When backcounting, why betting at +1(hi/lo)

when there is no advantage at TC +1? Any answer?
Thanks in advance

First, you generally do have a slight edge @+1. Second, you want to minimize the amount of time you are standing behind the table watching as everyone knows exactly what you're doing. When backcounting I come in on any positive RC and walk on any negative RC, hence, I only backcount one round. I'm not advising this, but that's what I do. Only very small bettors can stand behind a table watching for long periods of time and then start plopping down bets, only to switch to another table shortly after and do the same thing.

Another reason, in general, to bet bigger at +1 than at 0 lesser counts is so that you won't have as big of a bet jump if it goes up higher.

optimal wong-in points can be +2, +3 and even +4, depending on your spread and how deep in the shoe you are. besdies, if you where calculating the TC for the hi-lo every quarter deck, your advantage at +1 would be 1%. you'd be a fool to think that you don't have an edge.

the hi-lo is usually true counted every whole deck. however, if you where to develop new indices for it, you could true count every half-deck, quarter-deck, whatever you please: given that you specify this to SBA. consequently, the EV at each each count (eg. +1) is doubled as you move from whole decks to quarter decks, hence: 0.25%, 0.5% and 1%, respectively.

got it?

I posted a study a few years ago about the effect of quarter and half deck estimation, and even to the exact card in shoe games vs full deck. There is almost none. Further, there is almost no difference in using precise indeces and using those that are off by 1. At the index threshold there is virtually no difference in ev between two choices. Splitting hairs to get the half or quarter deck index would make a microscopic difference unless you were in the last deck.

Try this: run 4 SBA sims of 100 million each. Set one to estimate true count only to the nearest deck using whole TC indeces. Then set another to calculate TC to the exact card and use specialized indeces created for quarter decks. Run a couple of others in between. You'll see the differences are not much.

Density based side counts have errors in the decks left divisor, and the decks left errors also create errors in the aces versus 1/4 decks played "running count" you add to your main count.

Not directed against you DD, just a reminder for others.