What's this?

[Felix Rue-de-Guerre]

Howdy,

I've just downloaded the trial version of the Casino Verite software (Which I will surely buy). Using The Efficiency Calculator, I've found the following to be true:

Count 1-
-1,.5,1,1,1.5,1,.5,0,-.5,-1 (halves)
BC= .99
PE= .56
IC= .72

Count 2-
-1,.5,1,1,1,1,.5,0,0,-1
BC= .99
PE= .55
IC= .78

Is this a published count strategy? Maybe X2 as a level 2 count? If not, what indecies might be compatible with this?

I find this very intriguing because I have been drilling with halves this past week or so, and I'm finding it a bit tiring. Count 2 would be easier to use, and it looks like it should perform about as well.

Thanks
-Felix

 

[Abraham de Moivre]

That is a count called RPC, Revere Point Count.
Check out "Blackjack as a Business" for details.

 

[The Mayor]

These numbers are not what you should care about. Instead, you want to know how many $ per hour each system yields in a "standard" game. The definitive comparison of systems appears in Schlesinger's Blackjack Attack 2nd edition, which is worth its weight in chips.

--Mayor