Bad rules or Penetration?

I seem to have more luck with getting deep peneration and bad rules, such as deep cut on six-dk,CSM, hitting soft 17 ,das allowed only 3 times. Versus a shallow 6 dk.,(4 out 6 dks),hand shuffle, 4x das allowed and not hitting soft 17.

I might like the continous play better and fewer interruptions. Here in Chicagoland we have lots of go-lucky players and socalites maybe who interrupt the bj play and my conceration.

My question is how important is good rules vs cards play?

And the only 2 dk game I know is in Iowa 180 miles away or No. Mich or No. Wis.

typically, if there is a significant difference, increased pen will more than ofset better rules.

An Automatic Shuffler instead of CSM (Continuous Shuffle Machine)?

Whoops , I meant a aumotatic shuFfler,. Not a CSM with no ending.

the good cut was in that scenario, but a two deck cut off of six is really bad. An extra deck of pen is worth lots more than S17, and the value of the resplit is small. The method of shuffle has nothing to do with your edge, I'm not sure why you mention it. Hand shuffles are better only if you track the shuffle. Otherwise a machine shuffle means less down time.

One easy rule vs pen comparison is surrender. In a six deck game surrender is usually worth about a half deck of penetration... a two deck cut with surrender is about the same DI as a 1.5 cut without surrender. But even here, pen becomes worth more as you get deeper as the gain is not linear. A six deck game with one cut and no surrender is a little better than a 1.5 cut with surrender, and six decks with only a half deck cut is far superior to a one deck cut with surrender.