HOLLYWOOD: QUESTION?

[ghost]

> Are you "playing-all" or
> backcounting? What is the penetration? The
> wrong answer to these questions can make
> your 8-deck game worth pennies an hour at
> best. I don't feel that the KO book really
> addresses this sufficiently. In fact, it
> tends to give the incorrect impression that
> it contains "all you need to
> know." I highly recommend BJA for a
> detailed analysis of the 8-deck game.

i always play good penetration but never wong.
any other input or experience on ko vs. 8decks?

thanks for info ghost

[Sun Runner]

> Bad mistake! The combined total of the two
> hands should equal 150% of the single-hand
> wager. Each of the two wagers should equal
> 75% of the one-hand wager.

Of course it should.

So Hollywood does spreads 1:10 in every situation. Wonder how many $$$ I have left behind in the past? [No response neccessary -strictly rhetorical!]

[HOLLYWOOD]

> i play ko myself and consider myself a long
> term winner now. although when i play 8
> decks i almost always lose so i shy away
> from 8 decks. Whats your experience with 8
> decks. i use the ko book for risk of ruin
> kelly betting ... any input

> ghost

I have no experience with 8 decks. I don't play them ever.
I find the 6 deck game with bad PEN tough enough.
It was always my contention that the only way to beat an 8 deck game was to wong it. I don't wong anything. So I avoid them.

2 things that I do however that you may find interesting is this.

1. I keep a log book of dealers who give good pen. I find they are consistant and lazy to shuffle. I currently have 65 dealers in my book at different hotels.

2. I wear a special watch when I play. It is a watch for handycapped people that vibrates with no sound only sensitive to my wrist and I pre-set it for the amount of time where I know my counting skills get a little run down because i've played to long.
It's a reminder that I need a break before I make a mistake.

Regards

Hollywood

[HOLLYWOOD]

> Of course it should.

> So Hollywood does spreads 1:10 in every
> situation. Wonder how many $$$ I have left
> behind in the past? [No response neccessary
> -strictly rhetorical!]

I don't know if I said it correctly. Communication is not one of my strong points.

However, I only go to 2 hands in order to get more money out on the table at high counts, but I never do with when I go head to head.

Hollywood

[Brick]

One of the reasons you often lose against 8 deck is because you never wong. Wonging is almost mandatory unless you have a huge bankroll.

[ghost]

again thanks for your experiences and input it is
very much appreciated

ghost