If clumping of small/high cards perpetuates (whatever the reason is) regardless of TC (in 8deck, which makes it worse...), should I play with different strategy?...like hitting on 12/13 against dealer 3,4,5,6 or wtvr?
Yes, you should track the shuffle, if possible, and use NRS techniques for betting and play. Essentially, for play variations, one would hit more than CC/Basic Strategy would suggest in low card clumps and stand more during high card clumps.
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I would hit 12/13/14 against low card no matter what true count said if every card (or almost every card with only one face card) on the (almost) full table is low card. If this condition persists at the same night, it is clear that ASM is in the clumping mode or God is really against you that day. Also on the same night, you don't want to buy insurance at all because the chance that the dealer down card is a face card correlates more to the degree of clump than to TC. Also you want to reduce your spread to the level you only barely make money theoretically if you already suspect ASM is clumping and you have already lost the majority of hands in that shoe.
This condition (13 small cards or 12 small cards without mid card and face cards or just one face card) should happen 0.00122% under normal circumstance. Even you play it the wrong way, it shouldn't have affected your EV at all. If you have seen it twice on almost every shoe, something is not right.
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