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All Clear
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.
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