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Ken, I just jumped on the trainer after a few months absence. Started reading the comments and noticed that you will be launching a revised version. Any idea of the approximate launch date? Looking forward to the new version. Thanks again for a great strategy trainer!
I was originally targeting June for a launch, but I’ve had a major life change interrupt development. I’m preparing to move my family from Mississippi to Texas, and that stopped development in its tracks over a month ago. I will resume development in August, so I now expect a launch in the fall at the earliest. So, it’s a long wait, but I think worth it.
the rules are 17s , early surrender alowed (except vs A) , and double down 9 , 10 , 11.Now the true count are -4 , 16 vs 10 , are that surrender or hit ? and are the basic strategy varation important for a “good” game ?.. for example split 10s never.. or ounly if the count are true count are (exampel) +5..etc.
The advanced cards do not include surrender indexes, to keep them manageable. So, given the advice on the card, you should surrender 16vT. If you cannot surrender, if the true count is 0 or better, you should stand. If it is negative, you should hit.
Now, I can add to that an additional piece of information. The “surrender index” for 16vT is -4. So, if the true count is -4 or better, you should surrender. If the true count is -5 or worse, you should just hit, even when surrender is allowed.
You ask how important strategy variations are to the game. Most of your edge comes from bet variation, and only about 1/4 of your edge comes from changing strategy. I always recommend getting completely comfortable counting with just basic strategy before you start to add index plays to your toolbox.
Ich benutze Ihre Karten, um meine Indexzahlen zu lernen. Basieren sie auf dem Abschneiden, der Untergrenze, dem Runden oder dem statistischen Runden der wahren Anzahl? Außerdem sehe ich einige Abweichungen bei den Angaben zur illustren 18 und den Indexzahlen. Wie lauten die Indexzahlen, die ich für I 18 verwenden sollte? Ich sehe unterschiedliche Zahlen für 12 v 2, 12 v 3 und 10 v A. Ich möchte wirklich lernen, perfekt zu spielen.
Die Karteikarten werden durch Unterschreiten der wahren Anzahl erzeugt. Nur um das Gedächtnis aufzufrischen: floor(2.9) = 2, floor(-2.9) = -3.
Die genauen Indexzahlen hängen von vielen verschiedenen Details ab, so dass es nicht ungewöhnlich ist, kleine Unterschiede in veröffentlichten Indizes zu sehen. Die Indizes auf meinen Karten sind sehr gut, das Ergebnis vieler Stunden der Feinabstimmung. Und wie Sie feststellen werden, sind die Indizes für einige der von Ihnen erwähnten Spiele in hohem Maße von der Anzahl der Decks und davon abhängig, ob der Geber bei einer weichen 17 trifft oder steht. Daher werden Sie bei den verschiedenen Karten im Set unterschiedliche Indexzahlen sehen.
Ken….I play weekly at a small casino that gives all players 40 chips. The minimum bet is 2, and the max is all-in. It is a single deck, with 6 players a table, and the dealer deals 2 hands and then shuffles. There are 40 players. I have been lucky using your advice. They play 20 hands. Everyone is conservative at 2 chips a hand for the first 17 or 18 hands. I discovered that by betting 3 chips instead of 2, I can get an advantage heading into the final couple hands. I am a counter, and occasionally when the deck is rich, I’ll make a big bet. Question: Any advice on tournament strategy when playing 2 hands from a single deck?
I usually discourage tournament players from counting because the benefit is small compared to the other things you can focus on. But in single deck, it’s different. Even though you’re getting only two hands between shuffles, the extra information you have in the second hand can make a difference. You really don’t even need to count all that accurately (very unlike the usual card counting for profit, where accuracy is everything!). Just have a sense of whether the deck is unusually positive or unusually negative and use that information as appropriate.
Timing your big bets for good counts is useful, but probably not as powerful as you might think. Varying strategy is probably more useful in tournament play (again, just the opposite of normal card counting, where bet size is more important.) Consider if you know that the deck is negative, and everyone else at the table has stood stiff against a dealer 6. This is a great time to hit if you have a 12, 13, or 14, because you know it’s not a bad play because of the count, AND it gives you a chance to swing the entire table. Unfortunately, if you bust and then the dealer busts, the entire table will swing you instead! But hey, you have to take your shots somewhere!
Was würden Sie für Bücher über Wong's Professional Blackjack hinaus empfehlen, für jemanden, der wirklich Hi-Lo zählen und das Spiel so informiert wie möglich lernen möchte?
Ein Vorschlag, nachdem ich an einer Reihe von 6:5-Tischen auf dem Strip gespielt habe. Je nach der offenen Karte des Dealers sollten Sie, wenn Sie einen Blackjack haben, ernsthaft in Betracht ziehen, zu verdoppeln, anstatt die 6:5-Auszahlung zu akzeptieren. Es ist völlig angemessen, und ich war in 80% der Fälle, in denen ich es tat, erfolgreich.
Ich habe einen Platz zum Spielen von acht Decks, H17, DAS Later Surrender, Peek, Penetration 75 %.
Ich kann auf den Tisch kommen, wenn Sie es für richtig halten.
Ein fester Einsatz von $ 100, wenn der Zählerstand über +1 liegt, was ist mein theoretischer Gewinn nach 1.000 gespielten Händen?
Splitting tens can be an appropriate play, but only if you know that the deck is rich (by counting cards.) You need something like a +6 adjusted count for this to be the case, and this doesn’t happen that often. So in general, splitting tens is not a good move.
Thank you, Ken. People who think that the bad play of others can somehow affect their outcomes in the long run deserve to lose their shirts. They don’t understand the game and therefore should just stay away, for their own good.
1) Yes, use the running count for the decision. (This works because of the unbalanced nature of the count.)
2) Base the index on the total number of decks in the game. In a six-deck game, insure at +24, regardless of how many decks have been dealt or remain to be dealt.
Thank you for the reference. It is very interesting.
There you can find: “Tens are counted as -2 and all other cards as +1. Insure if the count is greater than four times the number of decks”.
Questions:
1) when he said the count it means the running count?
2) when he said the number of decks is the remaing decks in the shoe or the total decks of the game?
It’s easy to see why this is a perfect count for insurance, but to use it you would need to determine the correct starting count for each number of decks. I’ll instead refer you to QFIT’s page that discusses it and recommends a much more practical unbalanced count from Wong. Here’s the reference: https://www.qfit.com/blackjack-side-counts.htm
I know i m off topic but i don t know where to post.
I had a new idea to count down cards.
Is there anyone who can give me an help please?
my mail is federico.betti90 @ gmail.com
Ken, I just jumped on the trainer after a few months absence. Started reading the comments and noticed that you will be launching a revised version. Any idea of the approximate launch date? Looking forward to the new version. Thanks again for a great strategy trainer!
I was originally targeting June for a launch, but I’ve had a major life change interrupt development. I’m preparing to move my family from Mississippi to Texas, and that stopped development in its tracks over a month ago. I will resume development in August, so I now expect a launch in the fall at the earliest. So, it’s a long wait, but I think worth it.
the rules are 17s , early surrender alowed (except vs A) , and double down 9 , 10 , 11.Now the true count are -4 , 16 vs 10 , are that surrender or hit ? and are the basic strategy varation important for a “good” game ?.. for example split 10s never.. or ounly if the count are true count are (exampel) +5..etc.
The advanced cards do not include surrender indexes, to keep them manageable. So, given the advice on the card, you should surrender 16vT. If you cannot surrender, if the true count is 0 or better, you should stand. If it is negative, you should hit.
Now, I can add to that an additional piece of information. The “surrender index” for 16vT is -4. So, if the true count is -4 or better, you should surrender. If the true count is -5 or worse, you should just hit, even when surrender is allowed.
You ask how important strategy variations are to the game. Most of your edge comes from bet variation, and only about 1/4 of your edge comes from changing strategy. I always recommend getting completely comfortable counting with just basic strategy before you start to add index plays to your toolbox.
thanks for your answer !
i hope in a near future we can talk about startegy vaiations etc.
Ich benutze Ihre Karten, um meine Indexzahlen zu lernen. Basieren sie auf dem Abschneiden, der Untergrenze, dem Runden oder dem statistischen Runden der wahren Anzahl? Außerdem sehe ich einige Abweichungen bei den Angaben zur illustren 18 und den Indexzahlen. Wie lauten die Indexzahlen, die ich für I 18 verwenden sollte? Ich sehe unterschiedliche Zahlen für 12 v 2, 12 v 3 und 10 v A. Ich möchte wirklich lernen, perfekt zu spielen.
Die Karteikarten werden durch Unterschreiten der wahren Anzahl erzeugt. Nur um das Gedächtnis aufzufrischen: floor(2.9) = 2, floor(-2.9) = -3.
Die genauen Indexzahlen hängen von vielen verschiedenen Details ab, so dass es nicht ungewöhnlich ist, kleine Unterschiede in veröffentlichten Indizes zu sehen. Die Indizes auf meinen Karten sind sehr gut, das Ergebnis vieler Stunden der Feinabstimmung. Und wie Sie feststellen werden, sind die Indizes für einige der von Ihnen erwähnten Spiele in hohem Maße von der Anzahl der Decks und davon abhängig, ob der Geber bei einer weichen 17 trifft oder steht. Daher werden Sie bei den verschiedenen Karten im Set unterschiedliche Indexzahlen sehen.
Ken….I play weekly at a small casino that gives all players 40 chips. The minimum bet is 2, and the max is all-in. It is a single deck, with 6 players a table, and the dealer deals 2 hands and then shuffles. There are 40 players. I have been lucky using your advice. They play 20 hands. Everyone is conservative at 2 chips a hand for the first 17 or 18 hands. I discovered that by betting 3 chips instead of 2, I can get an advantage heading into the final couple hands. I am a counter, and occasionally when the deck is rich, I’ll make a big bet. Question: Any advice on tournament strategy when playing 2 hands from a single deck?
I usually discourage tournament players from counting because the benefit is small compared to the other things you can focus on. But in single deck, it’s different. Even though you’re getting only two hands between shuffles, the extra information you have in the second hand can make a difference. You really don’t even need to count all that accurately (very unlike the usual card counting for profit, where accuracy is everything!). Just have a sense of whether the deck is unusually positive or unusually negative and use that information as appropriate.
Timing your big bets for good counts is useful, but probably not as powerful as you might think. Varying strategy is probably more useful in tournament play (again, just the opposite of normal card counting, where bet size is more important.) Consider if you know that the deck is negative, and everyone else at the table has stood stiff against a dealer 6. This is a great time to hit if you have a 12, 13, or 14, because you know it’s not a bad play because of the count, AND it gives you a chance to swing the entire table. Unfortunately, if you bust and then the dealer busts, the entire table will swing you instead! But hey, you have to take your shots somewhere!
Was würden Sie für Bücher über Wong's Professional Blackjack hinaus empfehlen, für jemanden, der wirklich Hi-Lo zählen und das Spiel so informiert wie möglich lernen möchte?
Meine nächsten beiden Empfehlungen lauten Blackjack-Blaubuch IIund Blackjack spielen wie die Profis.
Ein Vorschlag, nachdem ich an einer Reihe von 6:5-Tischen auf dem Strip gespielt habe. Je nach der offenen Karte des Dealers sollten Sie, wenn Sie einen Blackjack haben, ernsthaft in Betracht ziehen, zu verdoppeln, anstatt die 6:5-Auszahlung zu akzeptieren. Es ist völlig angemessen, und ich war in 80% der Fälle, in denen ich es tat, erfolgreich.
Autsch! Nein! Das ist eine furchtbare Idee. Lies das:
Double Down bei einem 6:5 Blackjack? Lesen Sie dies zuerst...
Ken ,
Ich habe einen Platz zum Spielen von acht Decks, H17, DAS Later Surrender, Peek, Penetration 75 %.
Ich kann auf den Tisch kommen, wenn Sie es für richtig halten.
Ein fester Einsatz von $ 100, wenn der Zählerstand über +1 liegt, was ist mein theoretischer Gewinn nach 1.000 gespielten Händen?
Splitting tens can be an appropriate play, but only if you know that the deck is rich (by counting cards.) You need something like a +6 adjusted count for this to be the case, and this doesn’t happen that often. So in general, splitting tens is not a good move.
Thank you, Ken. People who think that the bad play of others can somehow affect their outcomes in the long run deserve to lose their shirts. They don’t understand the game and therefore should just stay away, for their own good.
1) Yes, use the running count for the decision. (This works because of the unbalanced nature of the count.)
2) Base the index on the total number of decks in the game. In a six-deck game, insure at +24, regardless of how many decks have been dealt or remain to be dealt.
Thank you for the reference. It is very interesting.
There you can find: “Tens are counted as -2 and all other cards as +1. Insure if the count is greater than four times the number of decks”.
Questions:
1) when he said the count it means the running count?
2) when he said the number of decks is the remaing decks in the shoe or the total decks of the game?
Ich danke Ihnen im Voraus.
It’s easy to see why this is a perfect count for insurance, but to use it you would need to determine the correct starting count for each number of decks. I’ll instead refer you to QFIT’s page that discusses it and recommends a much more practical unbalanced count from Wong. Here’s the reference: https://www.qfit.com/blackjack-side-counts.htm