I am somewhat embarrassed to say I haven't read much about the game over the last year. I read and learned a lot when I was just starting, but I slowed down quite a bit once I thought I had it all figured out. I am about halfway through Norm's "Modern Blackjack." I had looked at a few of his charts before, but this is my first time reading through it. "Modern Blackjack" is really great. Most people probably already know that it is a free e-book on this site. Check it out if you haven't yet.
Up to this point I have been using Hi-Lo. I am now planning to switch to REKO. I had been thinking about switching to an unbalanced count, and after seeing how it compares to Hi-Lo it seems like a no-brainer. Recently I caught myself betting smaller than I should have been in a high count shoe game. I only realized there were so few cards left when the cut card came out. I think I have made more betting errors based on improper division than I was previously willing to admit.
The other change is that I am planning to play two hands more often. You make more money/hour, so why not? Lastly, I knew penetration was important but man, it is just so huge. Seeing those charts really drove it home. I was just a little surprised at how pen affects win rate, but what really blew me away was the effect it has on your ROR. I didn't think pen would make much of a ROR difference in large spread shoe games, but I was wrong.
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