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  1. Lucky Ladies Improved Payout

    In my book, Chapter Ten provides an analysis of the Lucky Ladies bet. The following payoff schedule is used:


    Q hearts pair w/ dealer BJ – 1000:1
    Q hearts pair – 125:1
    Matched 20 – 19:1
    Suited 20 – 9:1
    Any 20 – 4:1


    Results were an advantage at TC +7 (High-Low) but a better SCORE at TC +9. A reader found a better payoff schedule as follows:


    Q hearts pair w/ dealer BJ – 1000:1
    Q hearts pair – 200:1
    Matched
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  2. Why Does REKO Card Counting Work?

    REKO is a simplified version of the KO count where only one index value is used for all indexes with any number of decks. So, there is no need to memorize index values. It has been suggested that REKO must therefore necessarily have poorer performance than KO. Not true. BOTH REKO and KO are simplified and compromised versions of KO Full. But, REKO is easier. That does NOT mean it is an inferior compromise. The method that the original KO uses for its indexes and IRC is very clever. But, not as accurate
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    Updated 03-28-2013 at 07:46 AM by Norm

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