How was your first counting experience?

[dalmatian]

No, sorry, that's not true. Unless you're alone at the table, two hands of $150 will be MORE e.v., MORE variance, and the SAME risk of ruin as one hand of $200. Essentially, you bet the two hands to increase profits while keeping risk of ruin the same as the equivalent one-hand bet.

Don

Dear Don,

From Arnold Snyder's "Blackbelt in BJ":

Playing multiple hands simultaneously when you have the advantage can also cut fluctuations in the long run. Your overall fluctuations go down when you place twice as many Bets with smaller amounts on each hand. Some pros as a rule always play two hands when they have the edge and only one hand when they don't.