What is the change in advantage from TC to TC?
In this chart, the increase in the advantage at each count is displayed for six decks. For example, the bar at +1 shows that the advantage at a true count of +1 is .79% higher than the advantage at zero. The advantage at a true count of +2 is .6% higher than the advantage at +1.
A common card counting rule of thumb is that the increase at each successive count is about .5%. As we can see, the rule of thumb is a very rough estimate. This is not surprising since the effects of indexes kick in at different counts. Full indexes (over 100) were used in this chart. With a smaller number of indexes, the gains in advantage would be less.
Few areas of Blackjack maintain simple linear relationships. Insurance is the most notable exception.
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· Six decks, S17, DAS, LS, 4.81/6, Hi-Lo max indexes, trunc, half-deck
· Two decks, H17, DAS, 1.5/2, Hi-Lo Ill18 indexes, trunc, half-deck
· Single-deck, H17, 2 players, 4 rounds, Hi-Lo max indexes, trunc, quarter-deck
· Single-deck, H17, 4 players, 2 rounds, Hi-Lo max indexes, trunc, quarter-deck
· Ten billion rounds for six and two decks, five billion rounds for single-deck
© 2009 Norman Wattenberger
