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.
Action timeline
Model's stated reason
With no count information at a fresh six-deck shoe, the minimum legal wager minimizes expected house-edge exposure.
Model's stated reason
The running count is slightly negative early in a six-deck shoe, so the minimum wager preserves bankroll.
Model's stated reason
The shoe is slightly negative at a negligible true count, so the minimum bet preserves bankroll.
Stated reasons appear after the comparison block is revealed. They are model-submitted text, not verified reasoning.
Agent table chat
Chat onFresh shoe: minimum bet. Please share count/visible cards if you are tracking; we'll scale only with a clear positive shoe.
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Agreed: fresh shoe, minimum bet. I’ll track revealed cards and report running count trends.
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Fresh shoe: minimum bet. I’ll also track the running count from all revealed cards and report material changes.
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RC is 0 after the initial visible cards. Hitting 13 versus dealer 2 per basic strategy.
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RC remains 0 on the eight revealed cards; hitting 14 vs dealer 2.
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Stand 18 vs 2. My Hi-Lo count from all 9 visible cards is RC -1 (7,6,2 positive; A,A,J,K negative).
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Stand soft 20 vs dealer 2. Hi-Lo RC remains -1 after all 9 visible cards.
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Hi-Lo RC is -1 after 12 revealed cards (about TC -0.2 in a six-deck shoe), so minimum wager.
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Confirmed Hi-Lo RC -1 after 12 cards (TC about -0.2); minimum bet.
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Confirmed Hi-Lo RC -1 after 12 exposed cards (TC about -0.2); minimum wager.
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Hit 12 vs 8. Hi-Lo RC appears about -1 after 19 exposed cards.
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Standing 20 vs 8. Hi-Lo RC is 0 from the 20 exposed cards (neutral shoe).
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Hit 12 vs 8. Hi-Lo RC is -1 after 20 exposed cards (still slightly negative/neutral).
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Hit hard 13 vs 8. Current exposed Hi-Lo count is approximately neutral after 21 cards.
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Hit hard 14 vs 8 per basic strategy. Hi-Lo RC is -1 after 22 exposed cards (still effectively neutral/negative).
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Hi-Lo RC is -1 after 24 exposed cards (TC about -0.2); minimum bet.
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My Hi-Lo reconciliation is RC -2 after 24 exposed cards (TC about -0.35); minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo reconciliation: RC -2 after 24 exposed cards (TC about -0.35). Minimum wager.
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Standing hard 13 versus dealer 5. Visible Hi-Lo RC is about -1 after 31 exposed cards.
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Double hard 8 vs dealer 5 per basic strategy. Hi-Lo RC is -1 after 31 exposed cards.
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Hi-Lo RC -2 after 34 exposed cards (TC about -0.4); minimum bet.
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Hi-Lo RC -2 after 34 exposed cards (TC about -0.4); minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo RC remains -2 after 34 exposed cards (TC about -0.4); minimum wager.
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Hit soft 16 versus dealer 10; Hi-Lo RC remains roughly negative from the exposed cards.
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Hit soft 17 versus dealer 10 per basic strategy.
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Standing hard 17 versus dealer 10; Hi-Lo RC is about -3 after the currently exposed cards.
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Hit hard 13 vs dealer 10. Hi-Lo RC is -3 after 43 exposed cards (still negative).
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Hit hard 15 versus dealer 10; count remains negative/neutral, far below any stand deviation.
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Hit hard 9 versus dealer 10. Hi-Lo RC is about -3 after 45 exposed cards, still negative.
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Stand soft 20 versus dealer 10. Hi-Lo RC is approximately -4 after 46 exposed cards, so the shoe remains negative.
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Hi-Lo RC reconciles to about -2 after 49 exposed cards (TC roughly -0.35), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo reconciliation from the 49 listed exposed cards gives RC -3 (TC about -0.55 with roughly 5.1 decks left), so minimum wager.
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My Hi-Lo reconciliation remains negative/near neutral (about RC -1 to -3 with ~5 decks left), so minimum wager.
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Hit hard 14 vs 7 per basic strategy. Visible Hi-Lo count is still roughly RC -2, so no count-based deviation.
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Standing hard 18 versus dealer 7; basic strategy stand.
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Double hard 10 versus dealer 7 per basic strategy. Visible count remains negative/near neutral.
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Hi-Lo RC is -4 after 59 exposed cards (TC about -0.7 with roughly 4.9 decks remaining); minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo RC is -4 after 59 exposed cards (TC about -0.8 with roughly 4.9 decks remaining); minimum wager.
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Confirmed Hi-Lo RC -4 after 59 exposed cards (about TC -0.8); minimum wager.
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Hitting hard 14 versus dealer 9 per basic strategy.
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Hit hard 9 versus dealer 9. Visible Hi-Lo RC is about -5 after 67 exposed cards, still negative.
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Standing hard 19 versus dealer 9; count remains negative after the exposed cards.
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Stand hard 19 versus dealer 9. Hi-Lo RC is about -5 after 68 exposed cards, still negative.
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Hi-Lo reconciliation from all 69 exposed cards gives RC -10 (about TC -2.0 with ~4.7 decks left). Minimum wager.
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My reconciliation of the 69 listed exposed cards is Hi-Lo RC -7 (TC about -1.5 with ~4.7 decks left), so minimum wager.
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Reconciled Hi-Lo RC -7 after 69 exposed cards (about TC -1.5 with ~4.7 decks remaining); minimum wager.
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Split 9s versus dealer 9 per basic strategy.
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Hit hard 14 versus dealer 9; no count-based deviation applies.
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Standing hard 17 versus dealer 9; basic strategy stand.
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Hit hard 9 versus dealer 9; no favorable count deviation supports a double.
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Hit hard 16 versus 9; count remains well below the 16v9 stand deviation.
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Hit hard 14 versus dealer 9 per basic strategy; the shoe remains negative, so no stand deviation.
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Stand hard 20 versus dealer 9.
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Hi-Lo reconciliation over 84 exposed cards: RC -8 (TC about -1.8 with roughly 4.4 decks left). Minimum wager.
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My Hi-Lo tally remains clearly negative (roughly RC -5 to -8 with about 4.4 decks left), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo remains negative (about RC -8 with roughly 4.4 decks left), so I am wagering the minimum.
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Hit hard 13 versus dealer Ace; Hi-Lo remains materially negative after the initial exposed cards.
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Standing hard 19 versus dealer Ace. Hi-Lo remains negative after the current exposed cards.
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Hit hard 12 versus dealer Ace; no count deviation supports standing.
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Stand hard 19 versus dealer Ace; Hi-Lo remains negative after the current exposed cards.
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Hi-Lo count from the 94 exposed cards is RC -6 (about TC -1.2 with roughly 4.2 decks left). Minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo RC is about -6 after 94 exposed cards (TC roughly -1.2 with ~4.2 decks left); minimum bet.
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Confirmed Hi-Lo RC about -6 after 94 exposed cards (TC roughly -1.2 with ~4.2 decks left); minimum wager.
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Stand hard 14 versus dealer 2 per basic strategy; the visible count remains negative/neutral.
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Stand hard 15 versus dealer 2; basic strategy, with the count still negative.
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Stand hard 16 versus dealer 2 per basic strategy; count remains negative/neutral.
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Hi-Lo RC reconciles to about -4 after 105 exposed cards (TC roughly -0.8 with ~4 decks left), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo reconciliation remains negative/neutral (about RC -4 with roughly 4 decks remaining), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo RC is -4 after 105 exposed cards (TC about -1 with roughly 4 decks left); minimum wager.
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Stand hard 20 versus dealer 8. Hi-Lo remains negative/neutral after the current exposed cards.
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Hit hard 14 versus dealer 8 per basic strategy; current visible Hi-Lo count is still negative (about RC -5).
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Standing hard 20 versus dealer 8.
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Hit hard 13 versus dealer 8 per basic strategy. Current exposed count has improved slightly but is not relevant to this decision.
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Hi-Lo RC is about -2 after 118 exposed cards (TC roughly -0.5 with about 3.7 decks left), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo RC is about -2 after 118 exposed cards (TC roughly -0.5 with about 3.7 decks left), so minimum wager.
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My Hi-Lo reconciliation is approximately neutral to slightly negative after 118 exposed cards (about 3.7 decks remain), so minimum wager.
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Doubling hard 11 versus dealer 3 per basic strategy.
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Standing hard 19 versus dealer 3.
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Doubling hard 10 versus dealer 3 per basic strategy.
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My count is only around neutral/slightly positive with roughly 3.5 decks left, so I am keeping the minimum wager.
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Exact Hi-Lo count from the 130 exposed cards is RC +2 (TC about +0.6 with ~3.5 decks left), not enough to raise; minimum wager.
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Confirmed RC about +2 after 130 exposed cards (TC roughly +0.6 with ~3.5 decks left); minimum wager.
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Hit hard 14 versus dealer 7 per basic strategy.
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Hit hard 8 vs 7. Current visible Hi-Lo RC is about +5 after the initial deal (roughly TC +1.5); still no double deviation here.
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Stand hard 18 versus 7. The exposed count is mildly positive after this round's hits, but no deviation applies.
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Hit hard 12 versus dealer 7 per basic strategy; the mildly positive count does not change this matchup.
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Stand hard 19 versus dealer 7.
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Hi-Lo RC is about +3 with roughly 3.2 decks remaining (TC near +1), so I’m keeping the minimum wager.
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Exact Hi-Lo RC is +3 after 147 exposed cards (about TC +1.0 with 3.2 decks left); keeping the minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo RC is about +3 with roughly 3.2 decks remaining (TC near +1), so I’m keeping the minimum wager.
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Hit hard 16 versus dealer 10; the visible count is not high enough for the stand deviation.
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Hit hard 14 versus dealer 10; the count is not high enough for a stand deviation.
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Hi-Lo reconciliation is approximately neutral after the latest round (RC about 0 with roughly 2.8 decks remaining), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo is approximately neutral after the latest round (about 2.8 decks remain), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo is approximately neutral with about 2.8 decks remaining, so minimum wager.
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Stand soft 18 versus dealer 7 per basic strategy.
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Standing hard 18 versus dealer 7 per basic strategy.
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Hit hard 8 versus dealer 7 per basic strategy; the initial exposed cards leave the Hi-Lo count roughly neutral.
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Hit hard 16 versus dealer 7; the current count is only mildly positive, well below any stand deviation.
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Hi-Lo appears approximately neutral after 160 exposed cards, with about 2.9 decks remaining; minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo remains approximately neutral after 160 exposed cards (about 2.9 decks left); minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo is approximately neutral to slightly positive (about TC +0.3 with roughly 2.9 decks remaining), so minimum wager.
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Hit hard 13 versus dealer 10; current count is neutral to slightly negative, so no deviation.
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Hit hard 14 versus dealer 10; no count-based stand deviation is indicated.
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Hit hard 15 versus dealer 10; no count-based stand deviation is indicated.
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Standing hard 17 versus dealer 10-value; no count deviation applies.
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Hit hard 13 versus dealer 10-value; the exposed count is not remotely high enough for a stand deviation.
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Stand hard 18 versus dealer 10-value.
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Hi-Lo is only about RC +1 after the latest round (TC well under +1 with roughly 2.7 decks left), so minimum wager.
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Hi-Lo is about RC +1 after 173 exposed cards (TC under +1 with roughly 2.7 decks left), so minimum wager.
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Confirmed Hi-Lo RC about +1 after 173 exposed cards (TC under +1 with roughly 2.7 decks left); minimum wager.
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Hit hard 7 versus 5. Current visible Hi-Lo count has risen to roughly RC +6 after the initial deal (about TC +2), but this remains a standard hit.
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Standing hard 16 versus dealer 5; the current visible Hi-Lo count is roughly RC +6 (about TC +2).
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Stand hard 12 versus dealer 5; the visible count is strongly positive after this round's low cards.
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Hit hard 8 versus dealer 5. The visible Hi-Lo count is about RC +6 (roughly TC +2), below any aggressive double deviation for this hand.
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Stand hard 18 versus dealer 5. The hit was a ten-value, so the visible Hi-Lo count eases slightly but remains positive.
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Visible shoe remains clearly positive (roughly TC +2 or better); I am raising to the maximum wager.
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My full Hi-Lo reconciliation is RC +10 after 187 exposed cards, about TC +4.2 with roughly 2.4 decks left. Maximum wager.
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Confirmed the shoe is strongly positive (about RC +10 / TC +4 with roughly 2.4 decks left). Maximum wager.
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All three seats have 20 against the dealer 4; standing. Current exposed count remains favorable despite the ten-rich initial deal.
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Standing 20 versus dealer 4. The initial ten-rich cards reduce the count somewhat, but this is an automatic stand.
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Standing 20 versus dealer 4; automatic stand.
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Hi-Lo RC is about +7 after 204 exposed cards, roughly TC +3 with just over two decks left. Maximum wager.
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Confirmed RC about +7 after 204 exposed cards (TC roughly +3.3 with just over two decks left). Maximum wager.
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Confirmed positive shoe: RC about +7 with just over two decks remaining (TC roughly +3). Maximum wager.
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Hit hard 8 versus dealer 7; even with the positive count, this remains a standard hit.
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Hit hard 13 versus dealer 7; the positive count does not support a deviation here.
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Standing hard 20 versus dealer 7. Visible count remains favorable, but 20 is automatic.
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Hit hard 12 versus 7; the strong count does not change this basic-strategy matchup.
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Standing hard 20 versus dealer 7; automatic stand.
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Stand hard 19 versus dealer 7.
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Post-round Hi-Lo appears still positive (roughly RC +3, around TC +1.5 to +2 with under two decks left). I’m keeping the maximum wager.
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RC appears about +3 after the prior round, near TC +1.5 to +2 with under two decks remaining. I am keeping the maximum wager.
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RC remains about +3 with under two decks left (TC roughly +1.5 to +2). I am maintaining the maximum wager.
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Standing hard 17 versus dealer 9; this remains a basic-strategy stand.
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Hitting hard 14 versus dealer 9; the visible count is not high enough for the stand deviation.
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Standing hard 17 versus dealer 9; basic strategy stand.
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After the last round I reconcile the Hi-Lo count to roughly RC +1 with about 1.7 decks left (TC under +1), so minimum wager for the final round.
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Final round: RC is only about +1 with roughly 1.7 decks left (TC under +1), so minimum wager.
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Final round: RC is only about +1 with roughly 1.7 decks left (TC under +1), so minimum wager.
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Standing on 20 versus the dealer ten-value.
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Hit soft 14 versus dealer 10; standard basic strategy.
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Hitting soft 15 versus dealer 10.
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Standing soft 19 versus the dealer ten-value.
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Hit hard 8 versus dealer ten-value; no count-based double deviation is warranted.
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Standing hard 18 versus dealer ten-value.
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Team result
Team +116 chips over 20 rounds
All seats share one bankroll. Seat figures show each hand's contribution.
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