I don't particularly like discussions about N0. Frankly when you get into discussions that involve these kind of formula's that Mr Harris is discussing, I am lost. It's just way over my head.
To me N0 is one of those things that works in the world of simulations, with a single game, single set of rules, same penetration, same bet spread and ramp, but I don't think it translates into the real world of blackjack today. Earlier in my career, based out of AC, I played mostly a very similar game, although some were 8 decks and some were 6 decks. Rules varied slightly as Borgata let you split to more hands and of course penetration varied, but still was in a similar range. Now, I play double deck and 6 deck games, the rules vary a lot more, penetration varies much more and my bet spread is all over the place as I tailor my spread and ramp for each location based on what I feel the casino will tolerate. So attempting to figure any sort of N0 is fruitless, unless you are going to break it down for each individual game played. I just concentrate on racking up as much combined EV as I can. By the time I get to year's end and that combined EV grows towards 100k, my results seem to come in line with EV, regardless of how far they fluctuated earlier in the year. So I figure that is about the long run for me. I am sure I am being naive and over simplifying things. Maybe a year isn't my long-term.
Maybe some year I will have a year where EV and results don't come close. Maybe I will have a losing year.
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