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[Felix Rue-de-Guerre]

What is the optimal order in which to learn indecies for Hi-Lo past I18?
(no surrender game)

Does a chart exist that states gain in EV by single index, in order, from I18 to lesser valued indecies? If so, please don't tell me this information is in PBJ. If so, I will be taking some time away from blackjack to take a remedial reading course.

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Thanks all,
Felix

 

[The Mayor]

I don't know the exact order beyond the I-18, but I will hazzard a guess.

You want to learn those plays that occur often and have high variance -- e.g. are played with large bets out.

Here are a few of the non I-18 plays I would learn, in the order I would learn them:

Doubling 8 vs. 3,4,5,6
Splitting T-T vs. 2-4
Doubling the soft hands: A,x vs 2-6, where x = 8,9
Doubling the soft hands: A,x vs 2,3, where x = 2,3,4,5,6,7
Doubling 7 vs. 5,6

That's enough for now

--Mayor

 

[Felix Rue-de-Guerre]

When you say:
"You want to learn those plays that occur often and have high variance -- e.g. are played with large bets out."

It seems intuitive that positive idecies that "chime in early" are best to learn next. Doubling 8 on a six at +1 is the proper index(6 decks S17), so one absolutely better be doing this by the time he gets to +5 when a high bet is out.

Also, It seems soft hands would be the last indecies to learn because a single specific card is needed (Ace) to make this hand. They should occur less often.

However, a soft hand with a low, positive index may be worth considering. Like A-4 vs 4.

Since I18 covers %80 of Playing Efficiency, would I just be near as well off not overthinking this and just learn the indecies that were easiest to remember?

Thanks
-Felix

 

[The Mayor]

You said:
Also, It seems soft hands would be the last indecies to learn because a single specific card is needed (Ace) to make this hand. They should occur less often.

No, the rarest indices are the splitting indices, e.g. 9-9 vs. 7.