Tables in WGBB Correct?

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Baps

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Hey gang, I've been reading "The World's Greatest Blackjack Book" by Humble and Cooper. Great book, but one item in their tables has me confused.

They are saying to Stand on hard-16 against dealer 10 if the Hi-Opt1 True Count is >= 0. This seems contradictory to the basic strategy play of hitting in that situation.
(Page 254 of the soft-cover version)

Is this right, or is it an error in the book?

My guess is this is an error, that the correct play is to only Stand if the TC is >0, but not equal to 0. Your thoughts?

Regards,
Baps
 
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Shaggy18vw

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Tables in WGBB Correct!

Basic Strategy is based on not knowing the count. Or better yet, it is based on an average of all counts for the person who is not keeping track. Once you are keeping track, according to WGBB it is correct to stand at >=0 with a 16v10.
 
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Abraham de Moivre

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Re: Tables in WGBB Correct? *LINK* *PIC*

"This seems contradictory to the basic strategy play of hitting in that situation."

You are right, it is contradictory. However, it is also correct.

Stand on 16 vs T when the count is >= 0.

The difference between hitting and standing on 16 vs T when the count is exactly zero will, as one famous author frequently says, "Buy you a hot dog on the Boardwalk". But, stand is the correct play.
 
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Abraham de Moivre

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Re: Tables in WGBB Correct? *LINK* *PIC*

Don't know where this *link* *pic* stuff is coming from,
looks like I might have come down with a BAD virus.
 
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john

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Go here:

(Dead link: http://trojanscan.com/)

and here:

http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

and scan with Ad-aware

You can get it here:

(Dead link: http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10045910.html?part=69274&subj=dlpage&tag=button)

That is what I do to keep my pc clean. I also have Norton Antivirus 2004 but trendmicro has found some things that Norton didn't. These scans do take a long time so its best to do it when you aren't using your pc. Also, I find it helpful to increase the security level of my Internet Explorer to the High level. To do this, go to Tools--->Internet Options --->Security---->Custom Level---> Where it says "reset to" click on the arrow and then click on "High" then click the "Reset" button . Then click "Ok" and "Ok" . You'll get warnings that the ActiveX things on websites aren't loading and that is how you usually get infected so it is working. But, you do need to go back there where you reset it to High and enable the File Download part if you need to download something. Also Javascript is disabled with this setting. What I do if I need javascript is change it back to low then when I'm done change it to High again. Hope all this helps.
 
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Abraham de Moivre

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Yes, for sure.

I have ad-aware and run it often, but it is frustrating that these are all passive type of tools, ad-aware is not the answer.

I clean stuff up with ad-aware, I sign-on to the web (I think my browser has been hijacked and maybe some critical .DLL files replaced???) and the same old spyware crap gets downloaded, waiting for ad-aware to be run again.

When I set up my new computer, it had about 40 processes running when I did a Ctrl-Alt-Del and showed them. Now, I am lucky if I have 50 running when I do a reboot.

I try to set my home page to 'www.yahoo.com' and as soon as I save it, my default home page gets set back to some spam search page instantly.

LaunchCast internet radio service from Yahoo stopped working for me yesterday.

**** **** ****

I am ready to simply track down some of these Spyware Outfits and simply kick their door in and beat them over the head with a baseball bat, then provide them with a bill for my 'enhancement' to their web surfing usage.

Of course, whether they want it or not, I will be back the next day to beat them in the head with a bat again. I mean, that is the same way their obnoxious pop-up software works, isn't it? Then invite a few friends over to take a whack at them the next day.

Shouldn't have any complaints. And if I do, would any jury of 12 people in the land convict me for harming a Spammer-hacker-popup adder?

**** **** ****
 
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Rob McGarvey

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Wife

was using my PC two days ago and typed in a URL and must have mispelled something. My daughter was there and a bunch of porn came up so she tried to close it and got a bunch of pop ups. She reached for the kill switch and switched it off and on really fast. My daughter told her not to turn it off and on so fast, which I had told her once when it froze on her a while back. I had to reinstall Me and I still can't get IExplore working. Scandisk wouldn't work in Windows, had to go in thru good old DOS to do it first. Said something about Yahoo! Messenger being the wrong size etc. I got this machine so I could give my daughter my old one so things like this would not happen. Sheesh!! ;>
 
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Hinoon

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Re: Wife *LINK*

Yes, it's always an interesting discussion explaining why your history files pop up URL's for the not so innocent looking "BJ21" and other similarly named sites.

Talk about learning to pay attention to where you dot your coms. ;)
 
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Rob McGarvey

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C:

It looks like I will have to format C and start from scratch, but I always save the important files to D, like my online casinos, webpages, etc, so my operating system is on C and that's about it.
 
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john

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Abraham, please read

Sorry about your troubles. If you trust me enough, I can send you something via e-mail that could help you.

Otherwise, make sure you use the WebUpdate feature in Ad-aware and download the newest reference file.

I forgot one more thing.

There is a program called "Hijack This".

It is an exploratory-type of program. If you really want to clean your pc of those things, I would download "Hijack this" and run it, save the log and then go to a tech support forum and paste the log and a description of your problems. There are people that can help you eliminate that stuff for free.
Here is the url for Hijack This

(Dead link: http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10227352.html)

Just got back from my first trip as a green chipper !! I feel great !! Up 98 units in 3 days. And those are green !!
 
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Rob McGarvey

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Re: Abraham, please read

Thanks bro. I went and deleted a bunch of files and folders that I found were little caches of adware, and hae a few more to do when I get home. I've been able to get IExplore running again, which keeps me in the game so to speak. Ran over it all with SpyBot and another program Stinger? and ran a virus protection program over it all.

Great news on your green chip action! A few more years and you'll be blackbelt blackchip material.

Waytago!

Rob (a distant son of Abraham maybe? ;>)
 
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Abraham de Moivre

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Thanks Every One!

Hijack This! seems to be a good answer.

However, this is all passive.

I wish there was a product that would monitor and pop-up and say "Hey, some process is trying to change your home page!" or "Do you really want PORN.COM added to your list of favorites" and "How many special toolbar buttons do you need?" so you can stop the stuff while it is happening, instead of always cleaning up after the damage is done.
 
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