"Your honor, with all due respect: if you're going to try my case for me, I wish you wouldn't lose it."
Fictitious Boston Attorney Frank Galvin (Paul Newman - January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) in The Verdict, 1982, lambasting Trial Judge Hoyle (Milo Donal O'Shea - June 2, 1926 - April 2, 2013) - http://imdb.com/title/tt0084855/
I have been following just the I-18 but sometimes, reading this forum one can be persuaded to go for more indexes. It's been quite informative. Since I always have minimums atTC1 and below, I will not bother with negative indexes beyond I-18. I think that maybe I should concentrate on deck estimation.
Ideally you should have Wong Out long time ago, probably at TC -1. But as I said in the beginning, IF YOU HAVE TO PLAY IT ALL. Sometimes you run out of all the excuses to Wong out and the casino is busy and has no other nearby casino. To minimize your loss, you have to use all the indexes.
BJGenius007,
I play sparingly in my local native tribal casinos these days (really not worth it in light of rules and gaming conditions). Looking forward to an upcoming business trip out of state, and casinos near my conference. But, when I do play locally for practice sake, I essentially use a play all strategy. But, when it gets into serious negative territory, I do get up, use bathroom, take a walk to food court area, cash in some chips, check out games in other pits, etc.
Why would you stay at a game with a -12 TC? Absolutely no benefit, not even if you suspect you are getting heat. Only result will be a steady loss of $$$, and your accrual of seriously negative EV.
That's why I was asking why you would still be hanging in there at a -12 TC. Who cares what the negative index number for 16 vs. 6 is at -12 TC?
As Gramazeka correctly pointed out, you only have a minimum bet out at that point anyway. But, if you took a break, you never would have placed a minimum bet out there at a -12 TC, and so, the value of hitting a 16 vs. the Dealer's 6, would be at best, a hypothetical, and not a real world experience.
"Your honor, with all due respect: if you're going to try my case for me, I wish you wouldn't lose it."
Fictitious Boston Attorney Frank Galvin (Paul Newman - January 26, 1925 - September 26, 2008) in The Verdict, 1982, lambasting Trial Judge Hoyle (Milo Donal O'Shea - June 2, 1926 - April 2, 2013) - http://imdb.com/title/tt0084855/
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