hi - low true count?

[paul1983]

Hello all, ive been playing blackjack for the last year or so for a bit of fun, but decided to tip the odds in my favour and give the Hi-Lo system ago.

But my question is: How do i get to the true count on a multi deck shoe? The casino i play at uses a 6 deck shoe. So if there is 5 decks left in the shoe and the count is +5 does that make the true count 0?

Thanks

 

[squeeks]

You just divide the number of decks left to be delt by the running count to get the true count. So if there are 5 decks left and the running count is +5 you go 5/5=1 so the true count is +1.

 

[paul1983]

Thanks for the reply.

What do people do if there is say 3 decks left in the shoe and the count is +5? Would you just say true count is +1?

 

[rukus]

depends

Thanks for the reply.

What do people do if there is say 3 decks left in the shoe and the count is +5? Would you just say true count is +1?

True count = running count over # decks remaining.

runnung count = 5
# decks remaining = 3

True count = 5/3 = 1.667 ~ 1 (truncated)
True count = 5/3 = 1.667 ~ 2 (rounded, and not recommended)

 

[callipygian]

What do people do if there is say 3 decks left in the shoe and the count is +5? Would you just say true count is +1?

http://www.blackjackincolor.com/truecount4.htm

 

[paul1983]

Thanks for the help.

 

[squeeks]

It depends, you can round the true count either up or down if you want to, or you can floor the true count to the fully reached true count(ex: +1.7 would still be +1) which in my opinon is better than rounding.

 

[squeeks]

Looks like Rukus beat me to it.

 

[duanedibley]

It depends, you can round the true count either up or down if you want to, or you can floor the true count to the fully reached true count(ex: +1.7 would still be +1) which in my opinon is better than rounding.

You should floor because the indices are calculated by flooring. (Right?)

 

[squeeks]

yes, if I read what your saying right. You should not use the index unless the true count is fully achieved.