Lin X: Looking for 1D Indices & meaning of catch-22

[Lin X]

I bought Don's book and got to try out this site for 3 months, which was a nice surprise.

Where can I find the I-18 indices for Hi-Lo for the 1D game, i.e. I read somewhere the insurance indice was TC of 1.7.

Where can I find the ranking of the I-18 plays and the contribution each play adds to one's win rate, respectively. If possible, I am looking for the numbers for both 1D and multiple deck.

Also, what exactly is the catch-22 plays (any possible for 1D and 6D and the ranking of those plays).

Let me explain why the ranking is important -- I've looked at most books (Ian Andersen's book, Jacobson's book, on the internet, etc) and the plays are usually sorted by double downs, stiffs, splits, etc, and not by the value-added of each play.

[Don Schlesinger]

> I bought Don's book and got to try out this site for 3
> months, which was a nice surprise.

Welcome!

> Where can I find the I-18 indices for Hi-Lo for the 1D
> game,

P. 213, Table 10.1, last column. :-)

i.e. I read somewhere the insurance indice [index] was
> TC of 1.7.

It isn't; it's 1.4, and you can forget about the decimal and use the +2 that's in the book.

> Where can I find the ranking of the I-18 plays and the
> contribution each play adds to one's win rate,
> respectively. If possible, I am looking for the
> numbers for both 1D and multiple deck.

It appears that you've bought BJA3 but haven't actually read it yet. :-) Try p. 62, Table 5.1; but do read the whole chapter, please.

> Also, what exactly is the catch-22 plays (any possible
> for 1D and 6D and the ranking of those plays).

Read chapter 13, Part II, especially p. 375.

> Let me explain why the ranking is important -- I've
> looked at most books (Ian Andersen's book, Jacobson's
> book, on the internet, etc) and the plays are usually
> sorted by double downs, stiffs, splits, etc, and not
> by the value-added of each play.

You've read the rest, now read. ... Aw shucks, I'm too modest to complete the sentence! :-)

Don

[Lin X]

It's been a while since I read the 1st edition of the book (the binding sucked and the first few chapters are now held together by a rubber band). The hard-cover for the 3rd edition is so much better -- better binding, better quality paper and slightly bigger font. The Appendices are amazing.

Thanks again.

[Bettie]

Not Don, but as the publisher of the third edition, I'm happy to hear that you are pleased. As it was our first product out of the gate A.S. (After Snyder), we put a lot of effort (and money) into finding a printer with the best quality bright white paper and also paid a premium for what is called a "lay-flat" binding, both with the express purpose of making it very easy to read all of the charts in the book.

Bettie

> It's been a while since I read the 1st edition of the
> book (the binding sucked and the first few chapters
> are now held together by a rubber band). The
> hard-cover for the 3rd edition is so much better --
> better binding, better quality paper and slightly
> bigger font. The Appendices are amazing.

> Thanks again.