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Rspeirsmlb

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I am new to this site in regards to posting, but have read numerous postings here about counting and obviously, blackjack. I'm 19 years old and have a strong interest in blackjack, and everything about it. I'm learning to count using the the general HI/LO method. I just have some confusion about transferring the running count to the true count. I know there is some division done, but I got confused about whether you use the fraction of the number of cards that are going to be used, but haven't yet.....or the cards that are behind the separater that AREN'T going to be used? Be on the light side if I am sounding stupid.....because I haven't played a whole lot of shoe games......(Yeah, I quit using CSMs..I know, I know). A little help on this would be appreciated. Also since I'm not of age to get into most casinos.....there are only 2 in Michigan that have the age requirement of 18.....but the only shoe games are in high stakes.....($25-$5,000) (6 deck shoe, DAS, double any 2 cards, split up to 3 times, etc.).....(I only plan to play here when I acheive my counting goals and get experienced). I was wondering how I should calculate my ROR....let's say my bankroll is $10,000. Also, a question for the pros: When you play, what is your goal for the day? Do you just play until you get tired? Or do you have a set goall, let's say double your money, or lose a certain amount of units? Like I said I am an amateur trying to learn from the pros, and please excuse my lack of counting knowledge....I'm just getting started and would appreciate some help. Thanks.
 
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Tom007

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True count conversion...

Well I'm certainly far from pro, but I think I can help you with the division. For calculating the true count simply look at the cards in the discard tray. If you are playing in a 6 deck game and there are 2 decks in the discard tray ( cards that have already been played ) then that means that 4 decks are left to be played.
simply divide the running count by the number of decks to be played, Which is in this example is 4 decks. So if your running count was 8 then it would be 8 divided by 4 decks left = a true count of 2. For the other parts of your question I will leave it to the pro's.
 
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shadroch

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Have you read any books on BJ?
Almost every question you ask,and many more will be found in any decent book.
In BJ,and in life you need to learn to crawl before you can walk.To attempt to play in a casino with a $10,000 BR without having read numeruos books and practiced what they taught you for many hours would be pretty foolish.
An AP would tell you that you play as long as you have an advantage and are mentally sharp enough to exploit it.
Best of luck.
 
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Rspeirsmlb

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Thanks for the help. Like I said I would not play with that sort of money until down the road with playing my best possible game. What book would you most recommend?
 
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