Recent content by CountingCards

Hey, you might want to check out the thread called "BJInfo Open Source UBZ II V0.5" in the card counting section for some good indices for UBZII. As for a better system for DD, both Hi-Opt II and Omega II will out-perform any unbalanced count, especially if you side count aces. As for Mountain...

I suggest you download CVCX from Qfit's site, and try out the canned Hi Lo simulation for yourself. Oh, and I sure hope you meant 80% penetration. Also, your bankroll is indeed reprehensible. It is also atrocious, odious, heinous, and repugnant. :)

Oh okay, sorry Jack_Black, I will search next time. I ended up just downloading a torrent of the DVDs anyway, so I guess I'll soon see for myself. cc.

I was wondering if anyone has this 2 DVD set and if it's worth anything to someone who already knows about counting? From what I understand, they touch on shuffle tracking, card sequencing and other "advanced techniques". But information on the DVD is pretty sparse.

For basic strategy, use the flashcards for practice more than "dealing hands", because the fact of the matter is that it would take thousands of hands dealt for you to see every possible case, whereas with the flash cards you can go through them all. As for counting down the deck, here's what...

The best advice would be for him to learn to count properly. I'm assuming he doesn't know any play variation indices, but for shoe games it is more important to vary your bet based on the count anyway. Get his RC and TC calculations accurate, then at least he will have some advantage in the...

What a funny joke. Should have told that to the manager too.

Who is IC&T? I'm sorry, I don't understand this post.

Ok, since you are the expert here, I will go with you on this one. Here's my final plan. I will use Z-O as recommended for shoes, and fall back to Omega II with ASC for pitch games.

Whether I end up using the side count or not, I agree that there's more to learn down the road. I'm very interested in shuffle tracking or at least Ace tracking later on. Thanks for the kind words everyone, I suppose this thread is just about done now. :)

This post warms my heart.

Yeah, but it didn't look to me like he was implying that he's wonging.

Wouldn't a few hundred hands be not nearly enough? The program would have to learn your decisions for every possible hand, and maybe every count too. Unless it's using some sort of heuristic extrapolation based on what system it appears you're using. It's a really cool idea though, if it's...

A 1-5 spread as you described is not nearly enough to beat a 6 deck game. Also, unless you have ridiculously good rules and deep penetration, that kind of spread is not even worth your time. **based on results from CVCX Hi/Lo with I18 and Fab4**

Hmm, an interesting conclusion from Norm. Well, I have CVBJ, so I think what I must now do is - like you said - try out strategies. I will be trying both AOII with ASC and the Z-O, and seeing which one I can do better/enjoy more. Good analogy with the walking, I think I am almost there with...