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noobs that are afraid of math
here's a post for all the noobs out there. there's a lot of formulas out there for optimal betting and i think that formulas with complex math equations scare off a lot of people and lead them into unknowingly playing a losing game with either under betting or over betting (i think it's usually under betting). you might have heard of full/half/quarter kelly betting and don't understand the equations. well you don't have to (although it is good to)! for a rough 1/4 kelly, simply divide your br by 1,000 to get your unit size. whatever the true count is, subtract 1 and that's how many units to bet i.e: tc +6= 5 units. cap your max bet at 5 units. when spreading to 2 hands, take what would be your normal 1 hand bet, add 50%, and split into 2 bets. ie a normal bet of $20 could split into 2 hands of $15. and remember that your minimum bet is not a unit. your min bet should ideally be 0, but if that's not possible, it should be .25 or .5 of a unit. full units are strictly for positive ev situations. each time you win or lose 5k, you should add or subtract $5 from your betting unit, but stop downsizing when your br is at 10k, otherwise you're wasting your time (if your br is 5k, act as if it is 10k). that's it. also forget about all that camoflauge bs and rathole, rathole, rathole!
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