Can someone help me answer this Blackjack question?

[Shawn]

Does anyone know when I should take insurance when using the Advanced Omega II system? This one guy told me that you should take insurance when the True Count is +6, but he never told me if it is for a single, double, six, or eight deck game.

My question is when should I take insurance if I'm playing a double deck or a six-deck game? When using AO II, do the indices vary depending on the number of decks?

Thanks to all who respond,

Shawn

 

[Cyrano]

Yes, you take insurance at a +6. Since you're true-counting, it doesn't matter how many decks you use--it will always be at +6 or higher.
Regarding the index numbers: same with any number of decks. If you don't have the book, go buy it because Bryce Carlson does include caveats for a few plays (which are deck-dependent)in his charts.

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Does anyone know when I should take insurance when using the Advanced Omega II system? This one guy told me that you should take insurance when the True Count is +6, but he never told me if it is for a single, double, six, or eight deck game.

My question is when should I take insurance if I'm playing a double deck or a six-deck game? When using AO II, do the indices vary depending on the number of decks?

Thanks to all who respond,

Shawn

 

[Theef]

Insurance index as a function of decks

You say you always take insurance at AOII +6, no matter how many decks are in the game. Is this a specific feature of AOII? If I recall correctly the Hi-Lo insurance index differs depending on the number of decks. It's 1.3 in SD, and 3 in 8D, if memory serves.

 

[Cyrano]

Re: Insurance index as a function of decks

You're not mistaken about Hi-Lo. Even Hi-Opt 1 and Uston's APC use different index numbers for insurance (+2 for SD, +3 for Multi for the H-O 1). However. p. 143 of BJ for Blood says +6 or greater. Maybe Bryce Carlson felt that +/-1/2 index number was negligible. Since I don't have a sim program and I don't use a balanced system, I really can't give you a clearer picture. All I know is it's one of the most powerful systems on the market for any decks.