Card Counting Strategy Complexity vs. Speed
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, 04-24-2012 at 03:04 PM (2297 Views)
In my last post, I looked at the effects of increasing error rate when increasing Blackjack strategy complexity. As a quick follow-on, let’s take a quick look at decreasing speed due to increased complexity. Speed is something I mention numerous times in my books. When using a more complex card counting strategy, the number of rounds that you play in a day can decrease for two reasons. First, you may spend more time thinking. Less obvious is the fact that you are likely to tire more quickly, and spend less time at the tables.
Again, we simulate six-deck, S17, DAS, 80% penetration, spread 1-15. We are comparing HiLo using 16 indexes, HiLo using a huge number of indexes and Advanced Omega II with full indexes and an ace side count. We are looking at the SCOREs given speeds of 100% through 52% of the speed that you would expect to normally maintain. The point of the table is that your gain in using a more complex strategy may be less than the pure gain expected from a superior strategy if you cannot maintain the same speed. Of course, you need to keep in mind both the effect here and the possible effect of increased error rate in the previous post.
And for single-deck, H17, nDAS, three players, three rounds, third base: