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UncleChoo
The more I think about it there wouldn't be much value side counting a 7. It seems like it's as neutral as a card as you can get. Neither a bust card or a power card plus it's already assigned +1. I would think maybe side counting an 8 or a 9 would be better. Since it's going to bust more hands than a seven. This is my elementary logic thinking though. I think the goal would be to achieve better strategies when stiff facing an 7 or 8 in middle range TC -3 through +3. I think finding the proper side count to deviate from these auto hits would add nice to any advantage you acquire form the ground zero counting strategy. Griffin probably has the answer somewhere in theroy of bj, or maybe even Don addresses this in BJ Attack which is sitting in mailbox because out of town.
7 is a good sidecount card at pitch, but has a lesser effect at shoe. I side counted 9’s at one point, the main reason being the 12 v 2 at counts equal or greater than +3 - standard index play being to pass v hit, but where a surplus calls for hit. It was great when it happened, but frequency was low, therefore long term value was low. It also had some value since, as a counted card at halves, there was some leeway afforded to insurance where strike point is + 3.4.
Halves is ace reckoned, so counting aces for bc is basically a waste if time. However, that ace count can be applied to several situations, which I’ll let you figure out what they are, which as a result makes it a very worthwhile card to count.
They’re other twists, but this is way more than enough for now.
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