Rarely talked about counts
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I've been using Wong Halves doubled since 1980. It goes; 1, 2, 2, 3, 2, 1, 0, -1, -2, -2. The BC is 99.3% and the PE is 56.4%. Actually, back then I assumed that "bigger is better". Since then, blackjack simulation software has shown this to be basically true -- but to a rapidly diminishing extent as count complexity goes up. Wong Halves outperforms Hi/Lo by about 8% to 10% with about double the effort required. Still, I continue to use it because I'm a dinosaur and am very used to it.
I probably wouldn't suggest that a new AP learn Halves. Something like the unbalanced KISS III (96.3% and 55.2%) is very adequate and requires maybe 30% of the effort. For somebody who wants near optimum performance, the level 2 balanced Mentor Count is very good at both shoe and hand held games (97.0% and 62.2%). Neither uses any side counts.
I probably wouldn't suggest that a new AP learn Halves. Something like the unbalanced KISS III (96.3% and 55.2%) is very adequate and requires maybe 30% of the effort. For somebody who wants near optimum performance, the level 2 balanced Mentor Count is very good at both shoe and hand held games (97.0% and 62.2%). Neither uses any side counts.
Really. My sims show Zen to perform lower than High-Low on those games because the large spreads required cause the value of BC to go up and PE to go down.
Unless maybe you are backcounting and coming in at high advantage only, where knowing your exact advantage is less important and playing insurance and high index plays is more important?
Unless maybe you are backcounting and coming in at high advantage only, where knowing your exact advantage is less important and playing insurance and high index plays is more important?