Quote Originally Posted by All Clear View Post
Sure! Purchase "The Pro's Guide to Spanish 21 and Australian Pontoon" by Katarina Walker. She lists a counting system that easily brings Spanish 21 to a winning game- even a very small spread (1 - 3, for example) would do the trick of bringing the S17 (dealer stands on Soft 17) Spanish 21 game to better than even, using her counting system. A note that S17 is always no redoubling, so there is no need to mention that. Your dad should have thick skin, as counting often leads to some non-intuitive plays (hitting an 8-7 against a dealer 4 in some counts, hitting a 17 against a dealer A in most counts, etc.) and can elicit negative responses from some.

If your dad is up for it, there are far more advanced counts (including 3-D ones, that incorporate four and five card hands in a superior way than simply using an adjustment for each, as both KatCount and my more advanced counting system do), but I don't think those that use these systems have given them out, unfortunately. : ( I'm actually surprised that others haven't responded- if you do searches on this forum, the Spanish 21 threads used to have far more back-and-forth activity. I got almost all my info from others in this forum, who were quite helpful.
I’m not sure my dad would want to learn any sort of count but that’s his prerogative (I think he’s fine with just playing and losing and then playing some blackjack with me and following my bets). I am slightly interested in learning to count Spanish 21 though. I feel like it would increase my longevity at local casinos and could potentially be more lucrative (I would be playing heads up a lot, I almost always see empty Spanish 21 tables). Do you have any math to back up your count against kat’s or even kat’s against blackjack Hi-Lo?