low stakes rookie: dividing the RC

[low stakes rookie]

What are the differences in win rate when a player divides his/her RC by full, half, or quarter decks in a shoe game?

[Don Schlesinger]

> What are the differences in win rate when a player
> divides his/her RC by full, half, or quarter decks in
> a shoe game?

Not much. Quarter-deck precision (which is what you mean to write) in a shoe game is utterly useless. Half-deck precision (still full decks, not dividing by half-decks) is slightly superior to always full decks, but the difference isn't large.

Don

[Mike H]

> What are the differences in win rate when a player
> divides his/her RC by full, half, or quarter decks in
> a shoe game?

Most count systems calculate true count by dividing the running count by the number of full decks remaining. If there's 2 1/2 decks remaining you can either divide by 3 or for more accuracy divide by 2 1/2 = 5/2 (multiply by 2/5 or .4). You're still dividing by full decks but with half deck precision.

As published, the Zen count calculates true count by dividing by quarter decks remaining while the Mentor count calculates per 2 decks remaining. So with 1 deck remaining Mentor divides by 1/2 or multiplies by 2.

It might help to make a table and convert whatever you would be dividing by into something you can multiply by. So if there's 3 1/2 decks left you know to multiply by .3 etc.