Eight decks; my head hurts...

[learning to count]

I am going on a cruise and I found out that there is a Casino on board. The game is as follows:

1) 8 decks, 1.25-1.5 cutoff; sometimes one deck cut off.

2) split and resplit any pair, thrre times into four hands

3) split aces only once

4) double down on any two card combination

5) double after a split except on aces

6) dealer stands on s17

Miscelaneous: insurance, no surrender allowed.
Any advice would be appreciated. Mayor at what true count would you bet max in this game? I know this is a great wonging opportunity. I calculated it a disadvantage of -.408 for 8 decks off the top.

 

[The Mayor]

If it is true that you only get 1.25 decks cut off sometimes, this is a fantastic game.

Max bet at TC = +5.

Patience and Wonging are called for. Don't expect too much -- it can take a long time to get that monster count, but when you get it expect it to stay for a while. Be willing to put out the big bets for most of a very long shoe, and hold on!

--Mayor

 

[learning to count]

Thanks Eliot. Last june I played this game or I should say I wonged in and out. You are right I back counted for a long time before I found plus 1 TC. Plus five is rare. I cant remember it going that high for more than a couple of shoes. As far as the 1 and quarter cut it happened usually late after one am and only two tables open. The only other game with a low ror was the coin toss machine...haha!