Deathclutch, I was just clarifying that was not the answer I was quite looking for. I appreciate everyones insight on this topic, including yours Deathclutch.

Honestly I do not get why no one is answering my question straight up. Lets say you stake your friend at random points in time when the count is favorable to you. Lets say you always give him $200. Would you rather have him put them on two hands or one? In other words, is the decrease in...

Don't be ridiculous. I never stated that anywhere.

This does clarify the subject. So according to him betting 100 on 2 hands is better? I am worried that this takes away from my expected value on the shoe. I am playing more cards so the count will not stay as high as long. For instance, in my research I have read if you are the only person...

The most money I can put on the table is $200. I simply don't have the stack size to put out more. Maybe I am missing something, but I don't see the relevance of comparing $150 at 2 hands (sum of $300) and 1 hand at $200 (sum of $200). I am researching the topic as we post, so maybe I will...

I understand what you are getting at now. I need to compare same sum bet amounts, as the example in my topic question $200 is the max amount I can afford to bet. Therefore your answer is invalid, because I can not afford to bet 2 $150 hands (sum of $300). If I could afford to bet $300 I would...

So what you are saying is my guess was correct in that it decreases the variance while at the same time decreasing the expected value? In order to make the expected value about the same I would have to bet 150% of what I put on 1 spot? Unfortunately I can not increase my wager. I currently...

What are you talking about?

My thinking is it will decrease the variability, but slightly decrease the expected value, because it most likely will decrease the count faster and allow less hands to be played at that count. (Note: I usually play at a six deck table with a shuffle point of a 5 deck penetration. The casino...

That all depends on the rules of the Blackjack game you are playing. Here is a link to what I was looking for, but with the edition of late surrender. http://www.proficientblackjack.com/articles/counthilo.htm Which does not matter, because you can just ignore the surrender indexes. Index...

Thanks for the post. The first link does not specify all the rules I need but at least it is h17. The second link does not allow me to adjust the game rules. The second one would be perfect if I could do this.

I was wondering if there is some way I could find, or someone could show me where a full list of indexes are for Hi Lo with 6 decks, H17, DAS, no surrender, and peek. If possible having them listed in importance would be helpful as well.