This particular index play has me confused as to why the numbers are the way that they are. For the Hi-Lo count, DD, the index numbers are hit at 0 or less S17, hit at -3 or less H17. Intuitively I would think that these numbers should be reversed since it is possible for the dealer to has a pat hand and that you should be more aggressive, not lees, when facing this rule.
If the dealer has an ace in the hole with a 6 up,
In the S17 game, if you stand on 12 you are beat.
In the H17 game, the dealer still has a chance to bust.
So you are more aggressive hitting the 12 in the S17 game, since the dealer busts less often with a 6 up S17 instead of H17 and a 12 only wins when the dealer busts.
whereas in S17 games, I believe the dealer busts a 6 only 42% of the time.
There are some other indeces that change going from H17 to S17. The most important ones are Soft 18 v A (in H17, always hit; in S17, you stand on 0+) and Hard 16 v A (in H17, you stand at +3; in S17, it's something obscene like +9).
Others that change include:
late surrender 15vA (-2 or higher) and 17vA (reverse +1),
doubling A8v6 (-1 instead of +1),
doubling A7v2 (0 instead of +1),
doubling 11vA (0 instead of +1),
doubling 10vA(3 instead of ?),
splitting 99vA(+1 instead of +3), and
splitting TTv6(+4 instead of +5)
anyone please correct me if I made a boo boo.
Best regards,
M.
