The simplicity of the unbalanced KO count is appealing, but using the RC alone for betting strategy doesn't seem accurate. Is there a way to convert this to a TC for betting? In BJ Attack, p. 287, Don Schlesinger mentions a related true count called the TKO, but I can't find this anywhere. Does the TKO provide a way to convert a KO RC to a TC, is it a balanced count that uses the KO card tags, or something else entirely? TIA - Mark
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http://www.bj21.com/greenchip/archives/counting/index.cgi?read=12475
Just something to think about: In SD, a RC of +4 after the first round is not the same as a RC of +4 after half the deck has been played (I'll take the latter, other things being equal). I would say it is more important to true KO in 6D than SD. Also, Grosjean book talks about truing KO.
Good luck.
>>>In SD, a RC of +4 after the first round is not the same as a RC of +4 after half the deck has been played<<<
Actually, +4 (the pivot point) is the only RC for which your advantage is the same no matter how much of the deck has been dealt; it is the equivalent of a Hi-Low TC of +4. For example, when a quarter of a deck has been dealt, a KO RC of +1 is a neutral count; if the RC is +4 at that point, the TC calculation is (4-1)/.75 = 4. When a half of a deck has been dealt, a KO RC of +2 is a neutral count; if the RC is +4 at that point, the TC calculation is (4-2)/.5 = 4.
With any RC other than +4 (the pivot point), your advantage or disadvantage varies based on how much of the deck has been dealt. For example, if a quarter of a deck has been dealt and the RC is +2 (the key count for SD), the TC calculation is (2-1)/.75 = 1.33. If a half of a deck has been dealt and the RC is +2, the TC calculation is (2-2)/.5 = 0.
If you're going to convert KO, to true count, why not use a true count system to begin with? The appeal of KO is the ease of use, so why make it harder?
Good cards,
Charlie_t_jr
Experts have stated that KO in true-counted form is more powerful than any other level one system. If you memorize Bootlegger's handy true-counted KO charts in the GC archives, it becomes a simple matter of table lookup.
Which Grosjean book describes truing the KO? Thanks - Mark
This is a constructive criticism. There's a huge error in your analysis because we never agreed on the IRC.
Good luck.
Since you did not state in your post that you use an alternative IRC, it is only natural for one to assume the standard IRC of 0 that is used in the KO book for SD. :-)
