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    Is it possible to count like this.

    This might be a stupid question however if you took a deck and counted how many 9-A were dealt out wouldn’t that tell you what percent of high cards are left in the deck opposed to small cards? In a 8 deck shoe there would be 192 high cards 192 small cards leaving out the 8s. Sort of making an 8 a zero card

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    No. A 9 is not a high card. Don't try to reinvent the wheel.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 21forme View Post
    No. A 9 is not a high card. Don't try to reinvent the wheel.
    I count the 9 as -.5 and so do a lot of other folks who use the halves count. So if its counted as a negative, it surely isn't a small card or neutral card. What else could it be but a high card.

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    I think he means A-9 vs 10's and faces.

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    Some people want to "reinvent the wheel" while others want to "split hairs."
    Just relax and do not dream of a fantasized lifetime of tax-free income that
    will replace education and working for a living. Just knowing the percentage
    of high cards vs. low cards, while nice to know, is not a "key to the kingdom."

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    Thank you all the the feedback. I have been practicing the KO system and was not trying to reinvent the wheel. I just was thinking if you only counted the high cards that after 8 decks would be 192. If you are half way through the shoe and already counted past 96. For example 120 that would obviously mean there are more small cards left then big. Knowing that information I would leave knowing the casino has a higher edge. I am just brainstorming.

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    I just figured there would be a lot less cards to count. Makes for less mistakes.

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    how about neutral ? have you account for that ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by SkinnyBJplayer View Post
    Just relax and do not dream of a fantasized lifetime of tax-free income that
    will replace education and working for a living.
    Where did you ever get the idea that gambling income is tax free? Definitely taxable in USA.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robertc21 View Post
    This might be a stupid question however if you took a deck and counted how many 9-A were dealt out wouldn’t that tell you what percent of high cards are left in the deck opposed to small cards? In a 8 deck shoe there would be 192 high cards 192 small cards leaving out the 8s. Sort of making an 8 a zero card
    Sure, but why?

    Its not enough to know the percent of high vs low. You need to know your percent advantage to bet properly. I can see using this to figure out how BAD the shoe is; you'd still have to convert to figure out how GOOD it is. And it's also VERY helpful to know when to break from basic strategy. You would have to sim all your own indices, and do some sort of true count conversion.

    The good news is this has already been done for you if you use a conventional counting system. If I were you, I'd spend time practicing vs trying to find a shortcut.

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    I use the Advanced Omega system. Found it in "Blackjack for Blood"
    I think that Robertc21 is referencing a count called the Silver Fox count.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Robertc21 View Post
    This might be a stupid question however if you took a deck and counted how many 9-A were dealt out wouldn’t that tell you what percent of high cards are left in the deck opposed to small cards? In a 8 deck shoe there would be 192 high cards 192 small cards leaving out the 8s. Sort of making an 8 a zero card
    If I understand correctly you are counting 9 thru A as high, and 2-7 as low and 8 as a netrual or "Zero card"? Putting aside whether this is a legitimate counting system or not...

    What you propose will only work if you know 2 things:

    1.Knowing Exactly how many cards have been dealt in that 8 deck shoe
    2.Knowing what neutral cards (8's in this example) have already been played or remain in the shoe.

    For an example. If you keep track of the number of 9 thru A dealt, you would have to know the exact number of cards that have been played. Lets say that number is 80 cards. If 35 "High" cards have been played, you simply cant subtract that from 80 and assume 45 small cards were discarded, since you don't know where the 8's are without keeping track of them as well.

    So essentially it comes down to this. With what you propose you would have to keep track of 3 numbers (High cards, number of cards played, and 8's). With a standard counting system you are keeping track of only 2 numbers (High cards, low cards)

    I can appreciate your curiosity, but its probably best to stick to what works.
    Last edited by BankerCA; 05-11-2019 at 07:27 AM.

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    Thank you for all the feedback

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