MIT Counting System

[Sniper]

Does anybody know what the strategy and card counting systems the MIT students used to rake in millions. Please reply back if you know the answer.

 

[Big Cowboy]

They used HiLo and worked in teams--using back counters, flat betters, language signals, big bettor, etc.

 

[SammyBoy]

Cowboy is correct. I emailed Andy Bloch a few weeks ago and he told me that they used Hi/Lo with FULL indices.

 

[Tom]

FULL indices

How many index numbers is considered to be Full indices?

 

[SammyBoy]

Re: FULL indices

I would guess all indices between +10 and -10, not really sure though. I will check PBJ this weekend and let you know.

 

[Automatic Monkey]

Re: FULL indices

Don't waste your time learning the full indexes, as no more than a couple of dozen are worth more than pennies per hour even at the black chip level. The value of an index is related to your spread at a particular TC and how often you see that TC. It takes a bit of simulation and calculation tailored for your particular spread and count to see what indexes are worth learning.

 

[John Lewis]

Wong gives -20 to +20 for 1 and 4 decks (PBJ)

 

[CanKen]

Re: FULL indices

Depends on the game you are playing. But I would say that for 6 or 8 deck games, you shouldn't be playing below -1, and the count rarely, in my experience, gets above +6. That leaves about 25 useful indices in the -1 to +6 range.

 

[Tom]

Re: FULL indices

I'm content using only 22 indices. I understand using too many index numbers is a waste of time,just wondering why the MIT team did not think so. By definition I'm wondering what Bring Down the House's(or MIT) version of FULL indices are.

Hey, but I also wonder about many other actions and obscurities in the book. Thank you all for the info.

Tom

 

[Latimer]

BlackJack Pro

Has anyone read or used the card counting computer module, Blackjack Pro. I am wondering how effective the module can be and if it is worth the time to even mess with.