Thanks again for the comments.

I plan on perfecting my Hi/Lo count live by the time we go on this trip (Summer). My Hi/Lo is fine when I'm at home, but most of the time I tend to lose the count when playing live. My basic strategy is flawless.

Realistically my two friends won't have time to learn and get good at the Hi/Lo by then, so I was thinking of just making sure they're good at the Speed Count at least, and to be honest they both need to improve their basic strategy as well. I was thinking we would play as a team and we've talked about that, it all sounds like a lot of fun, but maybe it's better that I play for the money and they play for the comps as suggested here. I don't know, lots to think about, prepare, and plan.