Seemore Scagnetti: Q. About deck composition

[Seemore Scagnetti]

This seems to happen to me alot.I'll be playing 3rd. base, with a stiff against a dealers 7, 8, or so. The count says I should
hit. Three out of the five individuals befor me
take hits and no tens land on the table. I follow the count,and hit, and of course bust.....should composition dictate? .....Ever?
Thanks in advance SS

[Parker]

> This seems to happen to me alot.I'll be
> playing 3rd. base, with a stiff against a
> dealers 7, 8, or so. The count says I should
> hit. Three out of the five individuals befor
> me
> take hits and no tens land on the table. I
> follow the count,and hit, and of course
> bust.....should composition dictate?
> .....Ever?

Counting provides better information than composition-dependent basic strategy. If it didn't, there would be no point in learning to count. Follow the white rabbit, er, count.

[Seemore Scagnetti]

> Counting provides better information than
> composition-dependent basic strategy. If it
> didn't, there would be no point in learning
> to count. Follow the white rabbit, er,
> count.

Thanks parker I had been suffering from some long term variance..not in my favor....but things are slowely turning around...
best wishes in the new year

[Parker]

> Thanks parker I had been suffering from some
> long term variance..

It's actually short term variance, since by definition we have reached the "long run" when variance becomes insignificant.

It's all relative. :-)