Sigh. What are you trying to do, shame me into responding? Unlike you, I don't talk when I don't have something intelligent to add to what has already been said competently and correctly (by Norm, in this case). See Griffin, p. 142, E. The comment that, "from simulated hands," he was able to ascertain the covariance of two simultaneous hands of blackjack speaks volumes. If Griffin couldn't calculate the covariance analytically, then no one could. Or perhaps, your vast blackjack capabilities exceed his. Please do tell us how to do it with CA. We're all ears.
Don
Now come the real question for you two. I have been considering buying CVData and CVCX to guide me through betting on blackjack to become a real pro, but there is one thing I am not confident about these two softwares. I always play two hands whenever I have an advantage in blackjack because I believe in the maximum expected return. I want these softwares to guide my bet spread when I play two hands simultaneously. Have your software considered the covariance issue and the bet spread for simultaneously two hands playing?
CVCX is accurate when playing one hand. When it comes to two hands, CVCX uses an estimation technique using the single hand results and lots of tables generated by CVData to determine covariance and count frequencies to calculate Kelly betting, etc. CVData supports up to seven hands changing the number of hands based on numerous user specified factors. These calculations include covariance and are accurate when calculating Kelly betting, risk, SCORE, etc.
"I don't think outside the box; I think of what I can do with the box." - Henri Matisse
what’s your approach - longevity or slash and burn. Regardless of your answer, your stated approach, especially at marginal plus counts with at least one table mate, you’ll be pegged quickly as a counter and robotic. Oh, and many with your thought process don’t understand the issue of buckets, and how to handle them.
They’re far better strategies.
The problem for me is that no matter what approach I used, I could not recover the loss I had on blackjack. But I am not concerned about my bankroll, because it was small anyway. I need a revolution! That is why I joined this discussion for new approaches. I am not worried about being backed off, because I have a thick skin.
Who cares about a thick skin when you can have both longevity and superior results - Silly rabbitThat is why I joined this discussion for new approaches. I am not worried about being backed off, because I have a thick skin.
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I have been thinking about the covariance problem because this is critically related to when to play two blackjack hands simultaneously. The issue here is that it is probably related to the Ace cards in the deck. Suppose we have a 6-deck shoe with the strip rules, if six Aces are removed from this shoe, will the covariance of two simultaneous hands become smaller? I am thinking that if the covariance becomes larger, I will play one hand, and if the covariance becomes smaller, I will play two hands whenever I have an advantage. Can anybody estimate the effect of removal on the covariance?
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