Some advice on betting spread

[Freightman]

Hey guys!

Just had a question about my bankroll and betting spread. I'm just looking to do some weekend card counting with a bankroll of $5,000.

The rules in my area are: H17, DAS, Double any two cards, No Surrender, Split up to 4 times, Cannot resplit Aces.

I was planning on some back counting and utilizing the floating advantage for a 6 deck game with a $10 minimum. The penetration is at about 76%-80%.

My spread would be:

TC+1: $10
TC+2: $20
TC+3: $30
TC+4: $40
TC+5^: $50

I wouldn't play anything in the negatives or below TC+1.

Please let me know if you guys need anymore information. Thanks!

Haven't simmed, but it looks like a .63 or .67 edge, and you're not playing heads up. You're playing with. Small bankroll, but almost all of your betting will be advantageous.

I would normally say go be more aggressive with your bets, but given bankroll constraints, 1-5 soread, most in profitable city actions, looks okay. The question is - are there enough low limit tables available to give you the heads up you require, along with hands per hour.

[Battousai]

Thanks for your quick response. I'm in the San Diego area so I'm surrounded by casinos. On the weekends there usually are a lot of low limit tables. They will often open another side of the casino for players and it's usually a $10 minimum.

That actually brings up another question. If they opened up a $15 minimum, same rules and number of decks and pen, I wouldn't be able to Wong in until a TC+2..so now my spread looks like this:

TC+2: $20
TC+3: $30
TC+4: $40
TC+5^:$50

I would jump out at anything below TC+2. Is that still even playable and I guess beatable?

[Freightman]

Thanks for your quick response. I'm in the San Diego area so I'm surrounded by casinos. On the weekends there usually are a lot of low limit tables. They will often open another side of the casino for players and it's usually a $10 minimum.

That actually brings up another question. If they opened up a $15 minimum, same rules and number of decks and pen, I wouldn't be able to Wong in until a TC+2..so now my spread looks like this:

TC+2: $20
TC+3: $30
TC+4: $40
TC+5^:$50

I would jump out at anything below TC+2. Is that still even playable and I guess beatable?

It is, but reconsider wonging out below *2. It looks odd to keep wonging in and out, and there is usually lots if room for volatility, which means profitable situations. Further, your hands per hour number will go up n the toilet. You may be constrained by bankroll size, but your modus operandi allows you to leverage that bankroll. In other words, you're not funding a steady stream of negative counts with minimum bets.

[Battousai]

It is, but reconsider wonging out below *2. It looks odd to keep wonging in and out, and there is usually lots if room for volatility, which means profitable situations. Further, your hands per hour number will go up n the toilet. You may be constrained by bankroll size, but your modus operandi allows you to leverage that bankroll. In other words, you're not funding a steady stream of negative counts with minimum bets.

Will do thanks again I'll let you know how it goes once I get out there!

[Stealth]

Thanks for your quick response. I'm in the San Diego area so I'm surrounded by casinos. On the weekends there usually are a lot of low limit tables. They will often open another side of the casino for players and it's usually a $10 minimum.

That actually brings up another question. If they opened up a $15 minimum, same rules and number of decks and pen, I wouldn't be able to Wong in until a TC+2..so now my spread looks like this:

TC+2: $20
TC+3: $30
TC+4: $40
TC+5^:$50

I would jump out at anything below TC+2. Is that still even playable and I guess beatable?

While this may be desirable on paper, you should understand that only about ~15% of the rounds you see will be at TC+2 or higher. That means 85% of the time you are idle. Not good playing protocol.

Your ramp will make winning difficult, consider a ramp of 20, 40, 60, 100 to get more bang for your buck. Also play TC +1 at $20, you will have very small advantage but will make you play look more normal.

Uses CVCX to sim exact conditions for more granular decisions.