Hey guys - New member here

[topher]

I love this site! I picked up learning BJ about 4 months ago. I first bought Blackjack Bluebook II but found it too simplistic. I moved onto KO Blackjack and have been practicing that along with BS for the past 3 months or so. I believe I am pretty proficient in KO, but I'm finding it rather unintuitive with the IRC at -20 for 6D games and whatnot. The reason I started with KO is its supposed ease of use without TC conversions.

In the past week I've read BJ for Blood which is well-written but I think AOII will be pretty difficult to learn.

I'm reading Blackbelt in Blackjack right now and I think I'm finally going to settle on Zen with the True Edge calcs. I just need to practice this for several months before any casino trips. I have not once played a BJ hand in a casino. I'm a logical person so I guess that's why I hate gambling and CC appeals to me. I'll just keep practicing until I feel this becomes second nature.

How long does it take typically to learn Zen? I already have BS down. I practice about 1 hour or more per day. I was initially hesitant with a balanced count because of the TC, but I guess practice makes perfect with anything.

 

[prankster]

I use the Kiss III count described in BJBBII and it gets the $$$. All the famous blackjack teams used or use hi-lo. If using a more complex count floats your boat go with it. You sound like you're reading all the right kinds of books-I'm sure you'll do quite well! Good cards!:joker:

 

[brandone]

Speaking with another member of this board, I was told that the author of the Zen method, Arnold Snyder, switched back to the original true-count instead of the true-edge method. Apparently it's not as effective. I would suggest you use TC instead of "TE" as Snyder went back to it. I say "went back" because an earlier version used TC instead of TE.

 

[ycming]

Speaking with another member of this board, I was told that the author of the Zen method, Arnold Snyder, switched back to the original true-count instead of the true-edge method. Apparently it's not as effective. I would suggest you use TC instead of "TE" as Snyder went back to it. I say "went back" because an earlier version used TC instead of TE.

So is the complete zen count you are using right ? (the balance count)

Thanks
Ming