Wong Halves – Card Counting Strategies

Wong Halves – An advanced, Level 3, balanced strategy, using fractions and optimized for betting found in Professional Blackjack, Pi Yee Press, 1975, rev. 1994. This is one of the strongest systems. But, it is quite difficult. Most people double the tag values to remove the fractions. Although still in use, most people opt for much simpler strategies as current research does not show that much of a difference. Originally, some people side-counted aces when playing single deck with Wong Halves. This is so complex that the tables are no longer in print.

Card Tag Values

Strategy

A

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

Wong Halves

-1

.5

1

1

1.5

1

.5

0

-.5

-1

Specifics

Wong Halves

Strategy Type

Balanced

Level

III

Betting Correlation

.99

Playing Efficiency

.56

Insurance Correlation

.72

Ease of use

2.5

Ace-Reckoned

Yes

Compromise Indexes

No

Suit Aware

No

Definitions can be found at the bottom of Card Counting Summary.

 

       

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