BJ warrior: RSA ? for Don

[BJ warrior]

How does RSA affect your betting ramp with modest spreads (1-4) in multideck games?

thnx in advance
great books

[Don Schlesinger]

> How does RSA affect your betting ramp with modest
> spreads (1-4) in multideck games?

You won't like my answer, but, before even discussing RSA, if you aren't back-counting, then a 1-4 spread, play-all, in a shoe game is hopeless. You can't win any money playing like that.

So please first clarify just what games you're playing and what your approach to them is, and then we'll get down to the fine points. :-)

> thnx in advance
> great books

Thank you. (Just one book, but three editions of it!)

Don

[BJ warrior]

> You won't like my answer, but, before even discussing
> RSA, if you aren't back-counting, then a 1-4 spread,
> play-all, in a shoe game is hopeless. You can't win
> any money playing like that.

I am thinking little to no change because of low hand frequency, but perhaps some change with high advantages.

> So please first clarify just what games you're playing
> and what your approach to them is, and then we'll get
> down to the fine points. :-)

Let's say for discussion:
6 and 8 deck
about 75% penetration
S17 and H17
with and without LS
with DAS
using Hi Low for the readers, or Halves

A backcounter who enters at TC 1 or 2 and leaves when "perfect" and "optimal" to find "greener pastures".

> Thank you. (Just one book, but three editions of it!)

Well I have 2 out of 3 and glad I got them!

> Don

[Don Schlesinger]

> Well I have 2 out of 3 and glad I got them!

I hope BJA3 is one of them, because, if so, then all the answers to all your questions, above, should be in the chapter 10 charts. Just do the following: Add about 10-15% to the LS SCOREs for LS + RSA. That should be a close enough estimate.

Don

[BJ warrior]

> I hope BJA3 is one of them, because, if so, then all
> the answers to all your questions, above, should be in
> the chapter 10 charts. Just do the following: Add
> about 10-15% to the LS SCOREs for LS + RSA. That
> should be a close enough estimate.

> Don

Don,

I do have BJA2 and BJA3.

I am looking for some simple guidelines for the betting ramps with RSA vs non RSA shoe games as represented in the chapter 10 charts. I am not asking about SCOREs.

Is the answer to just add the approximate .07 (game dependent) to each TC advantage to determine the proper bets?

I am thinking this is not quite correct because the value of RSA would increase with higher advantages?

Thank you very much for your time.