Number of hands to play

[BoSox]

Playing two spots helped reduce my variance I think (from what I could tell from CVCX). I have a very small bankroll so I would try to use anything to reduce my risk of ruin(etc).

You have the wrong idea of playing two hands and thinking that you can reduce your risk of ruin. Done properly you can keep the same risk of ruin by playing two hands versus only playing one hand, but, you will not reduce your variance by playing two hands. You increase variance when you put more money at risk. If as you say that you have a very small bankroll I think you should stick to only playing one hand for the time being.

[BoSox]

Interesting observation. Depends on how they do the dividers. If they allow each of three players two spots, switching between one and two would be easier as you wouldn't have to worry about someone sitting in.

I would enjoy the dividers where the ploppies will eventually be banging on them in your direction for you changing the flow (by going back and forth playing one and two hands) and causing the plops losses. I'd prefer having dividers designed with a walk-in door (and slide bolt lock) like a mini penalty box in hockey for protection.

Casinos could then advertise the game as a contact sport.

[ChobotsRobot]

You have the wrong idea of playing two hands and thinking that you can reduce your risk of ruin. Done properly you can keep the same risk of ruin by playing two hands versus only playing one hand, but, you will not reduce your variance by playing two hands. You increase variance when you put more money at risk. If as you say that you have a very small bankroll I think you should stick to only playing one hand for the time being.

Thanks for that. I'll have to look at it again for sure before I go back out again. I am really hoping the dividers make it less a social experience. Less ploppies trying to make conversation. Less dealers trying the same. Just boil it down to the game and nothing else.

It's weird how taking a month break from counting and now I'm looking back at what I was thinking and I must have been caught in some kind of mental loop. Because whatever I saw that made me think two hands was decreasing my variance I'm not seeing anymore. Could have been really bad and I got lucky.

[ZeeBabar]

Thanks for that. I'll have to look at it again for sure before I go back out again. I am really hoping the dividers make it less a social experience. Less ploppies trying to make conversation. Less dealers trying the same. Just boil it down to the game and nothing else.
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You haven’t experienced the sensation of a women putting her hand on your thighs or leaning to whisper in your ears, the ploppies looking jealously or trying to get a peak down her dress...

[BoSox]

You haven’t experienced the sensation of a women putting her hand on your thighs or leaning to whisper in your ears, the ploppies looking jealously or trying to get a peak down her dress...

ZeeBabar, once in a while do you also keep track of the count?