Alright, to summarize, here is what I am attempting. On this site I've been using the Blackjack strategy trainer to practice my counting and see if it is actually working with bet spreading.
I've been using the 8D, S17, NS, DOA options and obviously took off the strategy helper so I can use indices. I also stop playing each hand at around 70%-80% penetration because in AC you will rarely see 7/8.
I know the long run is where you see results and in shoe games it comes around 10,000-15,000 hands (read it in another post), but I have played about 2,000 hands so far and it does not seem like I'm getting any results worth my efforts. I build a BR over a few hundred hands or so and then when the count hits my favor it drops significantly. It almost seems like betting in the higher counts is hurting me. I am going to keep playing to see if it is just bad luck at this point, but I would expect to see a little something except for a loss of BR--which is what I am at right now.
I'm beginning to think I'm missing something. I'm really starting to get p*ssed off and I am not even playing with real money.
Is the BJ trainer on this site completely random?
I've been using the 8D, S17, NS, DOA options and obviously took off the strategy helper so I can use indices. I also stop playing each hand at around 70%-80% penetration because in AC you will rarely see 7/8.
I know the long run is where you see results and in shoe games it comes around 10,000-15,000 hands (read it in another post), but I have played about 2,000 hands so far and it does not seem like I'm getting any results worth my efforts. I build a BR over a few hundred hands or so and then when the count hits my favor it drops significantly. It almost seems like betting in the higher counts is hurting me. I am going to keep playing to see if it is just bad luck at this point, but I would expect to see a little something except for a loss of BR--which is what I am at right now.
I'm beginning to think I'm missing something. I'm really starting to get p*ssed off and I am not even playing with real money.
Is the BJ trainer on this site completely random?