I'm probably misusing the word as to how it relates to my point. Remember, I'm the publisher of BJA, not the author. But here's an illustration:
Go into BJRM and select Hi-Lo, H17DAS for all sims. Then run 2 decks w/ 70 of 104 cards, and then 6 decks w/ 4.5/6 decks. In both cases click "Calc Optimum Bets." Look at the numbers, and then calculate the trip stats and look at the numbers. My selection of rules and pen is somewhat arbitrary.
SD/hand SD/100 Win/hand (units) Trip ROR
2D $75 $751 2.81 21.11%
6D $35 $349 1.68 3.91%
Same overall ROR (13%), but drastically different trip ROR. You make more money in 2D, but you have a wilder ride that can screw you in the short term.
You can tweak the pen and rules and the differences will get milder or greater, but in general your swings will be larger in 2D which can lead to quick ruin for a beginning player unless they are thoroughly prepared. Further, 6 deck tends to have much smoother count/bet transitions, which are much easier for beginners to deal with, easier to hide from the pit. 6 deck is simply a more serene game.
I'm sure Don will jump in and give me the slap down if need be. I make things look pretty. That's my job.
Good Cards,
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