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    From ionsaliu@gmail.com@21:1/5 to ions...@gmail.com on Thu Jun 30 09:39:50 2016
    On Sunday, June 26, 2016 at 3:12:27 PM UTC-4, ions...@gmail.com wrote:
    On Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at 12:59:04 PM UTC-4, ions...@gmail.com wrote:
    * The new reversed card counting strategy considers the minus (negative) count, as opposed to the "traditional" plus-c(o)unt systems. The negative counts are far more favorable to DOUBLE DOWN hands, the most advantageous situations for blackjack
    players. There is a high percentage of double down sequences: 4+6, 5+5, 5+6, even 3+6, 4+5. Or, 9+2, 8+2/3, 7+2/3/4/A.

    * We simply count the Ten-valued cards as 1, 2, 3,.., as they are dealt. We don't have to remember the previous rounds. We don't even count the Aces, as they become also 1-values (serving the purpose of doubling down).

    What you gonna do, casinos? Hire new "consultants" to chase the 'reversed counters'?

    http://saliu.com/bbs/messages/274.html
    (Blackjack Reversed Card Counting System)

    Ion Saliu,
    Founder of Blackjack Mathematics
    "A good man is an axiomatic man; an axiomatic man is a happy man. Be axiomatic!"


    Now, keeping track of the Tens-only serves a good purpose as regards INSURANCE BETTING.

    • In the ‘Counting System In-Reverse’: The larger the amount of Tens OUT (removed), the higher degree of certainty DC to get a DOUBLE-DOWN hand in the next round.
    • Inversely, for the ‘Insurance Bet’: The larger the amount of Tens LEFT (REMAINING) in THIS round, the higher degree of certainty to win the ‘Insurance Bet’.
    • We consider the cutoff value to be ONE THIRD of Tens removed from the deck. There are 2 cards per hand for each player and the dealer. Total cards dealt: 16.
    • For example, if there are 7 players plus the dealer, the cutoff value is 16/3 = 5 Tens OUT in the first two cards.
    • A ‘positive’ (favorable!) count is everything UNDER the cutoff value. In the example above, if the ‘10-count’ is (5 – 2), it is recommended to take insurance.
    • A ‘10-count’ figure of 5 or above: Do not take insurance (house advantage is 12% on average).

    Read more detailed instructions:

    http://forums.saliu.com/blackjack-natural-odds-probability.html#insurance (Formulas to calculate all blackjack odds, probabilities of blackjack natural 21, insurance, double down hands, pairs to split, house edge, favorable bets.)

    http://forums.saliu.com/card-counting-blackjack.html#reversedcounting (Mathematics of Reversed Card-Counting Blackjack Strategy, Systems)

    If you haven’t grasped blackjack basic strategy (BBS) yet, this free resource is guaranteed to teach you BBC in a week:

    http://saliu.com/bbs/messages/399.html
    (Learn the best blackjack basic strategy with color-coded charts for all black jack decisions: Double down, split pairs, hit or draw, stand, stay.)


    Ion Saliu,
    Blackjackologist At-Large

    INSURANCE can be a favorable bet for all blackjack players depending on the number of Ten-value cards seen on the table. For example:

    7 Players:
    • Take insurance if 3 or fewer Tens came out in the running round.

    6 Players:
    • Take insurance if 2 or fewer Tens came out in the running round.

    5 Players:
    • Take insurance if 2 or fewer Tens came out in the running round.

    4 Players:
    • Take insurance if 1 or no Tens came out in the running round.

    http://forums.saliu.com/blackjack-insurance.html#.V3Q6YCTTGXw.facebook

    Parpaluck
    Doctor in Blackjackology
    Blackjackologist At-Large

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