I use usually use a hi-lo count, however I keep track of how many 2-6’s 10-ace’s and 7-9’s come out of the deck.  Meaning I know how many cards have been played at all times.  I decided to keep records what happens in a positive count with a shortage of 7-9’s and an abundance of 7-9’s.  My results are that I won a lot more hands with a high count when there was a shortage of 7-9’s left in the deck getting alot more 20’s and blackjacks and lost a lot more hands when there was an abundance of 7-9’s left in the deck getting more 17-19’s than 20’s and blackjacks.  I figured that when there was a abundance of 7-9’s left in the deck in a negative count I won a lot more starting hands of 12-14 and lost a lot more starting hands of 15-17.  When there was a shortage of 7-9s left in the deck in a negative count I lost a lot more starting hands of 12-14 and won more starting hands of 15-17.  In neutral counts I seem to play 50/50. 

In conclusion it seems that 7-9’s hold the most value when I know the ratio between 2-6’s, 7-9’s, and 10-aces.  Any comments on this would be well appreciated.  I would love to hear what everyone else thinks of this.

I see you have found the holy grail of counting good for you.  Make your millions.  Play on comps.  Have fun and never tip.  Get backed off and give them the finger when you do.  Eat $400 dollars worth of food while hardly taking a bite.  Hope to see you in a high limit area one day.  To you I salute.

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crapsbjrou - 09 December 2010 10:46 PM

I use usually use a hi-lo count, however I keep track of how many 2-6’s 10-ace’s and 7-9’s come out of the deck.  Meaning I know how many cards have been played at all times.  I decided to keep records what happens in a positive count with a shortage of 7-9’s and an abundance of 7-9’s.  My results are that I won a lot more hands with a high count when there was a shortage of 7-9’s left in the deck getting alot more 20’s and blackjacks and lost a lot more hands when there was an abundance of 7-9’s left in the deck getting more 17-19’s than 20’s and blackjacks.  I figured that when there was a abundance of 7-9’s left in the deck in a negative count I won a lot more starting hands of 12-14 and lost a lot more starting hands of 15-17.  When there was a shortage of 7-9s left in the deck in a negative count I lost a lot more starting hands of 12-14 and won more starting hands of 15-17.  In neutral counts I seem to play 50/50. 

In conclusion it seems that 7-9’s hold the most value when I know the ratio between 2-6’s, 7-9’s, and 10-aces.  Any comments on this would be well appreciated.  I would love to hear what everyone else thinks of this.

I have been taught by ” THE BEST ” on how to count cards in a ” PROFESSIONAL WAY ”  where you will ( NEVER ) fall behind the dealer !

The count that was utilized is referred to the Koko Ita count ; which can be found in a $ 2.95 book ( Yea under $3.- book ), entitled ” Green Fountain Gambling Strategies ” , ISBN 0-911996-63-X, printed 1976.

The count is a simple level one point count system - 2 thru 7 are counted +1 when played, 8 is 0, 9 thru A is -1 when played.

Point count = 0 at top of deck (s) - point =0 at end of deck (s).

This is a very powerful yet simple ( level 1 ) count system that is extremely efficient and easy to use - also - in multiple deck card-up dealt games a come out counting strategy can be employed to pick up ( count ) all hands that will readily be passed over by the dealer as approx. 95% of these hands will result in a ” No Decision Situation ” by the player.

What I mean by that is that the player has a ( Pat ) hand of H17 or higher.

The other 5% Decision hands would be 8,8 ; 9,9 , A,A, and the dreaded 10,10 [ when playing at a table with ( 1 from Column A, and 1 from Column B) type players] .

I can not see why /so many BJ players opt for the HI-LO when you are disregarding way too many cards !