How can I exploit this shuffle ?

I have discovered a blackjack game which has a very simple one pass shuffle. Its a six deck game with reasonable rules. The game is played down to between one and a half and two remaining decks before being shuffled.

The shuffle is as follows,

The dealer breaks the six decks into two piles of three picks up a pile of cards mabey about 40 or so, of each pile and the rifles them together into a new pile. This is repeated until a new deck is created this is the cut by a player and the game continues.
Thats it !
Only one pass.

This sould give you the general idea.

START SHUFFLE END RESULT
1
2
3 ---> --->
4 1 4 3+6
5 2 5 2+5
6 3 6 1+4

I've never bothered with any shuffle tracking before. Im guessing there are probably some pretty sophisticated sequencing and tracking methods around.

Can anybody help me out or point me in the right direction ?

All advice apprecicated.

..is to buy a copy of Arnold Snyder's Blackbelt in Blackjack. He has an easy to understand detailed explanation of ST methods in that book.

Most sophisticated ST methods/processes are closely guarded and not discussed here due to the fact casino personnel are on these pages. Don't expect much explicit help.

However, with the one pass you describe you should be successful if you get Snyder's book, study, and practice.

(Sorry. A ham-handed attempt at humor!)
You didn't say what they did with the "cutoffs", which are the cards behind the cut card, that are cut out of play in each shoe. That can make a very big difference.
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When The Bishop (He's 'Da Man!) wrote "Blackbelt In Blackjack", shuffles with "plugged" cutoffs were often considered to almost be an insurmountable hurdle for trackers. I think he refers the affect plugging has as "contamination". He shows how you can play small "uncontaminated" areas of plugged shuffles, but if memory serves, he considered the largest portions of plugged shuffles to be mostly unexploitable. (I hope I am remembering this right!)
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My point is that if it turns out your casino "plugs", don't let that totally scare you off. Most of human knowledge evolves, and tracking is no exception. These days, a number of house shuffles with "plugged" cutoffs can still be tracked, but not generally by a beginning tracker. (Just being honest, here.)
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The way to advance past being a beginning tracker, is to become a experienced one, which will come with time, practice, and maybe a little talent.
A word of caution: Remember when you first started trying to learn to count and it probably seemed really hard, but got easier with practice? Its the same with tracking, no matter what level you eventually end up at.
Also, I personally cannot advise that you put any additional money at risk (beyond regular counting) until the slugs of high cards are coming out fairly regularly (in real casino play) where you think they will. Regardless of whether you are winning or losing hands, that count should be dropping significantly, if you are really doing it right.
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Let us know how it goes.
Take care,
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Cyclops

There are some decent primer articles here that will start you in the right direction and get you acquanted with the basic concepts.

Thanks for the advice.
The cut offs are not plugged in anywhere.

Its just a really simple straight forward shuffle.
Break the six decks in half, riffle them back together once in the most straight forward way possible, cut and then start playing again.

If they let you stand behind the game with a pen and paper taking notes then you could probably tear it apart.
You could write down the sequences of cards that preceed all the aces then use that information after the shuffle to predict when an ace was going to show up (with in two or three cards).

You could then play a few boxes at once and its almost certain you would catch the ace.
Of course this sort of behaviour would probably get you kicked out in about five seconds.

Mabey I should try and become a memory expert ?

"If they let you stand behind the game with a pen and paper taking notes then you could probably tear it apart."
-And I feel suspicious, when back counting!
I assume you're kidding. I can't think of many other things that would tip them off (and get you 86'd more than standing behind a BJ table with a pen and paper, Unless you were to wave a gun around in the air or something!
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Pull out a pen and paper and kiss the whole thing goodbye. That would be a shame.
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Besides, if you are going to track, then memorizing shuffle movements (for later analysis/mapping) is just part of the game.
I generally just temporarily memorize the movements, then either step outside the casino (away from overhead cameras) or to a restroom stall (not exactly elegant, I know) or somewhere safe like that and at least write down each of the movements. That way, you will eliminate the chance of remembering it incorrectly, when you map it out later at home or wherever.
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"Mabey (sic) I should try and become a memory expert ? "
-Tracking, like counting, is not as much of a memory thing as people often think. I have a lousy memory. In fact once I have a shuffle mapped, I usually have to use little "crutches" to remember the order the segemnts are in after the shuffle.
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Get the book and read it. Once you've got a handle on it, (try the practice exersizes in the book) go to the casino and memorize the movements of the shuffle. Later map out the shuffle. Its actually easier than it sounds here.
You will be real glad you did. If you take to it, (tracking) it will change the way you look at the game and play.
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Take care,
Cyclops

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Hi Mark,

Could you please E-mail me RE: this shuffle you described? I'd like to know where it is. What are the betting limits? Do not post this information here, please.

Thank you
Johnny Bravo