A little knowledge can be dangerous......certainly applies to me. I was unaware of dividing by half-decks, and have been dividing by whole decks. Have been worried that my past successes were a result of positive fluctuation, now I am more concerned. No S17 games around the places where I usually play, think I may be stuck with the game and backcounting.

Really appreciate your insight,and the unbelievably quick reply. Thanks.

1st base

> Generally HiLo Illustrious 18 is less than
> 10% better than HiLo-Lite. In this case it
> is closer to 20-25% (assuming 75%
> penetration.) Six deck H17 is really awful.
> The biggest problem with HiLo-Lite is not
> the indexes. It is the fact that you divide
> by half-decks instead of full decks. This
> compresses the true counts into a very
> narrow range in a single level count. At 75%
> penetration, 63% of your true counts will be
> 0. This makes optimal betting difficult. At
> six deck, H17, 12:1 spread, you would have
> to bet one unit at counts of 0 and below and
> 12 units at counts of one and above. No
> gradation in the ramp at all.

> You need to back-count this game.