
Originally Posted by
DSchles
Dave and I wrote the book precisely so that you could get answers to questions such as the above for 2- and 6-deck games, with multiple levels of penetration, multiple spreads, and play-all or back-counting approaches. So, there simply isn't one answer to the question. But, if I'm giving just a single example, the scenario I prefer to illustrate is 4.5/6, S17, DAS, Play-All 1-12. The top 22 indices (Catch 22, but using T,T vs. 4 instead of r-a 10 vs. T) capture 91.57% of all the available edge from using strategy departures (this is Hi-Lo, of course). If you learn 28 more indices, to now have the "Nifty 50," you'll garner 98.39% of the total edge, so those next 28 give you 6.82% more edge. Finally, if you memorize all 117 indices, to capture 100% of the edge, learning those last 67 indices will give you the additional 1.61%, to get to 100%.
So, as always, the decision to learn--or not learn-- more indices beyond the I18, Catch 22, or Nifty 50 lies solely with the user. We don't make recommendations; we just present the facts.
Don
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