I finally clocked my casino play head-on for a dozen shoes and the results are quite interesting.I played all negative rounds with one hand at minimum.In positive situation,I spread to two hands with one or two blacks each according to the advantage.
The shoes which stayed negative all allong and were thus played exclusevely with one hand lasted on average 5:40 for an average penetration of 4.5 decks. This means that it took me and the dealer only 76 seconds on average to deplete one deck or 8.5 seconds per round.
To my own surprise,the shoes with positive rounds where I played two hands per round lasted slightly longer.This might be due to the fact that dealers are more careful with payouts at higher stakes or may be I play slightly slower myself.
So for a final verdict, I will make a second test in another casino where two hands minimum have to be played.
Francis Salmon

