Recent content by Fenix

@Badbeat , JohnCrover had some horrible variance his first 300 or so hours of counting cards. Many of us have bad streaks like that from time to time, he was just unlucky to get a bad streak at the beginning of his career. A few of my friends and myself have tested JohnCrover and his game is...

It sounds interesting. I'm having trouble understanding where it gets its HE from grifter's description. I can't think of a way to count it =/.

How does this side bet work and what are the pay-tables?

Glad to hear your first trip went well :). Sounds like you had fun.

There are probably better ways, but I like to look at CVCX. I type in the greatest variance game I plan to play and how many hours I plan to play. If I plan to play more than 100 hands an hour, I adjust the hours accordingly. Then I find the SD for those hours and bring at least 3 SD worth...

How many excess of a rank would you need for it to be a +EV play?

http://wizardofodds.com/games/blackjack/appendix/8/ The pair square side bet under "bet the set" side bet. It has a 10.6% house edge. There is probably a count you could create to beat it, but I'm not sure it would be worth it.

Thank you Gronbog :).

I've loosely been following their discussions too. HO2 requires less spread than hi-lo to get the same EV. The more decks there are the less PE matters. Don is correct that I18 captures most of the EV for playing deviations, including HO2. I think HO2 mostly does better in shoes because the...

AYE

I agree about getting a job to build your bankroll. You'll need a lot saved to count successfully. Please work on a second career too. The playing conditions are deteriorating and it is becoming harder over time to make a living by counting. Have a backup career or supplemental one picked...

How the ace side count is used depends on the main count you're using. Hi-lo counts the 10's as a -1, so the surplus/deficit aces will have the same value of 1. Since the ace is already reckoned in the main count, the aces are compared for playing decisions like insurance. If the running...

There are three options, rounding, truncating, and flooring. If I choose rounding, does it ever round up? i.e. does a TC of 3.8 become 4? Also, other than flooring being more risk averse, is there any reason against rounding? It seems easier to me, but before I get to memorizing a bunch of...

Nice tips :)

I use Hi Opt 2 :)