Blackjack Rogue: Chapter 10 ? for Don or Norm

[Blackjack Rogue]

Let's say you want to play the 1 to 3 practical spread as it appears in the example below, but you either overbet or underbet at times due to camoflauge or inacuracy etc. I was wondering what the effects would be on the various Score data.

An example from BJA3 p. 244, Table 10.59 BC 1-3 practical:

TC 2 can bet 75 or 100
TC 3 can bet 75, 100 or 150
TC 4 can bet 100, 150 or 200
TC 5 can bet 150, 200 or 225
TC 6 can bet 200 or 225
TC 7 and up 225

I am not sure what works or what seems realistic, perhaps if they place correct bets 75% of the time?

Thnx

[Don Schlesinger]

> Let's say you want to play the 1 to 3 practical spread
> as it appears in the example below, but you either
> overbet or underbet at times due to camouflage or
> inaccuracy etc. I was wondering what the effects would
> be on the various SCORE data.

> An example from BJA3 p. 244, Table 10.59 BC 1-3
> practical:

> TC 2 can bet 75 or 100
> TC 3 can bet 75, 100 or 150
> TC 4 can bet 100, 150 or 200
> TC 5 can bet 150, 200 or 225
> TC 6 can bet 200 or 225
> TC 7 and up 225

> I am not sure what works or what seems realistic,
> perhaps if they place correct bets 75% of the time?

You'd really have to specify exactly how you're going to bet. Obviously, any scheme that departs from optimal wins a little less, or rather, reduces SCORE. (You may win more, but with larger variance.)

Norm can simulate various camouflage betting, but he can't read your mind! :-)

Don

[Norm Wattenberger]

In a backcounting situation like this, with the betting errors you are talking about; the loss would be no more than a few percent of SCORE. Betting errors are costly when you raise the bet with no advantage; fail to raise with no advantage or fail to raise quickly enough.