Recent content by NewbieCC

Got back from Vegas on Monday. I really like that town. Anyway, since I don't have the BR to pay yet, me and the lady just walked around and gawked at all of the big casinos on the strip, enjoyed some drinks, dinners, etc. Watched a bunch of games to try some back-counting. I was quite dismayed...

Re: Great book, but . . I am just finishing up this book and think that it is excellent. I really appreciate the practical logic that Don uses to attack different blackjack questions. It helps me to think through other problems/questions that I have that he does not address. However, it seems...

Re: Like all good questions . . . . it seems to raise more questions than answers! (grin) Thanks for the info. I guess it is back to the books. NewbieCC

I was wondering how to calculate variance when using a bet spread. My gut feeling is that it is NOT just the variance of the average of the bets, but that the higher bets contribute more to the variance then the smaller bets. How do I go about calculating this? Thanks in advance. NewbieCC

Re: Recon trip for new counter LTC wrote: "Just a thought do you even know basic strategy..." Yep, I've got it down pretty well. When playing on the computer I make 1 mistake an hour or less. Every once in a long while, I do need to pause and think about one of the less frequent plays, though...

Thanks, Mayor. I am pretty anal retentive when it comes to checking out the rules, and finding the right BS chart. I have been playing from that very strategy chart from The Wizard of Odds. NewbieCC

Re: Basic Statistics - correction Correction: It was 361 hands and I ended down 63 units. NewbieCC

Re: Recon trip for new counter I'm going next week for reasons unrelated to advantage play. I will have a day and a half of R&R time with my girl and would like to scope out some good places that are comfortable to play for a learning counter. At this point, I do not yet have the BR or the...

This last week I joined an on-line casino (Microgaming) that I had not played before. After 360 hands of BJ, I had met my wagering requirements and, I finished down 60 units. 60 units down is not unusual, I understand but it was strange because it was such a small number of hands and I was never...

>I think Wizard is right BECAUSE the right to draw to split Aces is probably >worth .008 thereabouts, though I couldn't find its correct value right off. Ahh, I see. I misunderstood the rule about drawing to split Aces. So this means when you split aces, you can take more that one card...

At the risk of raising the ire of zg, these questions arose from looking into on-line bj play. They are legitimate questions based on blackjack theory, so hopefully, I am safe. :-) (just kidding with you, zg) QUESTION 1: House edge For Microgaming casinos, single hand games have the following...

Re: On the other hand ALSO AGREE ZOD wrote: "Of course, the other side of the coin is that reading the book could stimulate more people to attempt counting." I agree STRONGLY with ZOD. This will be good for counters in the long run. I heard a radio show featuring the author of Binging Down the...