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Originally Posted by
Villiam
Switching to an ace neutral count obviously implies A=0, right?
And, does this also imply that the next logical thing to do is side count those aces?
How does a high or low number of aces tweak existing counts/betting?
Yes. Players that use an ace neutral count always side count aces. You bet by the RC converted to a TC. Before you covert to a TC you adjust the RC up if there are surplus aces and down if there are deficit aces. The adjustment varies by the system and is the same as the tag magnitude for the T's in the main count. So if you used a level 2 count (count tag for T is -2) you add 2 to the RC for each surplus ace. To determine surplus or deficit you estimate the number of quarter decks played. You expect to have seen that number of aces. If you have seen more the aces are in deficit by the difference and you subtract 2 times the difference between observed and expected aces. If the number is less than the deck estimate suggests there is a surplus of aces and you add the difference between the expected number of aces and the number of aces seen to the RC.
You probably want to do this before you consider the other option of a balanced ace side count. The benefit of a balanced ace side count is you don't need deck estimates for the side count. Typically you just add the 2 RC's for the main count and the side count and derive the TC for the sum. You can also make a stronger playing count by balancing the ace with cards that are not that useful in the playing count (main count). The balanced ace side count opens up a lot of creative uses of a 2 count system. They are not that useful for BJ but in BJ variants the creative use of balanced ace side counts can make for some really strong approaches and solve problems that come when counting the games. The comparatively linear nature of all aspects of BJ limit the gains from creative counts.
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