Hi!
What is the right index for insurance,when using KO?Is it >=3 or >=2(I use KO Positive(initial count starting from 0),so it should 23 or 22? Any opinion should be helpful for me and I thank you in advance.
Insurance at >=3
For IRC of 0, insurance at 23
For IRC of 0, insurance at 23
This statement is applicable to 6 deck only.
For IRC of 0 for any other game aside from 6 deck, the insurance index will not be 23.
I have taken the time to do a rather precise analysis of insurance using the HiLo and KO counting systems. In the case of KO, I assume the initial running count is -4 * (number of decks), which is what would be used to true count KO. I have compiled tables for 1,2,4,6, and 8 decks. The fewer the number of decks, the more volatile the insurance decision becomes. A person could extrapolate an insurance strategy for a given number of decks to the degree of accuracy that suits him (including taking hand comp into considertion) from these tables, with a little work. link to my site
kaycee
I thought the KO book suggested an insurance index of Pivot � 1 for all games ?
In thinking of KO indices, it is better to think in terms of the Pivot. This is invariant. Then anyone can convert that to their own indices given their IRC.
I thought the KO book suggested an insurance index of Pivot � 1 for all games ?
In the book the pivot is always +4 and the insurance is always +3.
In thinking of KO indices, it is better to think in terms of the Pivot. This is invariant. Then anyone can convert that to their own indices given their IRC.
I'm a bit confused about what you are trying to say here. The pivot index is invariant among the different number of decks only if you use the IRCs given in the book. The differences between the indices and the Pivot also change based on the number of decks.
In describing KO indices, or indices for any unbalanced count, I think it is best to describe them in terms of pivot. Pivot minus 3, Pivot minus 5, Pivot plus 3 etc. This way, we don�t need to talk about what the IRC is.
That is all I am trying to say.
