gambler: Undealt cards

[gambler]

Mr. Parker, you said, that if you know the value
of a card behind the cut card, you include it in your count. I would like to know some answers of other players. I can tell all of you, I know
in a 4/6 game,that in the remaining 2 decks behind the cut card, are at least 13 high cards and 13 low cards. So, what is your opinion now?

May be, this question REALLY belongs at the BJ Main page :-)

[Parker]

> Mr. Parker, you said, that if you know the
> value
> of a card behind the cut card, you include
> it in your count. I would like to know some
> answers of other players. I can tell all of
> you, I know
> in a 4/6 game,that in the remaining 2 decks
> behind the cut card, are at least 13 high
> cards and 13 low cards. So, what is your
> opinion now?

And how do you know this?

[Norm Wattenberger]

> Mr. Parker, you said, that if you know the
> value
> of a card behind the cut card, you include
> it in your count. I would like to know some
> answers of other players.

Parker's answer is the only correct answer.

> I can tell all of
> you, I know
> in a 4/6 game,that in the remaining 2 decks
> behind the cut card, are at least 13 high
> cards and 13 low cards. So, what is your
> opinion now?

So start the count at zero.

BJStats

[Magician]

> I know
> in a 4/6 game,that in the remaining 2 decks
> behind the cut card, are at least 13 high
> cards and 13 low cards. So, what is your
> opinion now?

This would happen in over 99% of all shoes. It's not useful information.

[gambler]

> And how do you know this?

If you have six decks at home, place a cutcard after four decks, and check it. Also when you remove several high cards and shuffle, you will see, that there are enough high cards to say "there are high cards in the remaining two decks".

[Parker]

> If you have six decks at home, place a
> cutcard after four decks, and check it. Also
> when you remove several high cards and
> shuffle, you will see, that there are enough
> high cards to say "there are high cards
> in the remaining two decks".

So what? We are not really concerned with the exact number of high cards or low cards, but rather the ratio between the two. When that ratio tilts toward the high cards, we have a small edge.

And it is possible (albeit extremely unlikely) that there could be nothing but small cards behind the cut card.