Recent content by blacksprite

Thanks for all the great discussion. Now on to the next question... If the casino is busy and you are forced to choose between a crowded DD table and a crowded 6D table, which do you go for?

Very good point. I neglected to consider this since the KO system does not utilize a divisor to convert from a RC to TC. The system uses a single running count only. While this information is not built into KO, the depth into the shoe definitely plays a role in the count's predictive power...

Out of curiosity, are you spreading to 2 hands only at favorable counts or all the time? If the heat is low (which it should be at my low stakes of $5-50), there's really no reason to spread at unfavorable counts, correct?

I am not yet familiar with the True Count Theorem, but your statement makes sense to me when trying to reason it in my head. When starting at a positive count, there should always be a tendency to decrease to a neutral count on average. The only reason a positive count was reached was because...

Thanks for the great feedback so far! But are more hands per hour enough to counter the loss in EV when switching to the 6D table? I don't know the exact penetration for the DD table, it's probably around 65-75%. I realize this, but say I happen to be sitting at 3rd base, the count...

Hi! Rookie on the boards here! I am a relatively new counter using KO preferred. I play casually and am up 600 units since I started counting a year ago. I am now looking to further my knowledge of counting and stumbled upon the boards here. My local casino only has one DD table (H17...