Betting strategy for High low ?
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Sure. As the count increases, increase your bet.
That's what you mean, right?
Maybe a bit more specifics would allow people to reply with greater detail.
But in a nutshell, there you go.
Your minimum bet is zero, your maximum bet is X-units.
Your count determines what percentage of X-units you are putting down on the table.
The "higher" your count, the closer to X-units you can confidently risk.
Most books out there go into detail as to how to adjust your bet with the count. Wong's Pro-BJ has more details than my limited brain capacity can handle.
But be careful throwing out terms like "system", as there are nasty negative "martingale" connotations that many of the folks here will take issue against.
Cheers
-HiNoon
That's what you mean, right?
Maybe a bit more specifics would allow people to reply with greater detail.
But in a nutshell, there you go.
Your minimum bet is zero, your maximum bet is X-units.
Your count determines what percentage of X-units you are putting down on the table.
The "higher" your count, the closer to X-units you can confidently risk.
Most books out there go into detail as to how to adjust your bet with the count. Wong's Pro-BJ has more details than my limited brain capacity can handle.
But be careful throwing out terms like "system", as there are nasty negative "martingale" connotations that many of the folks here will take issue against.
Cheers
-HiNoon
Hi - Lo spread from Blackjack Attack:
TC 0 / +1 or negative count- table minimum or one unit
TC +2 or larger- 2 units
TC +3 or larger- 3 units
TC +4/+5- 4 units
TC +5 /+6- 5 units
TC +6 or more- two spots of 6 units (this is a 1-12 spread for a 6 deck shoe, less of a spread is required for single deck or double deck)
(I personally try to not play under any negative counts and wong in at TC +2)
The thing to do is to buy BJRM and enter all of the necessary info for the game you are playing
Fla Player
TC 0 / +1 or negative count- table minimum or one unit
TC +2 or larger- 2 units
TC +3 or larger- 3 units
TC +4/+5- 4 units
TC +5 /+6- 5 units
TC +6 or more- two spots of 6 units (this is a 1-12 spread for a 6 deck shoe, less of a spread is required for single deck or double deck)
(I personally try to not play under any negative counts and wong in at TC +2)
The thing to do is to buy BJRM and enter all of the necessary info for the game you are playing
Fla Player
There are lots of them.
"Blackjack Attack" spreads are basically there for comparison purposes between games, and are not good spreads. However, if you look at the tables in Chapter 10 (or 12?) there is a column called "Optimal Bet", which gives the mathematically ideal amount that should be bet at each count for each game and rule variation. Your bet amounts should be as close to these amounts as practical.
"Blackjack Attack" by Don Schlesinger is the definitive answer to the question "How much do I bet?" The bet spread advice in "Professional Blackjack" by Stanford Wong is poor and just there to generate comparitive win rates. The betting advice and money management advice in "Professional Blackjack" is very good however. Both books highly recommended if you are using HiLo.
Below are some general "standard" bet spreads.
Typical spread for 6 decks.
0 1
1 2
2 4
3 7
4 8
5 10 or (2 of 7)
6 12 or (2 of 8).
Typical spread for double deck.
0 1
1 2
2 3
4 5
5 7
6 8
To avoid variance (and also in 8 deck games) some people don't increase bets until +2. Single deck you try to spread as much as you can without raising eyebrows in high counts.
In theory, each point increase in the HiLo count represents a certain % increase in advantage (your exact advantage can be found in tables in "Professional Blackjack"). You should be betting X% of your bankroll based on each % of advantage you have, and bet zero when you don't have an advantage.
In reality, you will not be able to mechanically rachet your bets up and down with the count for long, or spread a really wide amount, without the casino noticing. Therefore, there is a whole world of cover bets, cover plays, camouflage of your spread, hitting and running, non-optimal spreads, reverse or opposition betting, etc, etc, ....
"Blackjack Attack" spreads are basically there for comparison purposes between games, and are not good spreads. However, if you look at the tables in Chapter 10 (or 12?) there is a column called "Optimal Bet", which gives the mathematically ideal amount that should be bet at each count for each game and rule variation. Your bet amounts should be as close to these amounts as practical.
"Blackjack Attack" by Don Schlesinger is the definitive answer to the question "How much do I bet?" The bet spread advice in "Professional Blackjack" by Stanford Wong is poor and just there to generate comparitive win rates. The betting advice and money management advice in "Professional Blackjack" is very good however. Both books highly recommended if you are using HiLo.
Below are some general "standard" bet spreads.
Typical spread for 6 decks.
0 1
1 2
2 4
3 7
4 8
5 10 or (2 of 7)
6 12 or (2 of 8).
Typical spread for double deck.
0 1
1 2
2 3
4 5
5 7
6 8
To avoid variance (and also in 8 deck games) some people don't increase bets until +2. Single deck you try to spread as much as you can without raising eyebrows in high counts.
In theory, each point increase in the HiLo count represents a certain % increase in advantage (your exact advantage can be found in tables in "Professional Blackjack"). You should be betting X% of your bankroll based on each % of advantage you have, and bet zero when you don't have an advantage.
In reality, you will not be able to mechanically rachet your bets up and down with the count for long, or spread a really wide amount, without the casino noticing. Therefore, there is a whole world of cover bets, cover plays, camouflage of your spread, hitting and running, non-optimal spreads, reverse or opposition betting, etc, etc, ....