Beast said:
Hi,
I use the Hi-Opt II and have been happy with it for years. If you are looking for the strongest count this is the one I would recommend. Sure, you need to side count the Aces to get the full power but nothing matches it's power. Sonny makes a good point the best system is the one you can play absolutely accurately! This is more important than any other consideration by a factor of 5 to 1 I would guess. Now, I see someone posted a 3 level count showing it is the strongest.....bahhhhh.. Do you know how hard it would be to count that?lol BTW, the Hi-Opt II is even with this count with the Ace sidecount. Just use the aces for playing not only for betting! This will gain you a couple of PE points on your Hard Doubles. Then, include it for your insurance which brings it's IC to .93. So you end up with a system that has a BC of .98, PE .69 and an IC of .93.
Good luck.
Beast
P.S. BTW, for those talented/motivated individuals out there you can side count the 7's too to up your PE to around .78 or so with the H/S adjustments.
With all due respest, not only will A02 match its power it will exceed it, when adding ace multiparams A02s PE will be higher than hi-opts because the nine slighty helps PE. So its safe say that not only can you bring A02s PE up to .69 you can also bring the BC. 991. IC .89. On top of that you can use a secondary to bring the BC up to ..998+ and side counts 7 and 8 seperately and bring your PE to .90 If you wanna talk hard(lol)
As far as the level 3 count goes, You can also bring its PE up .69 if you wanna talk ace multi-parameters. This would give it a .69 .997 .90 . Hard yes, very hard, from the moment i woke up, to the moment i went to sleep, for ten years straight.From Continous blisters on my thumbs from shuffling. All the way to a mild-sezieure from practicing 36 hrs straight on nights..
Ive found one i can use easily, shuffle track, and hole card all that same! Hard??? Hard, is only as hard as your willing to work for it. The darks of my eyes will tell you that.
So ya, you guys are right when you a system is only as good as you can use it. This is why ive been practicin for twelve years straight and have plans for another 6 before i even set foot inside a casino.
PS You wanna see hard, see OSR 99.9 and ABA l4, holmes.