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I ran into a situation at the tables recently that I have never seen before. Meaning that I didn't know what takes priority when it comes to basic strategy versus making an index play. I was dealt 4,4 versus a dealer's 5 (DAS game). The true count was high enough to warrant doubling an 8...

Why don't more people use this? I know the BC isn't super high (it is like .80), but we're talking PERFECT insurance here. That has to be worth something.

So, I bought the Blackjack Institute's manual and training DVD. What surprised me was that many of the indices included fractional numbers. For example, 12 versus 3, stand at +1.5! How many of you guys play this way?

Hi Folks, Last week I went to San Juan on business and of course I played a little in my spare time. At this one casino they offered what they called "London Deal BJ"....at first I thought it was ENHC, but when I asked the pit boss about this "strange rule", he said you only lose one bet if...

Well, not quite everything, but the bulk of my library is being put up for sale while we are getting ready to move. Here is what I'm offering up for sale: Hollywood BJ by Hollywood Dave Stann Blackbelt in BJ by Arnold Snyder Blackjack Bluebook II by Fred Renzey Color of BJ by Dan Dravot...

Not the true fudged kind like Dan Dravot in Color of Blackjack. I mean, you employ the formula TC = RC-4(decks played)/decks remaining. So, anyone out there actually using this??? QFIT's book prompted me to fire up CVCX. This is a very powerful strategy, just pennies shy of FELT. But I...

http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc145/boneuphtoner/ddstacks.jpg I think this photo says it all. See attached. For years, I went back and forth between unbalanced and balanced counts. I've tried nearly all of them - level II and Level I. I always ended up preferring the feel of...

I'm a recreational counter who plays very casually...I average 2-3 casino trips per year, and only 1 of those usually includes an overnight stay. I have have been a red chipper ever since I started playing 7 years ago, but I have never really made the effort to raise a real bankroll. I bring...

Ok, so we have all heard stories of how Zengrifter and Qfit had lessons with Lawrence Revere at his house in Las Vegas. With Norm's excellent CVBJ with so many different training tools, I think the need for in person lessons like that may be unnecessary. Where can you go today to get similar...

I've read the recent thread of negative variance with interest, as I recently hit a bad run while severely undercapitalized. I lost over $1k in a $25 pitch game in less than 30 minutes, which could easily happen, I realize. However, I have begun to question how much spreading is really...

Are you guys aware of any DD games in Vegas that offer surrender?

I'm curious to see how many of you counters use different indices for S17 versus H17 games.

Are the currently offered DD games at Bellagio, Mirage, and TI pitched faced down or face up?

Folks, I am one of the people who contributed to the UBZ-Open source document. My approach was to come up with 1 set of indices that could be played across SD-8 decks. I think I was successful at doing that with 25 very rounded indices. I contributed to that thread because I was...

Hey Folks, Are there any counting practice programs that can be purchased for a Blackberry? If yes, I'd appreciate your assessments of what you observed. Thanks!

Hi All, Based on the KO book, I calculated that the authors recommend exiting the game when the TC falls to -5 TC (equivalent to a -1 TC in a balanced count) in each . According to Blackjack Attack, you GENERALLY in the real world wong-out around a TC of -2 TC in the balanced Hi-Lo. On...

Hi Folks, A couple of weeks ago I think I may have received heat, but it never occurred to me until I was driving home from the casino. I'm a newbie counter, played an average DD game, and I was spreading $10-$40. I made a nice win one morning while maintaining the count and chatting up...

Have any of you guys ever been to the Cannery? From CBJN, it appears to have a reasonable low stakes DD game. And it also appears to have more pitch games than shoes available. What do you think?