blackjack avenger said:
It does not matter which system you use to determine your TC for betting and playing purposes. They both give you the same TC, that is why you do not change the indice numbers.
Not sure I completely understood all that dividing by half decks stuff but, no matter, I do agree, whether you estimate decks remaining to nearest whole deck or nearest half-deck or nearest card, a RC of whatever will be the same TC, like you say, with either count. If you double the tags, halve the resulting TC by whatever method you use and bet and play based on that. I think we're probably saying the same thing here.
But, that same TC when calculated by Halves is more valuable to you than the same TC with Hi-Lo. It identifies more better situations. That's why it has a higher win rate.
I've been trying to use "more better" in a sentence for a long time lol.
Anyway, it's also why, unlike what I think you are saying, the index numbers for playing departures are not the same for both counts.
Very simlar, yes. Usable with no great loss, yes. But definitely not identical.
To JJ - guess I was in level 3 mode without knowing it lol. I hate fractions
Edited to add: I can see where I may have been confusing you and/or Josh. When I said before I halved the resulting index numbers, I meant the resulting TC. And then used any departures based on that TC. Sorry for any confusion.
