Blackjack Awakening: How a Blackjack Institute seminar changed my view on Counting

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mdlbj

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(Dead link: http://www.blackjackinstitute.com/store/article1.php) _Blackjack Awakening_

P.S. David Miller is my writers name.
 
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mdlbj

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It opened my eyes Brutus. I thought I knew everything, no way. I cant wait for part two either, it gets way better.
 
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Brutus

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mdlbj said:
(Dead link: http://www.blackjackinstitute.com/store/article1.php) _Blackjack Awakening_

P.S. David Miller is my writers name.
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And I had to figured to be Michael Bluejay (the mbj part) Wizard of odds webmaster.
 
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eps6724

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mdlbj said:
mdl are randomly typed letters. BJ is for Blackjack.
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And all this time I thought you were Monroe Dwight Leroy Buford Jackoby, the egghead at whom we threw rocks during recess.

Speaking of throwing rocks, when is the second part coming out, or do you want us to sart throwning rocks again, Monroe?

-EPS
 
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mdlbj

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eps6724 said:
And all this time I thought you were Monroe Dwight Leroy Buford Jackoby, the egghead at whom we threw rocks during recess.

Speaking of throwing rocks, when is the second part coming out, or do you want us to sart throwning rocks again, Monroe?

-EPS
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Haha, good stuff.. I emailed it to Mike Aponte, waiting on him to post it.
 
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Persnickety1

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mdlbj said:
(Dead link: http://www.blackjackinstitute.com/store/article1.php) _Blackjack Awakening_:......For example, Dave made it emphatically clear you should not deviate from basic strategy. Both Dave and Mike preached that basic strategy is the foundation of card counting.
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When Dave made it so clear that you shouldn't deviate from basic strategy, did anyone ask why not?

For example, I am a great believer in deviating my playing strategy from BS based on True Count. I do not presume that I know more than the MIT team, but I am just curious about how they justify not using indexes.

Also, I split when the count goes negative, but I would never double. It seems like a big waste to double when a small card is more likely to come up. Did Mike or Dave say anything about doubling down in negative territory?
 
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mdlbj

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Persnickety1 said:
When Dave made it so clear that you shouldn't deviate from basic strategy, did anyone ask why not?

For example, I am a great believer in deviating my playing strategy from BS based on True Count. I do not presume that I know more than the MIT team, but I am just curious about how they justify not using indexes.

Also, I split when the count goes negative, but I would never double. It seems like a big waste to double when a small card is more likely to come up. Did Mike or Dave say anything about doubling down in negative territory?
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Do not deviate unless you are counting cards, my bad.. They did use and teach Numbers Plays.
 
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