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Thread: Soft17: Liturature on Ace adjusted HiiLo and HiOpt2

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    Soft17
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    Soft17: Liturature on Ace adjusted HiiLo and HiOpt2

    Folks,

    Where can I find information on ace adjustment to hilo count to improve PE? Also, what book is the best reference for HiOpt2?

    Thanks,
    Soft17.

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    Don Schlesinger
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    Don Schlesinger: Re: Liturature on Ace adjusted HiiLo and HiOpt2

    > Where can I find information on ace
    > adjustment to hilo count to improve PE?
    The previous edition ("bible") of Wong's "Pro BJ."

    > Also, what book is the best reference for
    > HiOpt2?

    There is none.

    Don

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    Bert Nommel
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    Bert Nommel: Re: Liturature on Ace adjusted HiiLo and HiOpt2

    In the Spring or Summer 1999 BJF I wrote an article on converting ace reckoned balanced counts to unbalanced ace-neutral counts. This simplifies the ace adjustment. The system will work if you wish to use the ace reckoned count as the primary count. The article covers the HiLo, Revere Point Count and Wong's Halves. The info is off a bit becuase when I wrote the article I did not know about equivilent balanced counts or the SCORE system. The method is sound however.

    In a nutshell, simply subtract the number of remaining aces from the HiLo running count, then perform your TC conversion for playing decisions. You should generate new indices for the count (Ace thru T): 0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,-1. Alternatively, you may subtract 4 from the HiLo indices you are using now, which will be pretty close. Doing this will improve PE to about 0.61 (HiLo = about 0.51) and IC to about 0.87 (HiLo = about 0.76).

    Example, HiLo insurance index is +3. Index with ace adjustment is -1. So, if running count is 0 and no aces remain, take insurance. Another example, 2 deck game, running count is +6, 1 deck left, all aces remain. 6 - 8 = -2, adjusted TC is -2, do not take insurance.

    Good Luck,

    Bert

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    Norm Wattenberger
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    Norm Wattenberger: Re: Liturature on Ace adjusted HiiLo and HiOpt2

    > Also, what book is the best reference for
    > HiOpt2?

    While there is no 'book' on Hi-Opt II, the Hi-Opt II report is still available. It's about 33 pages and contains info on Ace side-counting as well as full multi-parameter tables. The included betting info is way out of date.

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    Soft17
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    Soft17: Re: Liturature on Ace adjusted HiiLo and HiOpt2

    > While there is no 'book' on Hi-Opt II, the
    > Hi-Opt II report is still available. It's
    > about 33 pages and contains info on Ace
    > side-counting as well as full
    > multi-parameter tables. The included betting
    > info is way out of date.

    Thanks Norm. Where/how can I acquire this report?

    Soft17.

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    Soft17
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    Soft17: Re: Liturature on Ace adjusted HiiLo and HiOpt2

    > In the Spring or Summer 1999 BJF I wrote an
    > article on converting ace reckoned balanced
    > counts to unbalanced ace-neutral counts.
    > This simplifies the ace adjustment. The
    > system will work if you wish to use the ace
    > reckoned count as the primary count. The
    > article covers the HiLo, Revere Point Count
    > and Wong's Halves. The info is off a bit
    > becuase when I wrote the article I did not
    > know about equivilent balanced counts or the
    > SCORE system. The method is sound however.

    > In a nutshell, simply subtract the number of
    > remaining aces from the HiLo running count,
    > then perform your TC conversion for playing
    > decisions. You should generate new indices
    > for the count (Ace thru T):
    > 0,1,1,1,1,1,0,0,0,-1. Alternatively, you may
    > subtract 4 from the HiLo indices you are
    > using now, which will be pretty close. Doing
    > this will improve PE to about 0.61 (HiLo =
    > about 0.51) and IC to about 0.87 (HiLo =
    > about 0.76).

    > Example, HiLo insurance index is +3. Index
    > with ace adjustment is -1. So, if running
    > count is 0 and no aces remain, take
    > insurance. Another example, 2 deck game,
    > running count is +6, 1 deck left, all aces
    > remain. 6 - 8 = -2, adjusted TC is -2, do
    > not take insurance.

    > Good Luck,

    > Bert

    Thanks Bert. This is awesome information. I will see if I can get my hands on that BJF issue.

    Soft17.

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    Parker
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    > Thanks Norm. Where/how can I acquire this
    > report?

    It may be ordered from our online catalog. Click on the catalog link, then "Blackjack" and then "Reports." It's at the bottom.

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