Hypothetical scenario - Playing a two-deck game, S17, DAS, 60% pen. The house advantage using basic strategy is in the .2% range.

Question - can you overcome the house advantage just by using the Illustrious 18 indexes and flat betting?

I know this topic is covered generally in Don and Wong's books (i.e., the vast majority of the card counter's advantage comes from bet variation), but how about the above scenario where the house advantage is really small?

If the house advantage in this game can be overcome with flat betting, maybe it's worth using this strategy in a high limit game to rack up the comps and not worry about getting the boot. There might even be an opportunity to ramp the bet occasionally and pick up a little more EV.