That White Rabbit discussion in BJA3 was a huge influence in my decision to basically adopt that style of play. But that discussion focuses more on the mathematics (short term winning) of that style of play and I believe unintentionally, misses the huge benefits of such a style of attack on longevity, which of course is the real measure of winning.
What is called the "pure" wong or back counting approach just will not be tolerated for long, IF you can find conditions that allow for it. I mean try wonging into crowded tables. Even if there is a seat or two open, they can disappear just as the count goes good and you want to enter the game. All that work for nothing!
And IF you find conditions suitable for a "pure" wong in, back counting is just way too obvious. Easy pickings for anyone interested. Might as well be holding a sign.
But playing off the top and wonging out is much more natural. Even if the session is short because the wong out trigger is hit quickly, resulting in a very short session and exit, players do that all the time....table jumpers, players with voodoo mentality like losing 3 hands in a row. All sorts of goofy reasons.
And last but definitely not my least point....as a matter of fact my strongest point. You know that "pure" back counting approach that is very beneficial, but easily recognizable? If you can master that "back counting" of a second table while playing at your table and combine that wong out of negative counts with wong in to a positive count situation at the next table, you really have something powerful.
What is called the "pure" wong or back counting approach just will not be tolerated for long, IF you can find conditions that allow for it. I mean try wonging into crowded tables. Even if there is a seat or two open, they can disappear just as the count goes good and you want to enter the game. All that work for nothing!
And IF you find conditions suitable for a "pure" wong in, back counting is just way too obvious. Easy pickings for anyone interested. Might as well be holding a sign.
But playing off the top and wonging out is much more natural. Even if the session is short because the wong out trigger is hit quickly, resulting in a very short session and exit, players do that all the time....table jumpers, players with voodoo mentality like losing 3 hands in a row. All sorts of goofy reasons.
And last but definitely not my least point....as a matter of fact my strongest point. You know that "pure" back counting approach that is very beneficial, but easily recognizable? If you can master that "back counting" of a second table while playing at your table and combine that wong out of negative counts with wong in to a positive count situation at the next table, you really have something powerful.