Hi, FM
Thanks!
If I follow, you're saying that the denominator is smaller with fewer cards remaining so the edge (calculated from the probabilities based on the composition of the shoe) is magnified in all respects, right? If so (and that is starting to make sense to me) it seems odd that BJ Gods such as Peter Griffin, et al, had any trouble believing in FA, as seems to be revealed on p. 70 of BJA.
BTW, this is not just an academic exercise to me because I enjoy playing where this effect becomes very noticeable due to amazing penetration and this phenomenon has become quite obvious to me over the last year or so. As a result, I went back and re-read BJA and found ch. 6 again. I realized that this was what I was seeing and so I've been trying to sort out exactly what is going on in case I can utilize it fully.

Thanks again,
SiMi