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Hello.
A local casino nearby has some odd rules in this regarding: 6D, S17, double any, re-split except As, double after split, no peak.
Surrender is allowed except against As since there is no peak by the dealer. I wonder how should I set the Basic Strategy Engine?. With early surrender or late?.
Ken, I greatly appreciate your insight. Tournament question: 20 hands, 5 players, top 2 advance. Starting bankroll 25k. Minimum bet 500. Quarterfinal round. I had a horrible run, losing 14 of the first 16 hands, plus a double down and both ends of a split. The best hand I had / made was 17. Anyway, On the 17th hand, I was down 9500. The other 4 players had over 30k each, so I went all in, received a 15 vs 9 and busted. Looking back, I’m wondering if going all in was the proper play, considering that things get crazy on the last few hands, and maybe I could’ve waited until the last 3 hands to make a move. The top 2 were advancing, so now I’m second guessing myself as to whether I could have snuck in there under the wire on the last hand. Did I make the right play? Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I don’t check in much here any more. These kinds of questions will get quicker answers over at BlackjackTournaments.com.
I will assume that you were around $20K bank, down $9500 from the other 4 players around $30K. With only 4 hands to go, it’s not at all unreasonable to go all in here, especially if most of the other players have small to medium size bets working. If on the other hand, they ALL bet big, I would make at least one more small bet.
But in this situation, you are very likely to need to win a big bet soon to have a shot. If they are giving you an opportunity to make up a lot of ground even if everyone at the table gets paid, take it.
No, the “doubling” indexes always mean double at or above the index. So in the case of 9 vs 2 in a 2DH17 game, double if the count is +1 or higher. If the count is zero or negative, just hit.
Indexes always mean one of these three things: Stand at or above the index, double at or above the index, and split at or above the index. Which one it means varies depending on the decision. It’s a bit confusing at first. If in doubt, check the instruction pages here which show exactly when each applies. Once you get the idea, it gets easier.
You also may be confused by why basic strategy says “Double” for 9v2, yet the index is +1 for doubling. The explanation is pretty simple. Your hand includes two small cards and the dealer upcard is a small card. Therefore, off the top of a fresh shuffle, you’re already at +1, so basic strategy says double despite needing a “+1” to do so.
Almost. Hit when the count is worse than -3. At the index, you double.
The best way to phrase this is “double at -3 or better, else hit”.
Double at -3, -2, -1, zero, and all positive counts.
Why don’t you make 7 = +1 (REKO or K-O) which would increase the BE to 98% and PE to 55% and keep the same level of difficulty/ease of counting? Are BC and BE 2 different things?
I can’t recall if these indexes are mentioned in the GameMaster’s lessons, but yes, it’s a useful strategy variation to know.
In 6D H17, split at +2 or better.
My advancecd cards include for the other rules/decks.
Je ne suis pas sûr qu'il soit compatible avec Windows 10. Il n'a pas fonctionné lorsque je l'ai essayé sur une version complètement à jour il y a quelques mois. La recommandation de MGP était de désinstaller complètement l'ancien .Net et d'essayer de cette façon. Je n'ai pas eu l'occasion d'essayer.
657 hands played and i’m +475$ am I starting to show an advantage over the game or is the sample too small to be meaningful? I stopped playing because once you start playing enough hands the program starts to get slow. Also, I couldn’t take insurance on anything even though I had the offer insurance option selected.
In playing 21 with one deck off cards aND two people playing, in playing Blackjack with one deck of cards and two people playing what is the most black jack show up
Ken Smith. Is there any significance in blackjack when you have a black jack paired with a black ace, same suit? The question came up on the multiple choice question on Millionaire. ” With 8 decks in the shoe, how many black jacks are there? I guessed 16 but the answer was 32???
Hello.
A local casino nearby has some odd rules in this regarding: 6D, S17, double any, re-split except As, double after split, no peak.
Surrender is allowed except against As since there is no peak by the dealer. I wonder how should I set the Basic Strategy Engine?. With early surrender or late?.
Thanks for ur answer… regards…
40? You’re definitely not ready
Before sitting at a table to play, what should I be looking for, or does it really matter
Ken, I greatly appreciate your insight. Tournament question: 20 hands, 5 players, top 2 advance. Starting bankroll 25k. Minimum bet 500. Quarterfinal round. I had a horrible run, losing 14 of the first 16 hands, plus a double down and both ends of a split. The best hand I had / made was 17. Anyway, On the 17th hand, I was down 9500. The other 4 players had over 30k each, so I went all in, received a 15 vs 9 and busted. Looking back, I’m wondering if going all in was the proper play, considering that things get crazy on the last few hands, and maybe I could’ve waited until the last 3 hands to make a move. The top 2 were advancing, so now I’m second guessing myself as to whether I could have snuck in there under the wire on the last hand. Did I make the right play? Your feedback would be greatly appreciated.
I don’t check in much here any more. These kinds of questions will get quicker answers over at BlackjackTournaments.com.
I will assume that you were around $20K bank, down $9500 from the other 4 players around $30K. With only 4 hands to go, it’s not at all unreasonable to go all in here, especially if most of the other players have small to medium size bets working. If on the other hand, they ALL bet big, I would make at least one more small bet.
But in this situation, you are very likely to need to win a big bet soon to have a shot. If they are giving you an opportunity to make up a lot of ground even if everyone at the table gets paid, take it.
I received my cards. I just want to be sure.
2 deck, DHS17
9 vs dealer 2 has a D and 1
this is double unless count is +1 then hit?
No, the “doubling” indexes always mean double at or above the index. So in the case of 9 vs 2 in a 2DH17 game, double if the count is +1 or higher. If the count is zero or negative, just hit.
Indexes always mean one of these three things: Stand at or above the index, double at or above the index, and split at or above the index. Which one it means varies depending on the decision. It’s a bit confusing at first. If in doubt, check the instruction pages here which show exactly when each applies. Once you get the idea, it gets easier.
You also may be confused by why basic strategy says “Double” for 9v2, yet the index is +1 for doubling. The explanation is pretty simple. Your hand includes two small cards and the dealer upcard is a small card. Therefore, off the top of a fresh shuffle, you’re already at +1, so basic strategy says double despite needing a “+1” to do so.
thank you
so keeping with the same rules as above, 9 vs 4 indicated to D (double) but has -3 which is translated to only hit at -3.
Scott
Almost. Hit when the count is worse than -3. At the index, you double.
The best way to phrase this is “double at -3 or better, else hit”.
Double at -3, -2, -1, zero, and all positive counts.
At first, this way of stating indexes and actions can seem needlessly confusing. To see why it is the standard, read this:
Learning Card Counting Indexes? Don’t Make this Mistake
Why don’t you make 7 = +1 (REKO or K-O) which would increase the BE to 98% and PE to 55% and keep the same level of difficulty/ease of counting? Are BC and BE 2 different things?
Based on: https://www.qfit.com/card-counting.htm
Is the empty field for 9,9 vs A correctly empty? I haven’t noticed any info here about potential deviance here.
I can’t recall if these indexes are mentioned in the GameMaster’s lessons, but yes, it’s a useful strategy variation to know.
In 6D H17, split at +2 or better.
My advancecd cards include for the other rules/decks.
Il ne fonctionne pas avec la version 1.1 Net
Je ne suis pas sûr qu'il soit compatible avec Windows 10. Il n'a pas fonctionné lorsque je l'ai essayé sur une version complètement à jour il y a quelques mois. La recommandation de MGP était de désinstaller complètement l'ancien .Net et d'essayer de cette façon. Je n'ai pas eu l'occasion d'essayer.
657 hands played and i’m +475$ am I starting to show an advantage over the game or is the sample too small to be meaningful? I stopped playing because once you start playing enough hands the program starts to get slow. Also, I couldn’t take insurance on anything even though I had the offer insurance option selected.
In one deck off cards with two people playing, what is really most a black show up.?
In playing 21 with one deck off cards aND two people playing, in playing Blackjack with one deck of cards and two people playing what is the most black jack show up
Ken Smith. Is there any significance in blackjack when you have a black jack paired with a black ace, same suit? The question came up on the multiple choice question on Millionaire. ” With 8 decks in the shoe, how many black jacks are there? I guessed 16 but the answer was 32???
You’re really kind of a nasty person, aren’t you?
If I play perfect basic strategy, can I win more often if I use a positive progression at the same time?