2D (bad pen) vs 6D (good pen)

Been studying up with CBJN for my trip to LV. Plan to play the handful of single deckers remaining, not sure what to play the rest of the time. I've found 2 decent games for my level:
1) 2D h17,das 60% pen
2) 6D s17,das,rsa,ls 75-80% pen

I'm worried a little about ramping too fast at 2D, will there be much less heat at 6D in LV? From my sims/practice, I find that I need to maintain almost the same spread at 2D as 6D to gain the same edge. I also find that 2D is closer to 6D than 1D. Any thoughts.

the pen is not "good" but merely average...the rules are quite good and since six deck is faster you should make more money.

Finding a 6D game where the dealer cuts off only 1 deck seems rare in LV. The best low limit game I found is at MGM with the above rules. Most other places are h17. I will probably stick to the 6D (when not playing 1D).

add the fact that much less is given away in betting cover at 6D vs 2D. This just doesn't come out in sims. You can bet more, you can spread more, you can escape more negative counts at 6D. And you can play longer sessions for the same amount of heat. The shoe makes more even though the 2D may look better in sims. Now good 2D is a different story as you can use quite a bit of cover and still have a strong edge. But with poor pen you have to be willing to jump from min to max on the last round. This can only be done at very clueless joints.

I beg to differ. There are still plenty of good 6-deck games in LV. Get a copy of CBJN and check it out for yourself.

I am going to LV in a couple of weeks and I have a bunch of casinos up and down the strip that I will be playing.

Of course, this assumes that you will be playing green chip. At the red level, you may have a little more difficulty. However, MGM has consistently had good games, even for red chip.

Good luck.