Time to ask a simple question

[AnIrishmannot2brite]

Is there an abbreviation sheet handy on the site? You know some thing that defines letters like "BS" "EV" etc?

Might be handy for the newbies.

Remember if I'd found this message board a year ago it would have spared me a five hundred one day loss (since easily re couped).

Now that reminds me: How about a faq sheet specifically designed for newbies?

I mean shucks about two years ago I took my first plunge into counting. Scared my ass off which is natural. OK so i made a little money on the big shoes and thought I'd go over to the single deck.

Yeah but nobody told me that those table can only be played one on one with the dealer.

Let's try and prevent people from "learning the hard way".

Thanx

Irish

 

[nightspirit]

Do you mean something like that? Blackjack Abbreviations

 

[AnIrishmannot2brite]

Do you mean something like that? Blackjack Abbreviations

Yeah that will do. A condensed version might be more applicable but i should be able to weed through it well enough.

In fact a "sticky" thread here might help. If someone could decipher the abbreviations and put the most common ones down front and center.

It took me a little while to find the definition of "EV". I already knew it but this is such an important one that it oughta come in the top 20 or so list along with "B/S" (basic strategy) etc.

 

[InPlay]

Is there an abbreviation sheet handy on the site? You know some thing that defines letters like "BS" "EV" etc?

Might be handy for the newbies.

Remember if I'd found this message board a year ago it would have spared me a five hundred one day loss (since easily re couped).

Now that reminds me: How about a faq sheet specifically designed for newbies?

I mean shucks about two years ago I took my first plunge into counting. Scared my ass off which is natural. OK so i made a little money on the big shoes and thought I'd go over to the single deck.

Yeah but nobody told me that those table can only be played one on one with the dealer.

Let's try and prevent people from "learning the hard way".

Thanx

Irish

You sure are not to bright of a BJ player espically if you said you can count!
Another made up B------T post ?

 

[AnIrishmannot2brite]

You sure are not to bright of a BJ player espically if you said you can count!
Another made up B------T post ?

Help me out here folks: Is this guy "InPlay" the house troll?

Don't get me wrong i don't want to explicitly condemn someone's thoughts on a public forum. It's just since I'm new here I want to get the update on the all the resident weirdos.

 

[21forme]

Help me out here folks: Is this guy "InPlay" the house troll?


Yes. He tried to get me to bite in a response in one of my posts, but I ignored it.

 

[InPlay]

Help me out here folks: Is this guy "InPlay" the house troll?

Don't get me wrong i don't want to explicitly condemn someone's thoughts on a public forum. It's just since I'm new here I want to get the update on the all the resident weirdos.

I'm the troll of all BULL-------S !

 

[KenSmith]

Having a bad day, InPlay?
Civility is a requirement here, though at times my enforcement may be lax. Please try to get along.

 

[AnIrishmannot2brite]

Hello Ken,

Nice to meet you.

Been playing your blackjack trainer for almost a couple years before i joined the forum a week ago.

Question: Which setting (on the blackjack strategy trainer) most closely follows the average six deck shoe WITH other players?

My guess is that since we must play your software solo only that the best thing to do is set it at four decks. I then select double any card, dealer hits soft 17, quick play etc.

 

[KenSmith]

I guess it depends on what you mean by "most closely follows".

I would still suggest setting the game for the actual rules and number of decks you want to mimic. The only discrepancy you get because you're playing solo rather than at a crowded table is that you get a lot more hands per shuffle. But the expected result is the same for a basic strategy player either way.

 

[AnIrishmannot2brite]

I guess it depends on what you mean by "most closely follows".

I would still suggest setting the game for the actual rules and number of decks you want to mimic. The only discrepancy you get because you're playing solo rather than at a crowded table is that you get a lot more hands per shuffle. But the expected result is the same for a basic strategy player either way.

Granted. My feeling was that reducing the deck to four solo vs. my usual choice of six with full table "more closely follows" the conditions found at the real tables.

When a six deck table at, say Cache Creek in Brooks, CA (or anywhere else) is played there will be anywhere from two to seven players plus the dealer at any given time. This puts more cards out quickly. Now if the deck is going cold or up in count that point should be reached quicker on a full or half full table sooner than when playing solo on the software. Or with fewer hands played that is.

Obviously the solo computer player can play much faster than a dealer can deal. However without the extra players more hands dealt would be required. Thus my feeling is that by playing four decks solo it tends to duplicate the full table scenario closer.

Thanks for your reply.

 

[SilentBob420BMFJ]

Yeah that will do. A condensed version might be more applicable but i should be able to weed through it well enough.

In fact a "sticky" thread here might help. If someone could decipher the abbreviations and put the most common ones down front and center.

It took me a little while to find the definition of "EV". I already knew it but this is such an important one that it oughta come in the top 20 or so list along with "B/S" (basic strategy) etc.

you do know you can just use ctrl+f right? ive never heard of somebody wanting a smaller glossary.. are you sure you count? your idea of playing solo with a 4 deck being similar to 6 deck with other players makes no sense at all, its ploppy logic..