On page 200 of BJA3, note the text next to the pentagram: "After the first hand is dealt to two players, on average, about eight cards will have been used. Since 13 cards constitute a quarter-deck, when we go to estimate the true count at the start of the second hand, we'll be dividing our running count by three-quarters."Why does the book suggest to divide by 3/4 when there are 8 cards(not equal or greater than 13 cards) being used?
I always round up the remaining deck estimation to avoid overestimating the TC, so when 8 cards have been used, I would divide by 1 deck instead of 3/4 deck.
When there are 40-52 cards left, I divide by 1 deck.
When there are 27-39 cards left, I divide by 3/4 deck. WeChat Image_20181006001004.jpg