How much to spread for edge? *LINK*

[Casual Counter]

Good day all,

I originally asked this question in a response to my original thread, but it's buried pretty far down the board so I'm bumping it up here to reach more eyeballs. I've linked the original post for good measure. The original post also contains my performance report on my third trip as a counter.

In my discussion with the Mayor, he had said that a 1-5 spread was not enough to beat a Double Deck game. I've heard this sentiment from others as well.

The KO book (bottom of page 90) has an EV table that states you can get a .33 EV on a DD game spreading only 1-2 and a 1.04 EV spreading 1-5. Is KO just being too optimistic here. I'd love to sim this stuff but I don't have CVBJ (sp?) yet.

Would appreciate everyone's thoughts.

Thanks,
CC

 

[The Mayor]

Re: How much to spread for edge?

Spread as much as possible.

If you give me specifics -- a DD game, your unit size (max bet, preferably), and system (please, not KO -- a balanced system), I will run some sims showing your return for various spreads (with a fixed max bet).

--Mayor

 

[Casual Counter]

Re: How much to spread for edge?

Mayor,

Thanks for the offer, but that's okay. I'm just interested in figuring out what the shortcomings of KO are compared to the more advanced systems. At this point, I'm still just a newb using KO, and it's far too early for me to consider investing the effort to upgrade my system. I'd like to see how I feel about the whole thing after a couple of years of play. If I remain interested, I'm sure I'll upgrade my system eventually. Remember, I'm only playing casually. I won't see another playing trip for at least 3 months now, (probably more) after managing 3 in the first 3 months of the year.

I'll also probably invest in CVBJ and run sims of my own one of these days. I beleive I can create custom playing sims in CVBJ to use for practice too, right? I have Blackjack Counter now, which doesn't allow actual continuous play, just drilling w/o an upgrade to the next version.

Appreciate your input and enjoy the site.

Thanks,
CC