No Bust

 pjsatz: Below is the strategy discussed.

I think I assume you want to double 10 or 11 against 6. Looks like you can do the hard totals strategy you want except for that. I can make 10 and 11 vs. 6 changeable if you just want to hit.

I also assume you would want to hit A6 vs. 7-Ace but if you don't want to I can make it changeable.

And A7 against 9 and 10. I can make those changeable.

A2-A5 should be ok.

Looks like I would have to make some of the splits changeable against 6.

I would not default to this strategy but I can make it so you can enter it.

Thanks for the effort.  I want to be able to test various iterations to see what happens. Then I can begin to hone the strategy. 

Thanks, Doug.

Another thing that might be useful for everyone is a toggle to simulation the CSM - continuous shuffle machine games.

Doug.

To approximate a CSM you can change the % of shoe to deal in the top left to as low as 5%. I don't have a reshuffle after each hand but CSMs usually deal a couple or a few hands before putting the cards back in the machine.

This is smart! By setting the penetration depth to a fixed value of 5% for this simulator, is it possible to find the optimal strategy for a CSM 6-deck game? Or the optimal is just the basic?

The thing is, basic strategy uses a penetration depth of about 2%. So, there is still a tiny difference here.

You cannot simulate a CSM simply by reducing the penetration. You need to simulate how the machine works which requires access to the particular CSM machine and model you are interested in.

The no bust strategy is a terrible strategy and is known to increase the house edge by several percentage points. There is no point in trying to "hone" it. Basic strategy is the best strategy to use when not counting or using some other advantage play technique.

Pjsatz don't waste your time making changes to specifically support the no bust strategy.

You may want to at least hit on 10 and 11 v. 6, the chart above says Stand.

7-Ace as well 

I totally agree with Gronbog here. I'm worried about the speed of this simulator if you make a lot of changes to it.  If OP needs the house edge of this No Bust strategy, I may find it for you.  

The presence of more changeable cells will not slow it down anymore, it did until recently but that should not be the case anymore. It is only when a cell is varied from basic strategy with a different decision or with an index that there is a bit more code for that decision. A no bust strategy should run pretty fast though. 

I dunno I guess basic strategy is based on a full deck(s) or averages out over may shoes. I could possibly do 2%, you'd only play 1 hand per shoe except possibly for 4 - 8 deck shoes, it may be able to get in the second hand.

Does any one have access to that? And the shuffle masters. 😂

BS is NOT based on 2% penetration. Yet another ridiculous notion from aceside! BS is based on off-the-top two cards to the player and one to the dealer. Period!

Don

I have had access in the past to someone with various One2Six CSM models.

I have a question about when the dealer puts the cards back into the machine after however many hands or just one hand.

Would you know about how long it takes for the cards that the dealer puts back in to get mixed back into the cards that are still in the machine.
 

I played against one where they dealt about 1 deck out of 6 and it seemed slightly helpful to use the count for a little bit after the cards were put back in. But I am not sure about that. 

I researched this machine. I heard this saying that some older one2six models were flawed and this gave some APs a good opportunity for certain games. but they fixed this problem.  It only takes one second for the machine to eat in all 52 cards. 

The cards being reinserted get distributed within the machine very quickly. How this is done and the distribution if their re-emergence depends on the specific model.