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- From: erwin@bend.ucsd.edu (Sean Erwin)
- Newsgroups: rec.gambling
- Subject: Re: OVER-UNDER BLACKJACK at Foxwoods = Profitable?
- Date: 27 Jan 1993 18:18:45 GMT
- Organization: Linguistics Department, UCSD
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- In article <1k3ul5INNo88@cat.cis.Brown.EDU> ST801904@brownvm.brown.edu () writes:
- >I am normally a Hi-Opt 1 player. I would assume that I could simply play
- >the Hi-Opt 1 game and then place over bets when the count is high and under
- >bets when the count is low, with a negative adjustment for the ace side count.
- >But at which Hi-Opt count levels do these side bets become profitable? And
- >is this as good as using the Over-Under counting scheme from the FAQ?
-
- No. Here's what you do, if you want to get the max. advantage possible for
- any BJ on the east coast: Go to foxwoods. Stand behind some player, and
- keep the over/under count. Don't bother playing through the shoe, you'll lose.
- Then, when the Hi/Lo count goes favorable (remember those are values for *true
- counts*, not running counts) near the end of the shoe, put a bet in the
- appropriate circle. At Foxwoods, you can bet on someone else's hand. Since
- you are only betting on the value of the first two cards, no amount of inept
- playing on that player's behalf can lose you your money. Of course, if you're
- really daring, keep the normal count simultaneously, and bet behind a player's
- bet when it gets good. But be sure to pick someone who seems to have some idea
- of basic strategy!
-
- ---Sean Erwin
-