Using a smaller top bet

[lilawolf]

The school recommends a $5-$60 dollar spread on a six deck game. Can I still beat the game with only a $5-$20 dollar spread? Possibly with the addition of enough rule variations? I am playing at a game with a .56% house edge.

I have a casino with a great game very close to my house (H17 is the only disadvantage). The dealers are great and I have a lot of fun, and therefore don't want to call attention to my abilities. Just getting even would be desirable for me since I have so much fun. I can save the large betting spreads for casinos further away that I play at less often.

(6 deck, H17, DAS, Re-split Aces, surrender)

Thanks in advance for your advice.

 

[paddywhack]

1-4, i doubt it

The school recommends a $5-$60 dollar spread on a six deck game. Can I still beat the game with only a $5-$20 dollar spread? Possibly with the addition of enough rule variations? I am playing at a game with a .56% house edge.

I have a casino with a great game very close to my house (H17 is the only disadvantage). The dealers are great and I have a lot of fun, and therefore don't want to call attention to my abilities. Just getting even would be desirable for me since I have so much fun. I can save the large betting spreads for casinos further away that I play at less often.

(6 deck, H17, DAS, Re-split Aces, surrender)

Thanks in advance for your advice.

With that spread I highly doubt it. I don't see where the 1-12 you were using will give you any problem unless the place sweats bullets or you get so obvious that it's impossible for them to ignore you.

Stick with original spread is my advice. Hell, it's probably too small anyway.


paddy

 

[johndoe]

I wouldn't worry about the higher spread, but the stakes are small enough that even if you did spread optimally, your win rate is pretty small. So do your reduced spread and have fun. Even flat-betting you only lose around $1.70/hr.

Cheap entertainment, since you seem to enjoy it so much.

 

[21forme]

You're probably playing a break even game with the 1-4 spread if you wong out negative counts.

 

[Sucker]

Can I still beat the game with only a $5-$20 dollar spread?

Only if you back-count tables; jump in when the count identifies a +EV bet, and get out when the count goes down. In that case, you can FLAT bet and still come out ahead. But if you use a "play-all" style, and only employ a 1-4 spread on a 6-deck game, you won't quite be able to identify enough +EV situations to compensate for the losses on your small bets. For every four $5 bets you make at an average EV of -.56%, you'll need one $20 bet at an average EV of +.56%; just to break even. Those bets just won't come often enough in 6-deck.

BTW, I see that you're a new member here. Welcome to the #1 BJ site on the net.