sage01 said:Thanks for the info, I'll modify my bet spread.:)
I have been reading various books indicating a 1-10 or 1-12 spread on the 6 deck game. I like the lower spread.!!!
I spread 1 to 10 a week a go and lost twice my $$ buy in. I was ahead about $50 at the flat $5 bet range with the low counts over two shoes. Then the count went high TC to 5 to 6, and I bet 8 to 10 chips ($40 to $50) each hand and lost 5 hands in a row at the high count. I lost the entire buy in. Then it happened a second time within about 40 minutes. Again, ahead a few $$ at the flat bet range but lost the second $200 buy in just a few hands at the high count. At that point I left.
I have been buying in for $200, getting half red & half green (40 times the 5 bet) :(
Nickels_n_Bullets said:Yes sage that about right. Get up and leave at -3.
I would recommend that you stick to a $5 base first, to see if the House doesn't mind the spread.
-2 to +1 bet 5
+2 bet 10
+3 bet 15
+4 bet 20
(optional +6 bet 30)
If using a $10 base, same as above but double the dollars and DON'T bet the optional +6 wager. Make $40 the top bet.
One other important rule, now that I have your attention...
Don't jump bet from say 1 to 4, or 1 to 3... at most parlay from 1 to 2 THEN 2 to 4, and make these moves when you win... parlaying a win looks natural, parlaying a tie or loss does not.
So, if the score goes to +3, and you're currently betting 1, don't increase until you win... and then only go to 2. If the score is still at least +3, you can increase when you win again.
This is called by some folks the "Missouri Cover", as the house needs to "show me a winner" before one ups the bet.
Feel free for more questions.
double4more said:Why would you want to bet in the negative counts unless you absolutely had to? A back-counting approach should be preferred, should it not? Furthermore, wonging in at good true counts should allow for a smaller spread but at a higher unit size. Information on this can be found in the chapter for SCORE in Blackjack Attack, chapter 11 of the 2nd edition, pp. 282-283 (soft cover), or chapter 9 in the 3rd edition, pp. 161-162 (hard cover).
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