When playing at a table with 6 decks and 2 other players, when the count is such where you now start to increase your bet.
At how many units do you begin going from 1 hand to 2 hands?
An example of what I do is a follows.
If I win my 5 unit bet and the count calls for a 10 unit bet, I now go to 2 hands of 5 units.
Do any of you go to your 2nd hand prior to that.
Also note, that if i'm playing head to head, I never go to two hands.
I was just curious about how the rest of you do it.
HOLLYWOOD
> When playing at a table with 6 decks and 2
> other players, when the count is such where
> you now start to increase your bet.
> At how many units do you begin going from 1
> hand to 2 hands?
Personal preference. Really doesn't matter too much. Some start right away; others wait for the higher bets.
> An example of what I do is a follows.
> If I win my 5 unit bet and the count calls
> for a 10 unit bet, I now go to 2 hands of 5
> units.
Well, that's a bad mistake. Surely, you didn't learn that from ME! ;-) You're wasting cards and not getting any extra money on the table for your efforts. If you were going to bet one hand of ten units, you should be betting two hands of 7 or 7.5 units each.
> Also note, that if i'm playing head to head,
> I never go to two hands.
Well, if you do, just understand that one hand of $100 should be changed into two hands of $75 each.
Don
> Personal preference. Really doesn't matter
> too much. Some start right away; others wait
> for the higher bets.
> Well, that's a bad mistake. Surely, you
> didn't learn that from ME! ;-) You're
> wasting cards and not getting any extra
> money on the table for your efforts. If you
> were going to bet one hand of ten units, you
> should be betting two hands of 7 or 7.5
> units each.
> Well, if you do, just understand that one
> hand of $100 should be changed into two
> hands of $75 each.
> Don
Hi Don:
I should have elaborated on my post a bit more. I'm sorry about that
After I win my $500.00 bet I double my money and go down for 2 hands of $500.00, so i'm increasing to $1000.00. If I win that bet, my next and final bet is (a bit less then you suggested) $725.00 on each hand. Which is also my final increase and my max bet.
In my post, I was trying to find out at what point it was advantagous to go to two hands and I was not being technical enough on what I do.
So, you're saying that my timing for going from one to two hands is adequate? Which is all I was actually concerned with in my question.
BJA top of page 30.
To summarize:
Thanks again
Hollywood
> I should have elaborated on my post a bit
> more. I'm sorry about that.
No problem. What you've written below is fine.
> After I win my $500.00 bet I double my money
> and go down for 2 hands of $500.00, so i'm
> increasing to $1000.00. If I win that bet,
> my next and final bet is (a bit less then
> you suggested) $725.00 on each hand. Which
> is also my final increase and my max bet.
Fine!
> In my post, I was trying to find out at what
> point it was advantagous to go to two hands
> and I was not being technical enough on what
> I do.
Got it. Short answer: It doesn't much matter.
> So, you're saying that my timing for going
> from one to two hands is adequate? Which is
> all I was actually concerned with in my
> question.
Yes.
> BJA top of page 30.
> To summarize:
Right.
Don
Obviously, you will need a neighboring spot open if you spread to 2 hands. So, one tip is,if you Wong a table and plan on spreading to two hands, pick the seat with the most empty neighboring spots, e.g., if a 6 hand table, #2 & #5 spots taken, don't sit at 3rd base, take #3 or #4.
I try to always play tow hands. Mathematically, it is better for you to play 2 hands in a negative counts, if the table minimums allow it.
Of course, sometime the table minimum is so high that the two-spot bet is well above my minimum. In that case, I may have to start at 1.
If you start at 1, then going tow hands is partly matter of cover. Constantly going back and forth between one and two hands is not desirable. There are some opportunities for doing this, such as when the dealer makes a miracle hand and blows out the table. Then you can "try to change the flow of the cards."
> When playing at a table with 6 decks and 2
> other players, when the count is such where
> you now start to increase your bet.
> At how many units do you begin going from 1
> hand to 2 hands?
> An example of what I do is a follows.
> If I win my 5 unit bet and the count calls
> for a 10 unit bet, I now go to 2 hands of 5
> units.
> Do any of you go to your 2nd hand prior to
> that.
> Also note, that if i'm playing head to head,
> I never go to two hands.
> I was just curious about how the rest of you
> do it.
> HOLLYWOOD
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