Blackjack Team Play table
Blackjack Team Play · 20 rounds · Oct 14, 2026, 8:51 AM UTC
Mixed team: three different models share one bankroll.
Mixed team: three different models share one bankroll.
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Model's stated reason
No cards have been seen, so the house edge is intact and there is no count advantage. Minimum bet preserves the shared bankroll for later positive counts.
Model's stated reason
With no cards seen, the house has a slight edge, so the minimum bet limits expected loss until the count favors us.
Model's stated reason
The slightly positive count does not overcome the house edge under these rules. Betting the minimum maximizes expected team chips while the estimated player edge remains negative.
Stated reasons appear after the comparison block is revealed. They are model-submitted text, not verified reasoning.
Agent table chat
Chat onFresh shoe, no edge. I am betting the minimum. Suggest we all flat-bet 5 until the count turns positive.
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Agree: fresh shoe, no count edge. Flat 5 for now. I'll track the count and flag when it turns positive so we can raise bets together.
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Betting 5 on the fresh shoe. Will track Hi-Lo and increase bets only when the true count indicates a player edge.
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Standing on 20 vs dealer 6. Seat 2 should hit the 8; seat 3 should hit 15.
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Hitting the 8 vs dealer 6 (basic strategy). Running count is about +1 so far, so still flat 5.
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Standing on 14 vs dealer 6. Basic strategy says stand on 12-16 vs 6, so seat 3 should stand on 15 too and let the dealer bust.
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Standing on 15 vs 6: basic strategy stands on hard 12–16 against dealer 6. Current Hi-Lo running count is +2.
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RC +3 after 10 cards, TC about +0.5. Still no real edge. Flat 5 again.
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My count agrees: RC +3 after 10 cards, TC about +0.5. No real edge yet, so I'm flat 5 again.
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Confirmed RC +3, TC about +0.52 with 302 cards remaining. Betting 5; count is not yet high enough to justify increasing.
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Hard 7 vs dealer Q: hitting per basic strategy. Count still low, staying flat 5.
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Hard 13 vs dealer Q: hitting per basic strategy. Still flat 5.
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Standing on 16 vs dealer Q. The count is about +3 RC / +0.5 TC, which is the Hi-Lo index point for standing 16 vs 10, and my 4-card hand is slightly better to stand. Flat 5 still.
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Hitting soft 18 (A-7) against dealer Q, as basic strategy recommends. Current Hi-Lo RC is +3, TC about +0.53.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer Q. Hi-Lo RC remains +3, TC about +0.53; no meaningful betting edge yet.
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RC +3 after 23 cards, TC about +0.5. Still no edge. Flat 5.
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RC +3 after 23 cards by my count, TC about +0.6. No real edge yet, so I'm flat 5.
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Confirmed Hi-Lo RC +3, TC +0.54 with 289 cards remaining. Betting 5; no clear player edge yet.
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Hitting hard 16 vs 8. Seat 2 should hit 13 and seat 3 should hit 15; no stand on stiffs against an 8.
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Hard 13 vs dealer 8: hitting per basic strategy. Count is still low, so I'm flat 5.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 8. Seat 3 should hit 15 vs 8 per basic strategy. Flat 5 still.
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Hitting hard 15 vs dealer 8, following basic strategy.
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RC +3 after 35 cards, TC about +0.6. Still no edge. Flat 5.
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My count also gives RC +3 after 35 cards, TC about +0.65. No real edge yet, so I'm flat 5.
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Confirmed RC +3 after 35 cards; 277 remain, so TC is about +0.56. Betting 5 with no clear player edge.
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RC -1 after 43 cards, TC about -0.2. No edge. Flat 5.
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My count also gives RC -1 after 43 cards, TC about -0.2. No edge, so I'm flat 5.
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Confirmed RC -1 with 269 cards remaining, TC about -0.19. Betting the minimum 5.
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Hitting hard 12 vs dealer 10. Seat 2 should stand on 16; seat 3 should stand on soft 17.
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Hitting hard 13 vs 10. Seat 2 should hit 16 vs 10; seat 3 should hit soft 17 vs 10. Count still negative.
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Hitting hard 15 vs 10. Seat 2 should hit 16 vs 10; seat 3 should hit soft 17 vs 10. Count still negative.
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Hard 16 vs dealer T: hitting. My RC is about -1 (TC about -0.2), below the stand index of 0. Flat 5.
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Hitting soft 17 vs dealer 10; unlike hard 17, A-6 should not stand against a 10.
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Now hard 17 after drawing a 10; standing against dealer 10.
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RC -1 after 57 cards, TC about -0.2. No edge. Flat 5.
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My count also gives RC -1 after 57 cards, TC about -0.2. No edge, so I'm flat 5.
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Confirmed RC -1 after 57 cards; 255 remain, giving TC about -0.20. Betting 5 with no player edge.
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Hitting hard 16 vs dealer 10. Seat 2 should stand on 17; seat 3 should stand on 18.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer T. Seat 1 busted; seat 3 should stand on 18. Count is still flat, so no bet change.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 10, following basic strategy.
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RC -4 after 66 cards, TC about -0.8. No edge. Flat 5.
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My count also gives RC -4 after 66 cards, TC about -1. Negative count, no edge, so I'm flat 5.
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RC -4 after 66 cards; 246 remain, so TC is about -0.85. Betting the minimum 5.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 4. Seat 3 should stand on 18 too. Flat 5, count still negative.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 4.
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RC -8 after 76 cards, about 3.3 decks left, TC near -2.4. No edge. Flat 5.
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RC about -8 after 76 cards, TC around -2.4. Negative count, no edge. Flat 5.
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Recounting the 76 revealed cards gives Hi-Lo RC -6. There are 236 cards (4.54 decks) remaining, so TC is about -1.32. Betting 5; no player edge.
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Doubling hard 11 vs 9. Seat 3 should hit hard 9 vs 9.
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Hitting hard 9 vs dealer 9; doubling is not favorable here.
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Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 9.
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RC -6 after 88 cards, about 4.3 decks left, TC near -1.4. No edge. Flat 5.
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My count also gives RC -6 after 90 cards, TC about -1.4. Negative count, no edge. Flat 5.
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RC -6 after 88 revealed cards; 224 cards (4.31 decks) remain, giving TC about -1.39. Betting the minimum 5.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 5; basic strategy favors letting the dealer draw.
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RC -7 after 97 cards, about 4.1 decks left, TC near -1.7. No edge. Flat 5.
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RC -7 after 97 cards, about 4.1 decks left, TC near -1.7. Negative count, no edge. Flat 5.
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Confirmed RC -7 after 97 cards; 215 cards (4.13 decks) remain, so TC is about -1.69. Betting the minimum 5.
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Hitting hard 14 vs 8. Seat 2 should hit soft 14; seat 3 should stand on 20.
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Hitting soft 14 (A-3) vs dealer 8. Seat 3 should stand on 20. Flat 5, count still negative.
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Standing on soft 18 vs dealer 8 per basic strategy. Seat 3 stands on 20. Count still negative, flat 5.
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Standing on 20 vs dealer 8; keeping the pair of jacks intact.
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RC -5 after 109 cards, about 3.9 decks left, TC near -1.3. No edge. Flat 5.
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My Hi-Lo count is about RC -3 after 109 cards, TC near -0.8. No edge, so flat 5.
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Recount gives RC -5 after 109 cards; 203 cards (3.90 decks) remain, so TC is about -1.28. Betting the minimum 5.
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Standing on 20 vs dealer K. Seat 2 should hit 6; seat 3 should hit 13.
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Hitting hard 6 vs dealer K per basic strategy. Seat 3 should hit 13 vs K too. Count still negative, flat 5.
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Hard 8 vs dealer K: hitting. Seat 3 should hit 13 vs K too. Count still negative, flat 5.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer K. Seat 3 should hit 13 vs K. Flat 5, count still negative.
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Hitting hard 13 vs dealer K, following basic strategy.
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RC -6 after 121 cards, about 3.7 decks left, TC near -1.6. No edge. Flat 5.
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My count agrees: RC -6 after 121 cards, TC about -1.6. No edge, so I'm flat 5.
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Confirmed RC -6 after 121 cards; 191 cards (3.67 decks) remain, giving TC about -1.63. Betting the minimum 5.
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Hitting hard 13 vs 7. Seat 2 should double the 10; seat 3 should hit 15. Count still negative, flat 5.
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Standing on hard 18 vs 7. Seat 2 should double the 10; seat 3 should hit 15.
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Doubling hard 10 vs dealer 7 per basic strategy. Seat 3 should hit 15 vs 7. Count still negative, flat 5.
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Hitting hard 15 vs dealer 7, following basic strategy.
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Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 7.
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RC -2 after 133 cards, about 2.3 decks left, TC near -0.9. No edge. Flat 5.
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My recount: RC -2 after 133 cards. 179 cards remain, about 3.4 decks, so TC is near -0.6, not -0.9. No edge, so flat 5.
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Confirmed RC -2 after 133 cards; 179 cards (3.44 decks) remain, so TC is about -0.58. Betting the minimum 5.
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Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 3. Seat 2 should stand on 13 and seat 3 should stand on 15; let the dealer bust.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 3 per basic strategy. Seat 3 should stand on 15 too. Count still slightly negative, flat 5.
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Standing on hard 15 vs dealer 3, following basic strategy.
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RC -4 after 142 cards, about 2.1 decks left to the cut, TC near -1.9. No edge. Flat 5.
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My Hi-Lo recount also gives RC -4 after 142 cards, TC about -1.9 to the cut. No edge, so flat 5.
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Betting 5 with the negative count. True count uses all undealt cards, including those behind the cut card, rather than only cards remaining before the cut.
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Hitting hard 13 vs dealer 7. Seat 2 stand on 18; seat 3 stand on 19.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 7. Seat 2 stand 18; seat 3 stand 19.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 7. Seat 3 should stand on 19 too. Flat 5, count still negative.
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Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 7.
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RC -2 after 154 cards, about 3.0 decks undealt, TC near -0.7. No edge. Flat 5.
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Round 15: RC is about -2 after 154 cards, so there is no edge. Flat 5.
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Betting the minimum 5; the count remains negative, so there is no reason to increase exposure.
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Standing on hard 15 vs dealer 6. Seat 2 stand on 17; seat 3 stand on soft 19.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 6 per basic strategy. Seat 3 should stand on soft 19 too. Flat 5, count still slightly negative.
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Standing on soft 19 vs dealer 6 under S17 rules; the negative count does not justify doubling.
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RC +4 after 166 cards, about 2.8 decks undealt, TC near +1.4. Small edge only, so I am betting 10 rather than max. Suggest 10.
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My recount is RC about +2 to +3 after 164 cards, TC near +1. That's a marginal edge at best, so I'll bet 10 to match seat 1's suggestion.
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Recount gives RC +2 after 164 revealed cards; 148 cards remain, so TC is about +0.70. No clear player edge yet; I am betting 5.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 3. Seat 2 stand on 18; seat 3 hit 16 vs 3.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 3. Seat 3 should stand on 16 vs 3 per basic strategy and let the dealer draw.
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Standing on hard 16 vs dealer 3; basic strategy favors standing, not hitting, against this weak upcard.
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RC +1 after 174 cards, about 2.7 decks undealt, TC near +0.4. No real edge. Flat 5.
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Seat 1 reports RC +1 after 174 cards, TC about +0.4, which is no real edge. Flat 5 from me.
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Betting 5. Hi-Lo RC is +1, with a true count around +0.4; there is no clear player edge.
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Hitting hard 15 vs dealer K. Seat 2 should stand on 18; seat 3 should hit 15 vs K.
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Hitting hard 16 vs dealer K. Seat 2 stand on 18; seat 3 hit 15 vs K. Count is now negative after this round's cards.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer K. Seat 3 should hit 15 vs K per basic strategy. Flat 5.
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Hitting hard 15 vs dealer K; the count does not justify standing.
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RC still flat to slightly negative after 186 cards, about 2.4 decks undealt. No edge. Flat 5.
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Count is about flat after 186 cards, so no edge. Flat 5 from me.
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Betting 5; the count offers no clear player edge, so minimum exposure remains best.
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Hitting hard 9 vs dealer 9. Seat 2 should hit the 9 too; seat 3 already has blackjack.
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Hitting hard 13 vs dealer 9. Seat 2 should hit the 9 too; seat 3 already has blackjack.
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Hitting hard 15 vs dealer 9. Seat 2 should hit the 9; seat 3 already has blackjack.
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Hard 9 vs dealer 9: hitting rather than doubling, since the count is flat to slightly negative. Flat 5.
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Hard 14 vs dealer 9: hitting per basic strategy. Count is about flat, so no bet change.
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RC +1 after 200 cards, about 2.15 decks undealt, TC near +0.5. No real edge. Flat 5.
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RC about +1 after 200 cards, TC near +0.5. No real edge. Flat 5.
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Betting 5; the count is too low to indicate a clear player edge.
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Splitting aces vs dealer Ace. Seat 2 hit 15; seat 3 hit the 8, do not split the 4s.
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Hitting hard 15 vs dealer Ace per basic strategy. Seat 3 should hit the 8 (no double, no split) vs Ace. Flat 5.
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Hitting hard 8 vs dealer Ace; keeping the fours together rather than splitting or doubling.
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Now hard 18 after drawing a king; standing against dealer Ace.
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RC about 0 to -1 after 211 cards, roughly 2 decks undealt, TC near 0. No edge. Flat 5.
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Count is about flat (RC near 0 to -1) after roughly 211 cards. No edge, so flat 5 from me.
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Betting 5; the roughly neutral count gives no clear player edge, including on this final round.
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Hitting hard 12 vs Q. Seat 2 should double the 11; seat 3 should hit 16 vs Q. Count is about flat.
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Standing on hard 17 vs Q. Seat 2 should double the 11; seat 3 should hit 16 vs Q.
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Doubling hard 11 vs dealer Q per basic strategy. Seat 3 should hit 16 vs Q. Count is about flat.
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Standing on 16 vs Q. Recount gives Hi-Lo RC +4 with 92 unseen cards, TC about +2.26; this favors standing rather than the basic-strategy hit.
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Team result
Team +72 chips over 20 rounds
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