Norm Wattenberger: reKO revisited

[Francis Salmon]

In your suggested bet ramp for 6 decks,you tell people to wait till RC -3 to raise timidly the bet.It's clear that with that rule many positive situations in the first two decks will be missed and this should be reflected in score when comparing with high low.On the other hand a bet of 5 units at RC-1 when only 1 deck is left is totally wrong but If I got you right this is not even taken into account for score which uses only objectivly optimal bets.
Am I the only to think that this is pointless and comparisons of systems should be made with suggested bet ramps?

Francis Salmon

[Norm Wattenberger]

[Norm Wattenberger]

Each chart essentially shows 105 separate five billion round sims for each strategy, one for each penetration. The same betting ramp is used throughout a sim. But each sim has an optimal betting ramp calculated for that particular sim. So the points for 26 cards shows the SCOREs for each system assuming a penetration of 26 cards and optimal betting for that penetration and simmed with five billion rounds at that penetration. The points for 27 cards gives SCOREs from five billion rounds dealt to 27 card penetration and the optimal betting for that penetration. Etc.

[Francis Salmon]

Your talk about optimal bets seems to contradict the inherent suggested bet ramp of the system.To clarify this,please answer the following questions,concerning the 6-decker:

1) Does the sim still bet minimum at RC-4 after 1 deck ?

2) Does the sim bet 5 units at RC-1 after 5 decks?

Francis Salmon

[Norm Wattenberger]

This is a simple running count system. It is designed for simplicity. Depth is not a concern to a running count player. Why would I have different betting ramps for different parts of the shoe? That would be stupid.

[Francis Salmon]

At RC-4 and 5 decks to go you have a clear edge.
With RC-1 and 1 deck to go you bet into a disadvantage.
How can I take such a system seriously?

Francis Salmon

[Norm Wattenberger]

> At RC-4 and 5 decks to go you have a clear edge.
> With RC-1 and 1 deck to go you bet into a
> disadvantage.
> How can I take such a system seriously?

How can anyone take you seriously? My sims mimic the way people actually play. People do not use different betting systems at different parts of the shoe. Francis, no one plays the way you play. And it is simply not necessary. Card counting is always a set of compromises. There is nothig wrong with compromise if advantage is still reasonable. reKO is just another system of compromises. And my sims, and Cac's sims, show that it is a valid method of play. Once again, no one agrees with your concepts of extremist precision.