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Follow Up The post was made in response to a request for egregious examples of bogus posts on green chip. Bear was used as one of three examples. Why couldn't Bear just write say I won money from BJ and other games?? Instead, Bear gave the false impression he never loses money from BJ. The...

I don't post often but I got this from a good BJ buddy. I want to share some details. There was a post on bj21.com where the original poster ("OP") stated Bear exaggerated his Reno trip reports. Unfortunately, the post was subsequently deleted. The first part of the post was on how easy...

You are missing something As you know, if you use KO, you would count 24 more cards than HiLo, which means you have a great read on the remaining 1/2-3/4 deck over a HiLo better. Granted the biggest benefit to counters is BC, but when you get down to those few cards, you have a great read...

ZG, wait a minute I do agree with you TKO is stronger than HiLo, but there are some caveats. First, it is my understanding TKO used is solely for betting purposes, not indice play, and the player needs to be comfortable with negative TC's. Second, the IRC is number of decks * -4 versus...

Not all 11's are created equal The short answer is yes to always double down 11 v Ten when using basic strategy. You have to realize two key concepts (a) basic strategy is the "most accurate" at the beginning of the deck and (b) not all 11's are the same. While basic strategy works...

If you play Single Deck - Try Side Counts Given the heat from a sizeable spread in single deck in today's environment, multi-parametric counts (i.e. side counts) make great sense for games with deep penetration (i.e. 67% or better). I use a main count, an ace side count, and another side...

KO works very well late in the shoes, other things being equal, since you are counting the "7" that is being ignored by Hi-Lo. For a 6-deck shoe, KO captuers 24 more cards, which makes a big difference late in the shoes.

If you use Hotwire If you choose a downtown hotel with a casino, you'll get the following: Sands Regency is the cheapest at $17 - $21 a night and is 2 stars Circus Circus is mid $30's and has 3 stars Harrahs is low $40 and is rated 3.5 stars Silver Legacy is low $40 and is rated 3.5...

Lucky Ladies suggestions I have beaten the side bet for the 1D game, and several people have beaten the side bet for the 2D game using specialized counts. The 1st trick is to have a count that identifies the tens density left in the deck (side count aces and nines helps). The 2nd trick is...

House edge is 0.17% This assumes 3:2 for BJ and standard rules (i.e. no dealer holecard). I used BJ Edge to come up with the house advantage.

Any edge is non-existent due to "Shuffles after every round" and house rules. If you see six player cards and the dealer's up card, you got a significant advantage for insurance decisions for all three players. Otherwise, you are relying on indice plays and the TC adjustment factor ("AF")...

Google Brett Harris Unbalance True Count Proof For TKO, you start your IRC at -4 for 1D, -8 for 2D, etc. While I don't have the indices for TKO, you can use Brh-0 or Brh-I TC indices, which should be good enough to use. Unless you are familiar with negative TC indices, some of the...

Lots of DD games in downtown I am looking at my CBJN and plenty of DD games to choose from. I prefer Silver Legacy's DD game, but that is my preference. Good luck.

Try BRH-II If you are going to learn the BRH system, go for BRH-2. I bought the books from extremebj.com (under RR's management) but that website now has a different company

VisiCal was created in 1979 Before Lotus 123 became the standard (now Excel), Visical ruled the spreadsheet domain. I preferred Quatrro Pro for DOS over Lotus 123 for DOS; QP had WYSIWYG at the time. Here's a link on spreadsheet history: http://www.dssresources.com/history/sshistory.html