Hi all!

I'm completely new to card counting and planning my first trip to the casino in a couple weeks. I've been messing around with CVCX trying to define my exact strategy and hourly rate when I ran into some numbers that surprised me. Applying a 1:20 spread on a $5 min bet with my rules gave an hourly EV of ~$25. However, at my max bet (TC = 5 in this sim) I wanted to split into 2 hands, since I feel like 2x$50 would generate less heat than 1x$100. After plugging it in, I saw I would only make $20/hour - a 20% decrease just for splitting into 2 hands.

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This surprised me quite a bit - I assume it's because I eat through the deck faster, which gets amplified by being heads up. A 1:30 spread, spreading to 2 hands at TC >= 5 actually makes less than the 1:20 spread with 1 hand the whole way through (all bet sizings and other variables equal). And I haven't even accounted for the fewer rounds/hour that come along with spreading to 2 hands, so realistically it would be even worse.

I was planning on aggressively spreading 1:30 with a min of $5 and a max of 3x$50 because I felt like it would generate less heat, but now I'm unsure. Does CVCX have a way to simulate spreading to 3 hands so I can check these numbers myself?

And on a side note, is it silly to think that spreading to 3x$50 would generate less heat? My state has a $100 max bet rule so I'm trying to avoid bumping that ceiling. It also makes simulating a 3 hand spread even more important in case I move up in stakes.

Thanks!