HighLow count system
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1. the noDAS split table Wong publishes the following unusual index for this table 66 7 c lt 0 Split Since this index is highly questionable and has no equivalent in other related count systems it has been excluded from this index set You may add it back in if you wish The 44 row is taken from the two card double A3 table in Wong s book Note the unusual positive indices for 44 5 and 44 6 Although these may appear unusual they are correct in respect to Basic Strategy in that the count will be 3 higher anyway resulting in BS play of double when the starting round count is zero High Low Single5 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Single2 D1 DAS h17 DblAny e 1 deck Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 8 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 e Double after splits allowed DAS e Dealer does not hit soft 17 s17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny The 77 row is partially taken from the two card hit stand table in Wong s book as well as the DAS split table The 44 7 index is taken from the two card double A3 table in Wong s book Note the unusual positive index for 44 4 Although this may appear unusual it is correct in respect to Basic Strategy in that the count will be 3 higher anyway resulting in BS play of double when the starting round count is zero Wong publishes the following unusual index for this table 33 8 c gt 0 Split Since this2. counting and rule variations Also a great source for software and books blackjack casino com A great information site hosted by Henry Tamburin Superb novice explanations of card counting and useful articles www bjmath com Great articles especially in the Novice section Excellent Basic Strategy tables for many games www bjrnet com Current news and some useful tutorials www s a g e com A fully functional shareware Blackjack simulator for Windows Some good beginner guides on counting and basic strategy www bj21 com Popular message board and forums for Blackjack players Although some parts of the site are restricted to paying members the free forums are very valuable clubs yahoo com clubs blackjackcardcounterscafe An active forum for serious players Useful discussions on current casino conditions Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 13 of 13
3. e No double after splits nNoDAS e Dealer stands on soft 17 S17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny High Low Single1 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Single1 D1 noDAS s17 DblAny e 1 deck e No double after splits allowed noDAS e Dealer stands on soft 17 s17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny These single deck index tables are based on the charts published in the Appendix of Wong s book Wong publishes the following unusual index for this table 66 7 c lt 0 Split Since this index is highly questionable and has no equivalent in other related count systems it has been excluded from this index set You may add it back in if you wish The 44 row is taken from the two card double A3 table in Wong s book Note the unusual positive indices for 44 5 and 44 6 Although these may appear unusual they are correct in respect to Basic Strategy in that the count will be 3 higher anyway resulting in BS play of double when the starting round count is zero The 77 row is partially taken from the two card hit stand table in Wong s book as well as the noDAS split table High Low Single2 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Single2 D1 DAS s17 DblAny e 1 deck e Double after splits allowed DAS e Dealer stands on soft 17 s17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny The 44 7
4. index is taken from the two card double A3 table in Wong s book Note the unusual positive index for 44 4 Although this may appear unusual it is correct in respect to Basic Strategy in that the count will be 3 higher anyway resulting in BS play of double when the starting round count is zero Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 7 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 The 77 row is partially taken from the two card hit stand table in Wong s book as well as the DAS split table Wong publishes the following unusual index for this table 33 8 c gt 0 Split Since this index is highly questionable and has no equivalent in other related count systems it has been excluded from this index set You may add it back in if you wish High Low Single3 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Single2 D1 noDAS h17 DbI10 11 e 1 deck e No double after splits allowed DAS e Dealer hits soft 17 h17 e Player may double only on a first two card count of 10 or 11 This index is the same as Single4 with all invalid double indices removed High Low Single4 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Single2 D1 noDAS h17 DblAny e 1 deck e Nodouble after splits allowed DAS e Dealer hits soft 17 h17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny The 77 row is partially taken from the two card hit stand table in Wong s book as well as
5. the well known trip ROR equations as published in Don Schlesinger s book Blackjack Attack Trip ROR In the ROR simulator we ran 200000 blackjack trips or sessions with no upper bound a lower bound of the specified bankroll and exactly 1200 rounds The resulting trip risk of ruin is noted for each corresponding bankroll Notice that the recommended 5 risk of ruin bankrolls are consistently a bit high yielding slightly lower ROR values The difference is usually less than 10 and decreases as the number of rounds and or bankroll increases Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 12 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 Selected Bibliography Books Note all books listed here can be purchased at www amazon com Carlson Bryce Blackjack for Blood California Pi Yee Press 2001 Humble Lance The World s Greatest Blackjack Book New York Broadway Books 2000 Schlesinger Don Blackjack Attack Playing the Pros Way California RGE Publishing 2000 Tamburin Henry Blackjack Take the Money and Run North Carolina Research Services Unlimited 1998 Thorp Edward Beat the Dealer New York Random House 1966 Uston Ken Million Dollar Blackjack New Jersey Carol Publish Group 1996 Vancura Olaf Knock Out Blackjack Las Vegas Huntington Press 2000 Wong Stanford Professional Blackjack Pi Yee Press 1994 Internet resources www bju21 com Free BJ Classes with basic strategy tables theory of
6. 0 32 N A Fab18 Multi s17 8 DAS S17 Any 1 10 3 4 0 50 N A Fab18 Single h17 1 NoDAS H17 Any 1 3 2 3 0 82 N A Fab18 Single s17 1 NoDAS S17 Any 1 3 2 3 0 93 N A Index set the High Low index set used in the simulation decks the number of decks in the simulation DAS noDAS whether double after splitting was allowed in the simulation H17 S17 Whether the dealer hit soft seventeen in the simulation Dbl Doubling restrictions if any Bet range the unit bet range applied in the simulation This depends on the number of decks only and is defined in the count system Deck data Pen the shoe penetration used in the simulation 3 4 is used for multi deck 2 3 is used for single deck Exp the expectation for the simulation amount won or lost divided by the total amount bet Although there are other statistics that are important to consider the expectation is a good indicator about the return rate of a system higher is better negative means you will lose money in the long run Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 10 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 Exp Sur the expectation for the simulation if late surrender is available Note that the bankroll calculations are computed without surrender Bankroll requirements will be slightly lower with late surrender both because of the greater expectation and a nominal decrease in variance effectively reduc
7. 06 16 04 Blackjack Counter database High Low Count System DEEPNET TECHNOLOGIES WEB www deepnettech com E MAIL info deepnettech com Thank you for purchasing this supplementary database for Blackjack Counter This set is based on index tables defined in Professional Blackjack by Stanford Wong see the section Selected Bibliography at the end of this document It is commonly known as the High Low count system A number of different index sets are included for different rule variants The index sets correspond exactly to a particular Action table Note it is very important to select a matching set of rules Action table and Index set The index sets in this database are named to correspond to particular action tables The full set of Basic Strategy tables is included in this database as well to make sure that you have matching data Each index set is described below telling you exactly how to match it up with the casino rules NOTE if the product you purchased includes the High Low database then the High Low database is already installed automatically for you The only exception is if the installation program determined you have an existing install and you explicitly indicated not to overwrite the existing software this is not the default so this would only be true if you explicitly switched the setting Installation for Palm OS To install this database in Blackjack Counter for Palm OS do the following e Make sure v
8. 5 betting unit The bankroll indicated means that you have a 5 chance of losing that much money prior to making enough profit such that the risk of bankruptcy is negligible If you use a different minimum bet divide this number by 5 then multiply by your unit bet size to determine your proper bankroll Different lifetime ROR percentages are shown in the accompanying simulation reports These values are determined using well known ROR equations as published in Don Schlesinger s book Blackjack Attack We have verified that these equations produce extremely accurate results by comparing equivalent empirical ROR simulations in Blackjack Audit In all cases the standard lifetime bankroll values above as generated using Blackjack Audit s ROR calculator corresponded within 1 or 2 percent to the actual empirical results Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 11 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 Trip bankroll The trip bankroll column indicates the required bankroll to maintain a maximum 5 risk of ruin over 1200 hands 12 hours given the usual 100 hands per hour of play Trip bankrolls are always less that the lifetime bankroll given the exclusion of bankruptcy events after the very low number of rounds As the number of rounds increases so does the trip bankroll These bankroll values were estimated using Blackjack Audit s trip ROR calculator but were validated using the ROR simulator The trip ROR calculator in Blackjack Audit uses
9. e sure Use action table is selected e Select the correct action table for your casino rules e Switch to Index mode e Tap on the Set button e Select the Index set that has the matching name to the Action table you are using For example if you are using the Single2 DAS S17 DblAny table select the High Low Single2 Index set Note it is very important to select a matching index set or the index values will not correspond to the right plays The High Low System The High Low system is one of the most common and widely used Blackjack count systems available It is a very good entry level true count system that uses one level card values For details on the specific parameters of the system tap the Edit system button in the Options dialog available from Count mode in Blackjack Counter The system was originally designed by Stanford Wong and published in his book Professional Blackjack Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 5 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 The betting range for this system depends on the number of decks For eight decks the bet range is 1 to 10 betting units For single deck the range is 1 to 3 Tap on the Deck data button in the Edit systems dialog for further details Stanford Wong uses a 1 to 10 bet range in his eight deck benchmark game in Professional Blackjack That spread has been simplified slightly in the deck data entered into this High Low system Although his book d
10. ersion 3 0 or higher of Blackjack Counter is installed and registered on your Palm device Select About from the Help menu to check the version number You can get the latest version from our web site http www deepnettech com bjcounter zip To install the newer version simply install the bjcounter prc program in the downloaded zip file to your Palm device Do not uninstall your prior version of Blackjack Counter If you do you will lose any custom databases you have created and will have to re enter your registration code Make sure you run Blackjack Counter at least once before installing this supplementary database e Extract the pdb file s from the zip file that was e mailed to you after you purchased the database HighLow zip Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 e Install these pdb files to your Palm device as you would any other program see the User Manual that came with your Palm device if your are unsure how to do this If your desktop operating system is Windows all you have to do is double click on the pdb file from Explorer e Run Blackjack Counter on your Palm device You will see this screen e Tap on the Yes button The extra action tables count systems and or index sets in this database will be installed in Blackjack Counter This dialog will not come up again after the database is installed If you tap No the database is not installed and you will be prompted again
11. es a small number of large bets Report files are You will find corresponding report files i e HighLow_multi3 txt in the zip file for this database for each of the rows in the above table Additional performance data is available in these report files generated using Blackjack Audit High Low System Bankroll ROR The values from this table were also generated using Blackjack Audit The ROR calculator was used for the lifetime ROR column and the ROR simulator was used for the trip columns Index set DAS H17 Dbl Bet Lifetime Trip Trip ROR decks noDAS 17 range bankroll bankroll Multi1 8 NoDAS H17 Any 1 10 17736 1125 4 98 Multi2 8 DAS H17 Any 1 10 11206 1125 4 95 Multi3 8 DAS S17 Any 1 10 7620 1105 4 84 Multi4 8 noDAS S17 Any 1 10 9867 1105 4 85 Single1 1 NoDAS S17 Any 1 3 1848 715 4 65 Single2 1 DAS 17 Any 1 3 1694 710 4 70 Single3 1 NoDAS H17 10 11 1 3 3020 730 4 73 Single4 1 NoDAS H17 Any 1 3 2139 730 4 71 Single5 1 DAS H17 Any 1 3 1925 725 4 81 Fab18 Multi h17 8 DAS H17 Any 1 10 11892 1115 4 93 Fab18 Multi s17 8 DAS 17 Any 1 10 7751 1095 4 89 Fab18 Single h17 1 NoDAS H17 Any 1 3 2426 735 4 87 Fab18 Single s17 1 NoDAS S17 Any 1 3 2110 715 4 77 Lifetime bankroll The amount of bankroll you should start with to ensure a 5 lifetime risk of ruin ROR using a
12. iles of type option in the file browser to BJ Counter file Palm pdb Select the pdb file you downloaded and saved in the prior step Click OK to the next dialog to input the new systems This database includes all of the default tables that come with Blackjack Counter initially They are included in this database since there have been a number of small corrections made over time Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 3 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 If you have any action tables count systems or index sets with the same names you will be prompted about replacement Switch the selection to the second replacement choice as shown below and click on the Same for rest button action table already exists The following action table already exists Multil D8 noDAS h17 Dbl ny Same for rest What do you want to do Cancel C Keep the original and discard the new one C Add the new one with a different name Installation for Pocket PC To install this database in Blackjack Counter for Pocket PC do the following Extract the pdb file s from the zip file that was e mailed to you after you purchased the database HighLow zip Put your Pocket PC device in the cradle and turn it on Start the Microsoft ActiveSync program from the Start Programs menu on your Windows desktop Click on the Explore toolbar button in ActiveSync Copy the pdb files extracted earlier to the device di
13. index is highly questionable and has no equivalent in other related count systems it has been excluded from this index set You may add it back in if you wish High Low Fab18 There are four index sets that corresponds to Donald Schelesinger s Fabulous 18 indices This is a very good reduced set of indices that can deliver up to 90 of the expectation depending on the rules You should pick the right index set for the rules you are using Note that DAS noDAS does not affect the index set since no soft hand indices are included This reduced index set is much easier to learn and delivers most of the expectaton you can receive In multi deck games the Fabulous 18 delivers 95 of the expectation High Low Surrender index sets Secondary index sets are included in this database to properly support Surrender The secondary index feature was added in Blackjack Counter version 3 0 and Blackjack Expert version 2 0 Use the secondary surrender index that matches your options for example with the High Low Multi3 action table use the High Low Multi3 4 Sur S17 index set If surrender is available to you configure Blackjack Counter as follows e Enable the Allow surrender option in the Preferences dialog Command menu e Go to Index mode e Make sure Use indices in Drill mode is turned on e Select a matching main index e Tap on Second index Select the matching secondary index set e In Blackjack Expert ma
14. ke sure the Allow late surrender Casino option is set Simulation Results This table provides detailed performance data for each of the index sets in this database This data was derived using Blackjack Audit a new simulation analysis program by DeepNet Technologies A description of the columns is provided after the table A minimum of one billion rounds were run to compute these values Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 9 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 Note that the single deck expectations may be lower than you expected This is most likely due to the lower betting range 1 to 3 that has been used in these simulations With a betting range of 1 to 5 the expectation does improve Of course finding a casino that let s you range your bets that much in single deck is challenging High Low System Performance Index set DAS H17 Dbl Bet Pen Exp Exp decks noDAS 17 range Sur Multi4 8 NoDAS H17 Any 1 10 3 4 22 39 Multi2 8 DAS H17 Any 1 10 3 4 35 52 Multi3 8 DAS S17 Any 1 10 3 4 51 67 Multi4 8 noDAS S17 Any 1 10 3 4 39 55 Single1 1 NoDAS S17 Any 1 3 2 3 1 09 1 26 Single2 1 DAS 17 Any 1 3 2 3 1 21 1 38 Single3 1 NoDAS H17 10 11 1 3 2 3 64 95 Single4 1 NoDAS H17 Any 1 3 2 3 95 1 10 Single5 1 DAS H17 Any 1 3 2 3 1 07 1 22 Fab18 Multi h17 8 DAS H17 Any 1 10 3 4
15. oes not specify betting spreads for single deck a range of 1 to 3 has been used since 1 to 10 will attract undue attention in the casino likely resulting in barring High Low Multi1 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Multi1 D8 noDAS h17 DblAny e 4or more decks e No double after splits nNoDAS e Dealer hits on soft 17 H17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny You will find that this table more closely matches Wong s slightly reduced table in the main part of his book rather than the 4 deck full index published in his appendix The differences are very minor This is true of all the multi deck index sets below High Low Multi2 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Multi2 D8 DAS h17 DblAny e 4or more decks e Double after splits DAS e Dealer hits on soft 17 H17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny High Low Multi3 This index set corresponds to e Count system High Low e Action table Multi3 D8 DAS s17 DblAny e 4or more decks e Double after splits DAS e Dealer stands on soft 17 S17 e Player may double any first two dealt cards DblAny High Low Multi4 This index set corresponds to Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 6 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 e Count system High Low e Action table Multi4 D8 noDAS s17 DblAny e 4or more decks
16. rectory window just opened the root My Documents folder is the initial directory that is opened Start Blackjack Counter for Pocket PC Select Open settings systems from the file menu Make sure the Type option in the file browser is set to BJ Counter file Palm pdb Select the pdb file you downloaded and saved in the prior step Click OK to the next dialog to input the new systems This database includes all of the default tables that come with Blackjack Counter initially They are included in this database since there have been a number of small corrections made over time If you have any action tables count systems or index sets with the same names you will be prompted about replacement Switch the selection to the second replacement choice as shown below and click on the Same for rest button Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 4 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 Al Blackjack Counter The following action table already exists Multi1 D8 noDAS h17 DblAny What do you want to do Keep the original and discard the new one O Replace the original with the new one O Add the new one with a different name File iew Help Selecting the High Low Count System Make sure you select this system in Count mode e Switch to Count mode e Tap on the Options button e Select the High Low count system e Switch to Action mode e Tap on the Table button e Mak
17. the next time you run Blackjack Counter If you tap No delete all the database is not installed and is deleted you will not be prompted the next time you run Blackjack Counter e Note Databases can only be installed if Blackjack Counter is registered e This database includes all of the default tables that come with Blackjack Counter initially They are included in this database since there have been a number of small corrections made over time Copyright 2000 2001 DeepNet Technologies Page 2 of 13 DeepNet Technologies 06 16 04 Although you have several choices you should use Replace the original option and tap on the Same for rest button This will update your default systems and ensure that your tables are correct Switch to Action mode and tap on the Table button Make sure the Use action table checkbox is set Select the action table you want to use The heading describe the different tables Note do not install more than one supplementary database in Blackjack Counter at a time Sync one database run Blackjack Counter to incorporate the database then install the next database Installation for Windows To install this database in Blackjack Counter for Windows do the following Extract the pdb file s from the zip file that was e mailed to you after you purchased the database HighLow zip Start Blackjack Counter for Windows Select Open settings systems from the file menu Switch the F
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