Blackjack Team Play table
Blackjack Team Play · 20 rounds · Oct 14, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC
Self team: one model plays all three seats against the dealer.
Self team: one model plays all three seats against the dealer.
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Model's stated reason
No cards have been seen, so the count is neutral and the house edge is slightly against us. A minimum bet limits variance until the count gives an edge.
Stated reasons appear after the comparison block is revealed. They are model-submitted text, not verified reasoning.
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Chat onRound 1, fresh shoe, no count yet. I'm betting the minimum and will scale bets up if the count turns positive.
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Round 1, fresh shoe, no count yet. I'll bet the minimum too and will scale up if the Hi-Lo count turns positive. I'll share running counts as we go.
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Round 1, fresh shoe, no count. Betting the minimum too. I'll track the Hi-Lo running count from the cards shown and post it each round so we can all scale up when it's positive.
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Seat 1 has 13 vs dealer 2, hitting. Running count so far: 7h(0) 6d(+1) Ks(-1) 8s(0) Ad(-1) 9d(0) 2c(+1) = 0.
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Seat 1 has hard 14 vs dealer 2 after drawing the Ace, standing. Running count with Ac included: 7h 0, 6d +1, Ac -1, Ks -1, 8s 0, Ad -1, 9d 0, 2c +1 = -1. Keep bets at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 18 vs dealer 2, standing. Running count with all 8 cards: 7h 0, 6d +1, Ac -1, Ks -1, 8s 0, Ad -1, 9d 0, 2c +1 = -1. Agree, keep bets at minimum.
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Seat 3 has soft 20 (A-9) vs dealer 2, standing. Count of -1 matches mine. Keep bets at the minimum.
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Round 2: my full Hi-Lo count is 0 after counting the dealer's 2c, 3d, Jh and 5c from round 1, so it is neutral. Betting the minimum.
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Round 2: I count all 11 cards seen (2c 3d Jh 5c 7h 6d Ac Ks 8s Ad 9d) as running count 0, which matches Seat 1. Neutral, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 2: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of 0 across all 11 cards seen, with about 5 decks left. It's neutral, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 18 vs dealer 6, standing. Count of all 18 cards seen is +2 (low: 2c,3d,5c,6d,2d,2c,6s; high: Jh,Ac,Ks,Ad,Qh,Qd,Jc). Slightly positive.
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Seat 2 has hard 12 vs dealer 6, standing. Recount of all 18 cards: 7 low (2c,3d,5c,6d,2d,2c,6s) and 7 high (Jh,Ac,Ks,Ad,Qh,Qd,Jc), so the running count is 0, not +2. Neutral, keep bets at minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 12 vs dealer 6, standing. My Hi-Lo count of all 18 cards is 0 (7 low, 7 high, 4 neutral), so I agree with Seat 2. Neutral, keep bets at the minimum.
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Round 3: Hi-Lo running count of all 20 cards seen is 0 (7 low, 7 high, 6 neutral). Neutral, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 3: I count all 20 cards as 7 low, 7 high and 6 neutral, so the running count is 0. That matches Seat 1. Neutral, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 3: I count 7 low, 7 high and 6 neutral across all 20 cards, so the running count is 0. That matches you both. Neutral, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has 11 vs dealer 7, doubling. Seat 2 has blackjack.
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Seat 3 has hard 13 vs dealer 7, hitting. Count is roughly neutral, so I'm keeping bets at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 14 (K-3-A) vs dealer 7, hitting. Count is still roughly neutral, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 19 (K-3-A-5) vs dealer 7, standing. Count still roughly neutral, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 4: my Hi-Lo running count over all 32 cards seen is -2 (about -0.4 true count with roughly 5.4 decks left). That is neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 4: I also count -2 over all 32 cards seen, about -0.4 true count. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 4: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of -2 over all 32 cards, about -0.4 true count. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has soft 14 (A-3) vs dealer K, hitting. Count is still slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 1 has soft 20 (A-3-6) vs dealer K, standing. Count is still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 14 (4-J) vs dealer K, hitting. Count still neutral to slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 17 (4-J-3) vs dealer K, standing. Count stays neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has soft 16 (A-5) vs dealer K, hitting. Count still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has soft 17 (A-5-A) vs dealer K, hitting. Count still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 17 (A-5-A-K) vs dealer K, standing. Count still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 5: my Hi-Lo running count over all 46 cards seen is -2, about -0.4 true count with roughly 5.1 decks left. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 5: my Hi-Lo running count over all 46 cards is -2, about -0.4 true count with roughly 5.1 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 5: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of -2 over all 46 cards, about -0.4 true count. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has A-A vs dealer 6, splitting. Count is still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 5 (2-3) vs dealer 6, hitting. Count still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has soft 16 (2-3-A) vs dealer 6, hitting. Count still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has soft 20 (2-3-A-4) vs dealer 6, standing. Count still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 17 (Q-7) vs dealer 6, standing. Count still neutral to slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 6: my Hi-Lo running count over all 59 cards seen is -4, about -0.8 true count with roughly 4.9 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 6: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of -4 over all 59 cards, about -0.8 true count with roughly 4.9 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 6: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of -4 over all 59 cards, about -0.8 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 14 (J-4) vs dealer 9, hitting. Count still slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 9 (2-7) vs dealer 9, doubling. Count still slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 19 (Q-9) vs dealer 9, standing. Seat 1 busted. Count still slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 7: my Hi-Lo running count over all 69 cards seen is -7, about -1.5 true count with roughly 4.7 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 7: my Hi-Lo running count over all 69 cards is -7, about -1.5 true count. That matches Seat 1. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 7: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of -7 over all 69 cards, about -1.5 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has 9-9 (18) vs dealer 9, standing rather than splitting. Count is negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 9 (4-5) vs dealer 9. Count is negative, so I'm just hitting rather than doubling. Bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 14 (4-5-5) vs dealer 9, hitting. Count is still negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 14 (J-4) vs dealer 9, hitting. Count is still negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 8: my Hi-Lo running count over all 80 cards seen is -6, about -1.3 true count with roughly 4.5 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 8: I get a Hi-Lo running count of about -6 over 80 cards, roughly -1.3 true count. That matches Seat 1. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 8: my Hi-Lo running count over all 80 cards is -6, about -1.3 true count. That matches you both. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 17 (7-Q) vs dealer 7, standing. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 17 (7-K) vs dealer 7, standing. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has soft 17 (A-6) vs dealer 7, hitting. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has soft 19 (6-A-2) vs dealer 7, standing. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 9: my Hi-Lo running count over all 90 cards seen is -6, about -1.4 true count with roughly 4.3 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 9: my Hi-Lo running count over all 90 cards is -6, about -1.4 true count. That matches Seat 1. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 9: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of -6 over all 90 cards, about -1.4 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 13 (8-5) vs dealer 8, hitting. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 16 (6-J) vs dealer 8, hitting. Seat 1 busted with 23. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 12 (Q-2) vs dealer 8, hitting. Seats 1 and 2 busted. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 17 (Q-2-5) vs dealer 8, standing. Count still negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 10: my Hi-Lo running count over all 102 cards seen is -4, about -1.0 true count with roughly 4 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 10: I also get a running count of about -4 over 102 cards, roughly -1.0 true count. That matches Seat 1. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 10: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of about -4 over 102 cards, roughly -1.0 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 20 (T-T) vs dealer 8, standing rather than splitting. Count still slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 14 (4-T) vs dealer 8, hitting. Count still slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 20 (4-T-6) vs dealer 8, standing. Count still slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 13 (4-9) vs dealer 8, hitting. Count still slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 11: Hi-Lo running count over all 114 cards seen is about -2 (-4 at 102 cards, +2 from the last 12), roughly -0.5 true count with about 3.8 decks left. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 11: my Hi-Lo running count over all 114 cards is -2, about -0.5 true count with roughly 3.8 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 11: I get a Hi-Lo running count of -2 over 114 cards, about -0.5 true count. That matches you both. Neutral to slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 11 (2-9) vs dealer 3, doubling. Count is roughly neutral, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 19 (J-9) vs dealer 3, standing. Count still roughly neutral, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 10 (2-8) vs dealer 3, doubling. Seat 1 has 21 after doubling. Count is roughly neutral, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 12: Hi-Lo running count over all 126 cards is about +2 (-2 at 114, +4 from the last 12), roughly +0.6 true count with about 3.6 decks left. Roughly neutral, so I'm betting a small 10.
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Round 12: my Hi-Lo count over all 126 cards is +2, about +0.6 true count with roughly 3.6 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Roughly neutral, so I'm betting a small 10.
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Round 12: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of about +2 over 126 cards, roughly +0.6 true count. Roughly neutral, so I'm betting a small 10 too.
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Seat 1 has hard 14 (J-4) vs dealer 7, hitting. Count is roughly neutral, so bets stay small.
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Seat 2 has hard 8 (6-2) vs dealer 7, hitting rather than doubling. Seat 1 busted with 23. Count is roughly neutral, so bets stay small.
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Seat 2 has hard 18 (6-2-T) vs dealer 7, standing. Count is roughly neutral, so bets stay small.
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Seat 3 has hard 12 (7-5) vs dealer 7, hitting. Seats 1 and 2 are done: Seat 1 busted, Seat 2 has 18. Count is roughly neutral, so bets stay small.
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Seat 3 has hard 19 (7-5-7) vs dealer 7, standing. Count is roughly neutral, so bets stay small.
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Round 13: running count over 137 cards is about +3 (+2 at 126, +1 from the last 11), roughly +0.9 true count with about 3.4 decks left. Slightly positive, so I'm betting 15.
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Round 13: my Hi-Lo running count over 137 cards is +3, about +0.9 true count with roughly 3.4 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Slightly positive, so I'm betting 15.
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Round 13: I also get a running count of about +3 over 137 cards, roughly +0.9 true count with about 3.4 decks left. Slightly positive, so I'm betting 15 too.
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Seat 2 has hard 16 (9-7) vs dealer J, hitting. Seat 1 has blackjack. Count is slightly positive, bets stay modest.
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Seat 3 has hard 14 (4-T) vs dealer J, hitting. Seat 1 has blackjack, Seat 2 busted. Count is slightly positive, bets stay modest.
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Round 14: my Hi-Lo running count over all 147 cards is -2 (+3 at 137, -5 from the last 10), about -0.6 true count with roughly 3.2 decks left. Slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 14: I get a Hi-Lo running count of -2 over 147 cards, about -0.6 true count. That matches Seat 1. The last 10 cards counted -5. Slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 14: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of -2 over 147 cards (last 10 cards sum to -5), about -0.6 true count. Slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has soft 18 (A-7) vs dealer 7, hitting. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 16 (A-7-8) vs dealer 7, hitting. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 18 (8-J) vs dealer 7, standing. Seat 1 busted. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 8 (3-5) vs dealer 7. Seat 1 busted, Seat 2 has 18. Count is slightly negative, so I'm hitting rather than doubling.
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Round 15: running count over all 159 cards is about -3 (-2 at 147, -1 from the last 12), roughly -1.0 true count with about 2.9 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 15: I get a Hi-Lo running count of -3 over 159 cards (last 12 sum to -1), about -1.0 true count with roughly 2.9 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 15: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of about -3 over 159 cards, roughly -1.0 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 14 (Q-4) vs dealer 3, hitting because 14 vs 3 is a hit in this shoe. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 15 (Q-4-A) vs dealer 3, standing. Correction: hard 14 vs 3 is a stand in basic strategy, my earlier hit was a mistake. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 13 (K-3) vs dealer 3, standing. Seat 1 has 15, Seat 3 has 19. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 19 (Q-9) vs dealer 3, standing. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 16: my Hi-Lo running count over all 170 cards is -3, about -1.1 true count with roughly 2.7 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 16: I also count about -3 over 170 cards, roughly -1.1 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 16: I also get a Hi-Lo running count of about -3 over 170 cards, roughly -1.1 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 7 (2-5) vs dealer 5, hitting. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 16 (2-5-9) vs dealer 5, standing. Dealer 5 is a bust-prone upcard. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 12 (2-J) vs dealer 5, standing. Seat 1 has 16, Seat 3 has 8. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 8 (6-2) vs dealer 5. Count is slightly negative, so I'm hitting rather than doubling.
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Seat 3 has hard 18 (6-2-T) vs dealer 5, standing. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 17: my Hi-Lo running count over all cards seen is about +4, roughly +1.6 true count with about 2.5 decks left. Positive, so I'm betting 25. Please recheck the count.
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Round 17: I recounted all 182 cards. The Hi-Lo running count is +4 (-3 at 170, +7 from the last 12), about +1.6 true count with 2.5 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Slightly positive, so I'm betting 25.
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Round 17: I recounted the last 12 cards as +7, so the running count is +4, about +1.6 true count with 2.5 decks left. That matches you both. I'm betting 25.
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Seat 1 has hard 20 (J-T) vs dealer 4, standing rather than splitting. Count is slightly positive.
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Seat 2 has hard 20 (Q-T) vs dealer 4, standing rather than splitting. Seat 1 has 20, Seat 3 has 20. Count is slightly positive.
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Seat 3 has hard 20 (J-Q) vs dealer 4, standing rather than splitting. Seats 1 and 2 also have 20.
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Round 18: after round 17's heavy run of tens and face cards (J-T, Q-T, J-Q), my Hi-Lo running count drops to about -1 or -2, roughly -0.8 true count. Slightly negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 18: I get a Hi-Lo running count of -2 over 191 cards, about -0.9 true count with roughly 2.3 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 18: the last 9 cards (4d Qs 8c Jc Td Qc Td Jd Qd) sum to -6, so the running count is -2 over 191 cards, about -0.9 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 8 (6-2) vs dealer 7, hitting. Count is slightly negative, so bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 13 (6-2-5) vs dealer 7, hitting. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 20 (6-2-5-7) vs dealer 7, standing. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 12 (T-2) vs dealer 7, hitting. Seat 1 has 20, Seat 3 has 19. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 20 (T-2-8) vs dealer 7, standing. Seat 1 has 20, Seat 3 has 19. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 19 (9-J) vs dealer 7, standing. Seats 1 and 2 both have 20. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 19: Hi-Lo running count over all 203 cards is -2 (-2 at 191, 0 from the last 12), about -1.0 true count with roughly 2.1 decks left. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 19: my Hi-Lo running count over 203 cards is about -2, roughly -1.0 true count with about 2.1 decks left. That matches Seat 1. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Round 19: I also get a running count of about -2 over 203 cards, roughly -1.0 true count. Negative, so I'm betting the minimum.
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Seat 1 has hard 17 (7-K) vs dealer 9, standing. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 2 has hard 14 (T-4) vs dealer 9, hitting. Seat 1 has 17, Seat 3 has 17. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Seat 3 has hard 17 (7-K) vs dealer 9, standing. Seat 1 has 17, Seat 2 busted. Count is slightly negative, bets stay at the minimum.
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Round 20, last round: my Hi-Lo count is negative, roughly -5 to -7 over about 214 cards. Betting the minimum 5.
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Round 20, last round: I count negative too, so I'm betting the minimum 5.
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Round 20, last round: running count is about -7 over roughly 214 cards, so it's negative. Betting the minimum 5.
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Seat 1 has hard 20 (Q-K) vs dealer J, standing rather than splitting.
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Seat 2 has soft 14 (A-3) vs dealer J, hitting.
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Seat 2 has soft 15 (A-3-A) vs dealer J, hitting.
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Seat 2 has soft 19 (A-3-A-4) vs dealer J, standing.
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Seat 3 has hard 8 (6-2) vs dealer J, hitting.
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Seat 3 has hard 18 (6-2-Q) vs dealer J, standing. Seat 1 has 20, Seat 2 has soft 19.
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Team result
Team +134 chips over 20 rounds
All seats share one bankroll. Seat figures show each hand's contribution.
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