What is "Playing Efficiency"?

[Joe Mama]

I think that you are mistaken.

https://www.blackjacktheforum.com/sh...0-10-Insurance

Since my ROR is miniscule, I do not give up EV to lower variance. So like I said, for me, maybe not for you.

[Gramazeka]

Since my ROR is miniscule, I do not give up EV to lower variance. So like I said, for me, maybe not for you.

Why then do you use a composite strategy ?

p.s. I play 5.000$ one hand, no problem ))

[Joe Mama]

Why then do you use a composite strategy ?

p.s. I play 5.000$ one hand, no problem ))

What do you mean by composite strategy?

[Gramazeka]

What do you mean by composite strategy?

In this case this your strategy -

"Two hands of twenty will more likely stop my taking insurance because 4 tens are now not available for dealer hole card, and may push my insurance index below threshold. Low or neutral cards or aces in my hand increase the probability of a dealer hole card ten value."

[Joe Mama]

In this case this your strategy -

"Two hands of twenty will more likely stop my taking insurance because 4 tens are now not available for dealer hole card, and may push my insurance index below threshold. Low or neutral cards or aces in my hand increase the probability of a dealer hole card ten value."

I guess to answer your question of why I use this strategy, because it maximizes EV within the limitations of my insurance index count using all the information my brain can manipulate. It does not minimize variance, because that is not important to me.

[Gramazeka]

I guess to answer your question of why I use this strategy, because it maximizes EV within the limitations of my insurance index count using all the information my brain can manipulate. It does not minimize variance, because that is not important to me.

But it says otherwise - you do not take insurance when your count still signals it.

[Joe Mama]

But it says otherwise - you do not take insurance when your count still signals it.

Not so. Example, before the deal, hi-lo RC=+6, 1.5 decks remain so TC=+4, dealer shows ace up, index says insure. Just me and the dealer, I have two hands of 20 (KK,QQ), I adjust RC to +2 based on my hands, RC is now +2, TC <+2 so I do not insure. I do not adjust for the dealer's ace however.