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Hi, Ken commented early on about the effectiveness of COB in relation to 6D. Would Ken or Mr. Dravot please comment on the whether or not the book and the method offer significant extra advantage to 2D KO play? Thanks, CP

2 cents inbound: In my experience if you're playing nickels and spreading 1-4 in a shoe you're not going to get any heat. I don't care if you play 24/7/365, no one is watching. Don't bother to make cover bets at this spread level. Also, Shiz mentioned being outgoing and friendly with...

1) I wouldn't worry about the index plays being noticed, especially on 16 and 12s. First and most important, the pit boss is not watching every hand...he has no idea you hit that 16 all those other times. 2nd of all, ploppies everywhere stand on 16s and 12s. They are scary hands after all...

Fun, From what I read, you'll be counting within a year. I'm a frequent lurker and very occasional poster here. You are in exactly the place I was 10 years ago before I started counting. I was happy to play BS and flat bet, and enjoy the game and know that with variance in play, I was...

Absolutely true. I only get to play 3 to 4 times / year, so I play for fun and comps. The game is far more interesting for me if I count. Finally getting back to Vegas over New Years. Woohoo!

As I said in an extensive post in the counting forum a few minutes ago, I spread 1-3 in Vegas DD games and have never had any kind of heat. Obviously, I'm a conservative player. I think 1-8 is a good goal. But I would think heavily about spreading to two hands when you want to get more...

The current episode of "REAL Sports with Bryant Gumbel" is playing repeatedly on the various HBO channels this month. It has interviews with two of the MIT team players and hidden camerage footage of them counting at various places in Vegas, including footage of one of them being backed off...

So the big lesson here is: Bigger spread + Higher % of pos. counts played = Greater EV (This is probably better expressed as a function but I am not math-y enough.) I know; I'm restating the obvious. But it's worth restating. No? Just remember that bigger spreads and backcounting...

I ran the very sim sagefr0g refers to back when I was first getting started. In my sim. Wonging added .5 percent to my EV. My sim was using KO and a spread with a higher ROR than most here use. So in theory more conservative play would yield an even higher advantage. I think. Math...

I only get to play a few times a year. I have a few methods I use to get into playing shape and to make tracking easier while at the tables. As Rhino said, do make sure you’re counting down decks two cards at a time. This will significantly improve your speed on the tables. Also, get one...

There are few things greater in this game than insuring that huge bet and winning. But yes, you wonder when they'll catch on that you never insure those small bets. Some of my favorite things to say when insuring: "Damn..why do you always have to do this when I have the big money out!?"...

Hey Pawnbroker, Glad you had a good trip. Always a pleasure to beat the house, whether through luck or skill. GVR is a killer property, but it's tough to get a cheap room there, so good job. They have plenty of low cost DD there, especially during the day. But like most of the DD...

Hi Bill, I'd love to hear from the experts on this one. I think one common opinion you'll get is that most DD isn't worth counting because of the terrible penetration in most games. I won't comment on SD because I've never seriously studied it. Anyway, I use KO in DD games and it can...

I haven't even been out since Hooters opened! Good idea. I can convince my Wife it's all for cover and to help my game...right? Right? :joker:

Many of you may have caught this AP story already. Couldn't resist sharing it with someone, anyway. Maybe the best cover is to play at the Hard Rock more... (Dead link: http://www.philly.com/mld/philly/15288954.htm) Cheers, CP