mdlbj said:
Its hard to imagin that Ken would not be counting even on a shuffle every hand game.
What I did in that game was better than counting. I was playing virtually every hand computer perfectly. Any counting indexes are still estimates. In a situation where they shuffle a single deck every hand, just learning the absolute multi-card composition dependent plays is stronger than counting.
Still, it's worth pointing out that I was only gaining about another 0.05% or so over just plain basic strategy. (That number is from memory and likely inaccurate, but it's not wrong by too much.)
mdlbj said:
And Ken does not count? Thats news to me.
I've often stated that in tournament play I rarely count. Near the end of the round, I never count. I'm far too busy with more important details in tournaments than to waste mental effort counting. The benefits of knowing the count are far less than the benefits of knowing every bankroll at the table. I can't do both.
Now, outside tournaments, that's entirely another kettle of fish.
zengrifter said:
Maybe I'm the only one who doesn't get it? z
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Ps - Ken, pipe up yo! Chibi-san wanna know!
mdlbj's talk about 13.4 just meant that if you're playing a single deck game with 4 players, you'll have plenty of cards to look at to make a better decision on whether to hit your 12v4, even on the first round.
Quite true, and as I mentioned in a previous reply, more practical than knowing the facts I presented in this month's article.
Hey, monthly topics are hard to come by. :laugh: Ya gotta let me get by with some fluff sometimes! I'm busy these days. Every month I ask myself why I'm wasting time writing when I could be playing.