Can I Add These 2 Deviations?

tuck22

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Raven said:
Oh I thought I read somewhere that AC was mandatory LS. Maybe I'm confusing with PA
You are
In PA by law games are ALL 3:2 ,DAD,LS
Some places let's you rsa
Pen varies a lot from place to place and as far as I know all games are either 6 deck or 8 deck
Although a few years ago some places had double deck
 
Raven said:
I moved all 7's to .5 and added in the red 2s. Kept the start point and pivot the same. I use 21 deviations from K3. Then true count the start point as each deck is played out. Very rarely do I play anything below that at any point in the shoe. This requires more units in pocket on any given day, just because average bet is higher round to round, but lowers total bankroll requirement in return. It's a tradeoff I can adjust as needed. Good to go?
I am not so sure...
... Your instincts are correct vis-a-vis moving to a true counted red7 and counting all sevens at half value, but I think you may have mis-computed your indexes, pivot and IRC.

And I think adding in the red deuces is not right either - one of the reasons that red7 slightly outperforms KO is because it has a lower pivot.

I would like someone else to weigh in on this.
 

Raven

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xengrifter said:
I am not so sure...
... Your instincts are correct vis-a-vis moving to a true counted red7 and counting all sevens at half value, but I think you may have mis-computed your indexes, pivot and IRC.

And I think adding in the red deuces is not right either - one of the reasons that red7 slightly outperforms KO is because it has a lower pivot.

I would like someone else to weigh in on this.
The red deuces are counted in Red7 already. I had K3 on my mind when I wrote that so I was saying I added them to K3 to be more clear about how I adapted 1 count into another, if that makes sense.
 
No.
The red deuces are throwing everything off.
The wrong turn you took, was to make your hybrid TR7 comply to your KO indexes, which therefore necessitated the red deuces, but in the process it eroded the single most important distinction between KO and r7, the lower pivot that r7 features. You should drop the red deuce and recalibrate your indices correctly.
 

Raven

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xengrifter said:
No.
The red deuces are throwing everything off.
The wrong turn you took, was to make your hybrid TR7 comply to your KO indexes, which therefore necessitated the red deuces, but in the process it eroded the single most important distinction between KO and r7, the lower pivot that r7 features. You should drop the red deuce and recalibrate your indices correctly.
Then I'm back to Kiss3 which sims weaker in every area than how I have it setup now, all else being equal. Is there somewhere I can read more about this? I wasn't aware of this change.
 
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MJGolf

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LC Larry said:
And if you think the majority of counters are black chippers, right back atcha!

I'd say 99%+ of them at $10 or less min players.
Maybe majority on this board but not majority of counters actually playing. Having just returned from Vegas and playing at a variety of places from Strip to off Strip, I would say the only place I saw $10 and under players were the smaller joints downtown, like California. No where else did I see small play because none of the casinos really had those lower limit tables unless they were 6-5. And you KNOW no counter is playing 6-5 tables if he can help it. LOL
 

LC Larry

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MJGolf said:
Maybe majority on this board but not majority of counters actually playing. Having just returned from Vegas and playing at a variety of places from Strip to off Strip, I would say the only place I saw $10 and under players were the smaller joints downtown, like California. No where else did I see small play because none of the casinos really had those lower limit tables unless they were 6-5. And you KNOW no counter is playing 6-5 tables if he can help it. LOL
Vegas is but a small section of blackjack on this planet.
 

MJGolf

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LC Larry said:
Vegas is but a small section of blackjack on this planet.
I agree.........and games at other locales can have much better playing rules than Vegas but NOT the general tolerance for bets. I thought you were referring to Vegas, however. I just don't believe true counters play at that low a betting level..............though the lower limits at other towns than Vegas, can make larger spreads much easier to maintain or use. :)
 
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