Hello folks I've been reading about BJ for a few months and trying to pick a system, I've built up a bunch of questions. Some of my questions though are just curiousities and aren't for helping me pick a system.
A bit about me: I'm up to the challenge of higher counts and in western Canada we don't really have heat to worry about. I think I could handle SC'ing an easier system like HiLo, I wouldn't try it myself with a harder system like HiOpt2. For side counting I wouldn't need to keep a separate count in my head, I could use props when I see an ace to keep track of it for me. I'd like to learn one system that does well enough across the board shoes and pitch.
I had come across mention of SC with HiLo here http://www.bj21.com/boards/free/free_board/index.cgi?noframes;read=103179 and one other place I think on this forum that said a couple changes would bump up IC to .93%. I'm a noob so I could very well be wrong but this seems like it would put HiLo on par with L2's for pitch games which I intend to build up to playing exclusively DD and if I can find SD. And Hilo is already recommended as good enough for MD.
What are your opinions on HiLo side counted? Or if I'm wanting a powerful system should I just do a higher level without a SC?
A question about Halves is why in Modern BlackJack here: http://www.qfit.com/book/ModernBlackjackPage191.htm and on the next few pages does Halves do so well in pitch games even though it's PE and IC are lower than the systems below it?
Not for me playing but just curious Would adding an ace SC to systems like RPC, Mentor, Zen, Halves bridge the gap between them an Hi-opt2 to make them equal? Or would Hi-Opt 2 still be a little better?
Where can I find a breakdown of the different TC conversions like 1D, 1/2D, 1/4D and the differences they make to accuracy and ease? Can you use any conversion for any system and just need to adjust your indices?
In ModernBlackjack it shows FELT does better then RPC because "FELT uses full-deck divisors for true count calculation. This improves the precision of the betting ramp." Could I just do full deck divisors with RPC instead if I wanted that benefit but with the full indices that RPC has instead of compromised indices?
Thank you for your time!
Edit** accidentally typed heat twice
A bit about me: I'm up to the challenge of higher counts and in western Canada we don't really have heat to worry about. I think I could handle SC'ing an easier system like HiLo, I wouldn't try it myself with a harder system like HiOpt2. For side counting I wouldn't need to keep a separate count in my head, I could use props when I see an ace to keep track of it for me. I'd like to learn one system that does well enough across the board shoes and pitch.
I had come across mention of SC with HiLo here http://www.bj21.com/boards/free/free_board/index.cgi?noframes;read=103179 and one other place I think on this forum that said a couple changes would bump up IC to .93%. I'm a noob so I could very well be wrong but this seems like it would put HiLo on par with L2's for pitch games which I intend to build up to playing exclusively DD and if I can find SD. And Hilo is already recommended as good enough for MD.
What are your opinions on HiLo side counted? Or if I'm wanting a powerful system should I just do a higher level without a SC?
A question about Halves is why in Modern BlackJack here: http://www.qfit.com/book/ModernBlackjackPage191.htm and on the next few pages does Halves do so well in pitch games even though it's PE and IC are lower than the systems below it?
Not for me playing but just curious Would adding an ace SC to systems like RPC, Mentor, Zen, Halves bridge the gap between them an Hi-opt2 to make them equal? Or would Hi-Opt 2 still be a little better?
Where can I find a breakdown of the different TC conversions like 1D, 1/2D, 1/4D and the differences they make to accuracy and ease? Can you use any conversion for any system and just need to adjust your indices?
In ModernBlackjack it shows FELT does better then RPC because "FELT uses full-deck divisors for true count calculation. This improves the precision of the betting ramp." Could I just do full deck divisors with RPC instead if I wanted that benefit but with the full indices that RPC has instead of compromised indices?
Thank you for your time!
Edit** accidentally typed heat twice
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