12 vs. 6 question

Ok, this seems like it's really easy, but i just want confirmation. Say I'm in a 6D s17 game, heads up, and i have 12 vs. dealer 6. BS says stand, but if i have even a running count of -1, making a TC of about -.16, count strategy says to hit anything below 0, which this does qualify. Now, i have PBJ, and its tables state that standing is a -.152 to -.155 BS play, composition dependant, and hitting is -.169 to -.174. Now, i don't have my copy of Fundamentals of BJ around and i don't really remember what other books i have,(I have 'em all) would have 6d Rate of removal charts, but i seem to remember that no card in a 6d game was worth more than about .08 either way. So, let's say we take a best-case composition-dependant scenario of 10,2 vs. 6(-.155 and -.169 stand and hit, respectively);if you add .08 of expectation to the hit, (which i think the Rate of removal was less then, but just for safety's sake), you're still at only -.161, which would make it better to stand. I know I'm splitting hairs here, but jeez, it seems like we don't have many hairs to work with here. This also seems to me then to be a play that you would be pretty close to 50/50 hit-stand, which would make a player look a bit voodoo, which i suppose is good, but it looks a lot worse than it is to hit, obviously. SW says to truncate, not round for his indices, so I'm pretty sure i have this right, but maybe I'm misreading his intentions and with negative numbers, but I can't see how. I'd like to think that, for a newbie, i'm pretty well grounded in BJ theory, but this one puzzles me.

I thought you knew it all-Try a different system
that counts all the cards and it won't be a problem.

Index generation isn't as exact a science as you might think. Indices are usually generated by simulation, because doing a cominatorial analysis of every possible subset of s multi-deck shoe for each true count is a daunting task, even for a computer. the index can vary, depending on betting spread and penetration. Most indices are given in whole numbers. These can be derived by rounding, flooring or truncating the exact index. For Hi-low, some charts show 12 vs. 6 as 0; some as -1. If your true count is between 0 and -1, it really doesn't make much difference whether you hit or stand. Also, negative count indices are less important than positive count indices, because at a negative count you should either be playing a minimum bet, or not playing at all.

Please enlighten us, Frank: Are you seriously suggesting that you should keep a separate count for each rank (10 separate counts)? Even if you can pull this off (I know I couldn't) what do you do with this information, do a combinatorial analysis in your head?

OK: In a 6 deck game, there are 72 10's, 22 9's, 19 8's, 16 7's, 10 6's, 15 5's, 16 4's 20 2's and 14 A's. Do you hit or stand? Quick: the dealer's waiting for your decision.

If you mean something else, please explain.

This is really the most important thing, as CO Red pointed out:

"Also, negative count indices are less important than positive count indices, because at a negative count you should either be playing a minimum bet, or not playing at all."

Because of this, I generally stand on this hand regardless of the count, for reasons of cover and longevity.

Even the most ignorant ploppy (most of them, anyway) knows that a 6 upcard is the dealer's weakest hand. Rather than showing ignorance, hitting it indicates to the pit that you are counting, especially if you have been playing sound basic strategy previously.

Also, if you happen to draw a high card and bust, you are likely to incur the wrath of the table for "taking the dealer's bust card." While having the other players like me is not high on my list of priorities, pit bosses generally don't like players who annoy the other players.

For maximum cover, pull a coin out of your pocket and flip it to determine how to make this play. :-)

Daliman & Co you are displaying your lack of knowledge of other
systems- T Hopper Has it right. The count is used to
know an accurate relationship between 10s andd all non
tens, which is used to sloghtly alter "your" basic strat-not to bet 500 to draw a l2. When you draw lousy
tickets to begin with-it's a beter way to go.