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BlackJohn
Say you have a running count of 21 and to get the true count you must divide the running count by the number of half decks. In this case let's say there are 6 half decks remaining. What is the true count?<snip>
BlackJohn,
First, a little background information.
The three methods used to convert fractional true counts (FTC's) into integer TC's are Flooring, Rounding, and Truncating.
Flooring means "the TC is the largest integer that is less than or equal to the FTC". Thus, +3.5 floors to +3, and as another example, -2.9 floors to -3. When flooring, positive FTC's move towards 0, while negative FTC's move away from 0.
Rounding means "if the fractional part of the FTC is 0.5 or more, increase the magnitude of the FTC by one; if not, don't. Then the TC is the integer part of the FTC with the same sign as the FTC." Thus, +3.5 rounds to +4, -2.9 rounds to -3, +1.3 rounds to +1, and -1.3 rounds to -1. To find the TC when rounding, if the fractional part of the FTC is ½ or more, move away from 0; if less than ½, move towards 0.
Truncation means "the TC is the integer part of the FTC." In other words, just drop any fractional part. Thus, +3.5 truncates to +3, and -2.9 truncates to -2. When truncating, always move towards 0.
To answer your question, you should use the same conversion method as was used to generate the indexes. For convenience, your betting schedule should also use the same conversion method.
Now, if you don't know what conversion method was used in your case, post what system you are using and most likely someone here will be able to tell you.
Hope this helps!
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