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    How can this be calculated?

    Kind of like a mix of ian Anderson and the martingale system, i got to thinking.

    What if i played a strategy that was like this:

    ANY HOUSE EDGE always bet 1 unit

    ANY PLAYER EDGE:
    bet 1 unit, if lose bet 2 units, if lose bet 4 units, all the way to table max, then stay at table max until win.

    After any win go back to 1 unit, regardless of count.

    If count ever goes into house edge then go to 1 unit.

    Pretty much an ultimate cover play, can this even be profitable? How could i calculate the important numbers for something like this?
    May the Variance be with you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueman View Post
    ANY PLAYER EDGE:
    bet 1 unit, if lose bet 2 units, if lose bet 4 units, all the way to table max, then stay at table max until win.
    That is a real bad idea. I do not even want to think about it.


    Quote Originally Posted by blueman View Post
    After any win go back to 1 unit, regardless of count.

    Horrible!

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueman View Post
    Kind of like a mix of ian Anderson and the martingale system, i got to thinking.

    What if i played a strategy that was like this:

    ANY HOUSE EDGE always bet 1 unit

    ANY PLAYER EDGE:
    bet 1 unit, if lose bet 2 units, if lose bet 4 units, all the way to table max, then stay at table max until win.

    After any win go back to 1 unit, regardless of count.

    If count ever goes into house edge then go to 1 unit.

    Pretty much an ultimate cover play, can this even be profitable? How could i calculate the important numbers for something like this?
    I see total obliteration of your bankroll.

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    blueman
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    Save yourself your pride and give up on this asinine nonsense.


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    I know its ridiculous, but maybe its good for comps and a small base unit. Better than basic strat.

    This is a comp earning idea**

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    I have a friend who only parlays in positive counts and flat bets in neutral/negative. He's received a lot of back offs. Your martingale mileage may vary, maybe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueman View Post
    I know its ridiculous, but maybe its good for comps and a small base unit. Better than basic strat.

    This is a comp earning idea**
    You'll earn lots of comps. You'll also go broke earning those comps.
    When I was in high school, we would get these ridiculous punishments of having to write lines.

    Your punishment is a paltry 100 lines of
    "I will never use my ridiculous Martingale style idea to win comps"

    If you're Catholic, say Hail Mary's.
    If you're Jewish, take a dunk in the Mikvah.
    If you're (American) Indian, smoke a pipe.
    Etc., etc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Fenix View Post
    I have a friend who only parlays in positive counts and flat bets in neutral/negative. He's received a lot of back offs. Your martingale mileage may vary, maybe.

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    Far better than what OP described, but still to far from optimal with lots of danger. A bad run causes shrinkage among men.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Freightman View Post
    A bad run causes shrinkage among men.

    To say the least!

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueman View Post
    After any win go back to 1 unit.
    What a cover play
    Normal player never do that.

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    Yeah it was just a thought lol that's why i posted it

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    If its plus ev then why will i go broke? I have a big bank roll

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    Quote Originally Posted by blueman View Post
    Kind of like a mix of ian Anderson and the martingale system, i got to thinking.

    What if i played a strategy that was like this:

    ANY HOUSE EDGE always bet 1 unit

    ANY PLAYER EDGE:
    bet 1 unit, if lose bet 2 units, if lose bet 4 units, all the way to table max, then stay at table max until win.

    After any win go back to 1 unit, regardless of count.

    If count ever goes into house edge then go to 1 unit.

    Pretty much an ultimate cover play, can this even be profitable? How could i calculate the important numbers for something like this?
    Before I decide to figure out how grotesque this is, what's min and max on this gem of a scheme.

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