Uston Plus-Minus – Card Counting Strategies
Uston Advanced Plus-Minus – A Level 1, balanced strategy optimized for betting found in Ken Uston's Million Dollar Blackjack, Gambling Times Inc., 1981. Similar to Hi-Lo, but biased a bit more toward hand-held games. This is one of several strategies sold under Uston's name. Uston APM is not in common use these days.
Card Tag Values
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A |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
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Uston Adv. Plus-Minus |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
Specifics
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Strategy Type |
Balanced |
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Level |
I |
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Betting Correlation |
.95 |
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Playing Efficiency |
.55 |
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Insurance Correlation |
.76 |
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Ease of use |
6.5 |
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Ace-Reckoned |
Yes |
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Compromise Indexes |
Yes |
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Suit Aware |
No |
Definitions can be found at the bottom of Card Counting Summary.
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