BA,
Sorry to sound a bit harsh, but I am getting a little tired of having to explain over and over again - its not your fault.
Again to quote this paper http://www.blackjackforumonline.com/...eads-howto.pdf :
I suggest you look at Equation 11:
Your Kelly bankroll doubling time is given by t = (0.693)/( k - k*k/2) * N0 rounds, which is minimised for k = 1,
where t = 1.39 x N0.
For k=>Sqrt(2)=1.41, your Kelly doubling time is infinite - effectively meaning you are overbetting
and you are guaranteed to lose your bankroll, period. If k=0 you are betting nothing and again your
doubling time is infinite.
If you are able to plot quadratic functions, look at y = k - k*k/2 and you will see what I mean.
As I said earlier N0 is determined ONLY by your count, your unit (ie 1-M) spread and your Wong point.
Your Kelly doubling rate depends on your Kelly fraction k and N0.
The only way you can decrease your Kelly time for a fixed fraction k = BANKROLL/EKB is to DECREASE N0.
N0 does NOT depend on either your Bankroll or EKB. N0 only depends on your UNIT 1-M spread and your Wong point.
Fiddling with your unit bet $B = k * BANKROLL/ekb, where ekb is your UNIT Equivalent Kelly Bankroll
( again only dependent on your UNIT 1-M spread and your Wong point ) cannot change N0.
So reducing your bet size will decrease your Kelly fraction k and reduce your Kelly growth.
Mucking around with your unit spread will only increase N0 and reduce your Kelly growth.
End of story.
Brett.
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