Recent content by Frank

In Professional Blackjack, it says that you should truncate the true count when before you use the strategy indices. For example, 3.2 becomes 3. My question is: does this apply to negative indices too? The situation that comes up often is whether to hit 16 vs. a 10 when the true count is in...

Hi all, I've learned the -1 to 6 indices for the Hi-Low count given in the book Professional Blackjack. I was wondering, does a system of indices apply to all numbers of decks? For example, can I use it for 6-deck games and 2-deck games, as long as they have the same rules? Thanks, Frank

Re: Don't worry you'll lose... I've already experienced quite a bit of variance in how much I win and lose. But it doesn't hurt for the first few sessions to end on an encouraging note, does it?

Under what circumstances would they retroactively revoke comps?

Hi all, I learned how to count cards recently and so far have made a decent amount of money off of it. I am considering whether to get players' cards at the casinos that I frequent. I read some stuff in the "Casino Harassment" section about comps being retroactively revoked. In light of this...