How does the advanced omega 2 handle the index #s?

How does the advanced omega 2 handle the index #s?
Are theses numbers rounded and if so how?
Examples:

15 vs 10 you should surrender at 0 or more, what if the tc is -.2 do you hit or round this number up to zero and surrender?

16 vs 9 says to stand at tc +7 or more. What if the tc is +6.7? is this rounded up to 7 and stand or should the hand be hit?

12 vs 6 says hit at tc -6 or lower. what if the tc is -5.9? do you hit the hand or is that number rounded down to tc -5?
Thanks.

> How does the advanced omega 2 handle the index #s?
> Are theses numbers rounded and if so how?

When originally calculated, the indices themselves were rounded using flooring. However, this doesn't require you to round your TC - unless
you want to. If you do elect to round, though, use flooring.

> Examples:

> 15 vs 10 you should surrender at 0 or more, what if the tc is -.2 do > you hit

You do not surrender, because -.2 is less than the surrender index value of 0. You hit, because -.2 is less than the hit/stand index
of +6.

> or round this number up to zero and surrender?

No. That would be rounding by trunc. You need to use flooring.
If you "floor" -.2, the result is -1. So, as per the previous comment
on this example, you do not surrender. You move on to the hit/stand decision and ultimately hit.

> 16 vs 9 says to stand at tc +7 or more. What if the tc is +6.7? is
> this rounded up to 7 and stand or should the hand be hit?

a. Without rounding: Hit, because +6.7 is less than the index value

of +7.

b. With rounding: If you "floor" +6.7, the result is +6, and +6 is

less than the index value +7. So hit.

> 12 vs 6 says hit at tc -6 or lower.

I believe the AO2 index for 12 vs 6 is -2.
Let's use the example 14 vs 2 whose AO2 hit/stand index is -6...

> what if the tc is -5.9? do you hit the hand

No. You stand, because -5.9 is greater than the index value of -6.

> or is that number rounded down to tc -5?

No. Again, that would be rounding by trunc. You need to floor.
Flooring -5.9 results in TC = -6. So, again, you stand.

Remember: you don't *have* to round your TC calc. But if you do elect to round, for AO2 you have to "floor" because that's how the indices were originally calculated.

Nomad

So it makes no difference whether you floor the numbers or not?

14 vs 2 If you floor -5.9 to -6 then wouldnt the correct play be hit since thats what the index says?

> So it makes no difference whether you floor the numbers or not?

Right. You have the option to compare the raw/unrounded TC against
the playing index; *or*, to compare a TC rounded using flooring
against the playing index. Either way will work. It's up to you to decide which approach is best for you.

> 14 vs 2 If you floor -5.9 to -6 then wouldnt the correct play be
> hit since thats what the index says?

No. As Carlson says in BJFB, pg 129: "stand if the true count is equal to or greater than the playing index, hit if the true count is less than the playing index." Since -5.9 is greater than -6, you stand.

Nomad

as follows:

If your count is a POSITIVE fractional number, round it to the next whole number TOWARDS ZERO. So, 6.7 becomes 6, +2.9 becomes + 2, and +1.1 becomes +1.

If your count is a NEGATIVE fractional number, round it to the next whole number AWAY from zero. So, -6.7 becomes -7, -2.9 becomes -3, and -1.1 becomes -2.

Hope this helps.

AB

...along with its opposite, "ceiling."

The definition of "floor" is "the largest integer not larger than the value in question."

Thus, the floor of 5.99 is 5.0; and the floor of -0.2 is -1.

I hate to C anyone lose $$$. . .so IMHO,

Always truncating, flooring or rounding a Count might become very expensive! The math term 'limit' should describe how to handle any counting systems indices.

Remember the index #s indicate when to vary your play from basic strategy!
14 vs 2 basic strategy says to 'stand'.
index number -6 indicates when to vary my play and 'hit'.

Until the count reaches the 'limit' of -6 my play is w/basic strategy.
That means -1,-2,-3,-4,-5,-5.4,-5.5,-5.9,-5.999999999 would not reach the limit of -6 and so I would not vary my play and 'hit'.

15 vs 10 basic strategy says to 'hit.
index number 0 indicates when to vary my play and 'surrender'.
taking 0 as the limit, we must decide which direction to approach it from. In this case -5,-4,-3 . . . -.00000001 would not reach the limit of 0 and so I would not vary my play and 'surrender'

Hope this helps.

Tripsix