Tbone1020 said:
i keep reading about how the farther you are in the deck the more inaccurate the count is(i think thats right?)
You're either not reading correctly or the writer is writing unclearly. YES, an unbalanced count doesn't always reflect the true count. NO, you can't tell the difference. Even a state-of-the-art Level 3 balanced count isn't going to have a perfect correlation, either, but
it's good enough.
It's far more important that you play a system well than to play the perfect system.
Tbone1020 said:
Well, this is a lot like asking whether a particular sports team is good. Everyone has their own opinion about who's the absolute best, but most people can agree on who's going to make the playoffs.
KO will make the playoffs. Hi-Lo will make the playoffs. Red 7 will make the playoffs. They're not favorites to win it all, but they're the best systems for beginners and the most valued systems for the effort they require.
Tbone1020 said:
Indices (plural of index) are points at which certain playing decisions should be changed. Basic strategy says that hitting hard 16 vs. dealer 10 is the right move, but at positive counts, standing hard 16 vs. dealer 10 is the right move. The index for hard 16 vs. dealer 10 is 0 (above the index you should switch your decision).
is KO really good?