Blackjack Team Play table
Blackjack Team Play · 20 rounds · Sep 28, 2026, 9:29 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
With no cards seen, there is no evidence of a favorable count. The minimum bet limits exposure to the house edge.
Model's stated reason
With no cards seen, there is no evidence of a player advantage, so the minimum bet limits expected losses.
Model's stated reason
Basic strategy with double after split says to split 2,2 against a dealer 2 through 7. Splitting beats hitting hard 4 against a 7.
Model's stated reason
Basic strategy says to hit hard 12 against a dealer 7. The count is near neutral, so there is no reason to deviate.
Model's stated reason
Basic strategy says to hit hard 14 against a dealer 7. A running count of +1 this early in a 6-deck shoe gives no reason to deviate.
Model's stated reason
Basic strategy is to hit hard 16 against a dealer 7, since the dealer is likely to make 17 or better. A running count of +3 near the top of a six-deck shoe is not enough to change that.
Model's stated reason
Hard 12 against a dealer 7 is a basic-strategy hit, and a true count near +0.7 is far too low to justify standing or doubling.
Stated reasons appear after the comparison block is revealed. They are model-submitted text, not verified reasoning.
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Chat onFresh shoe; start at the minimum and adjust bets only if the count becomes favorable.
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Fresh shoe: betting the minimum. I’ll track the count from revealed cards for later rounds.
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Agreed, min bet on fresh shoe. Let's use Hi-Lo true count; ramp up when TC >= +2.
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Hard 13 vs dealer 7: hitting. Current Hi-Lo running count is +2, still roughly neutral at this shoe depth.
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Hard 12 vs dealer 7: hitting. Hi-Lo running count is +2; too early in the shoe to raise bets on that alone.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 7. Hi-Lo running count is +3 from the nine revealed cards.
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Splitting 2s vs dealer 7 (basic strategy with DAS). Running count +3 on 9 cards, TC about +0.5, still neutral.
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Split hand 1: hard 12 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy. My Hi-Lo running count is +1 on 11 cards seen, which is neutral.
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Split hand 1 now hard 14 vs dealer 7: hitting per basic strategy. Hi-Lo running count +1 on 12 cards seen, which is still neutral.
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Split hand 1: hard 16 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy. My recount of all 13 revealed cards puts the Hi-Lo running count at +3, true count about +0.5, still neutral.
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Split hand 1 made hard 20 vs dealer 7: standing. Hi-Lo running count is +4 on 14 cards seen, true count about +0.7, still neutral.
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Split hand 2: hard 12 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy. Hi-Lo running count +4 on 14 cards, TC about +0.7, still neutral.
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Split hand 2 now hard 14 vs dealer 7: hitting per basic strategy. Hi-Lo running count is +5 on 15 cards seen, true count about +0.9, still near neutral.
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Split hand 2 made hard 20 vs dealer 7: standing. Hi-Lo running count +6 on 16 cards seen, true count about +1.0, slightly favorable.
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Hi-Lo running count is +9 after 19 cards, roughly TC +1.6 with about 5.7 decks remaining; below our +2 ramp threshold, so stay at minimum.
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Hi-Lo count is +9 after 19 cards, about +1.6 true count. Staying at the minimum until we reach +2.
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My recount: RC +8 on 19 cards, TC about +1.4. Staying at the minimum; we ramp once TC reaches +2 or higher.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 4. Hi-Lo running count is +9 from 26 revealed cards; still about +1.6 true count.
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Standing on hard 12 vs dealer 4; this is the basic-strategy play, reinforced by the positive count.
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Hi-Lo RC +9 after 28 cards, about TC +1.6 with roughly 5.5 decks remaining. Still below our +2 ramp threshold, so minimum bet.
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I count Hi-Lo RC +8 from 28 revealed cards, about TC +1.5. Still below +2, so I’m betting the minimum.
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My count: RC +8 on 28 cards, about 5.5 decks left, so TC is roughly +1.5. That is a slight edge, so I'm betting a modest 20. Full ramp at TC +2 or higher.
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Hard 15 vs ten: hitting. Hi-Lo RC remains about +9 after 35 cards, but no surrender is available.
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Hitting hard 12 against dealer 10; standing here is worse without a very large count deviation.
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Standing on hard 16 vs dealer 10. Hi-Lo running count is +9 over 37 revealed cards, about +1.7 true count.
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Hard 14 vs dealer 10: hitting per basic strategy. RC +9 on 37 cards, TC about +1.7; no stand deviation for 14 vs T at this count.
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Made hard 18 vs dealer 10: standing. Hi-Lo RC about +8 on 38 cards, TC roughly +1.5.
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Hi-Lo count is +10 after 40 cards. About 4 playable decks remain before the cut, so TC is roughly +2.5; recommend a moderate ramp bet.
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Hi-Lo RC +10 after 40 cards. Using all 272 undealt cards gives TC about +1.9 (the 62 cut cards still count in the divisor). I’m betting 50 because this is likely a player-favorable count.
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I also count RC +10 after 40 cards. With 272 cards left (~5.2 decks), TC is about +1.9. Edge is slightly positive under S17/DAS/3:2, so I'm betting 50. Suggest max bets while TC stays above about +1.
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Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 7.
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Hitting hard 15 vs dealer 7; standing would be worse even with the positive count.
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Standing on hard 18 against dealer 7.
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Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 7. No split of tens here; 20 is a strong favorite against a 7.
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Hi-Lo count: RC +7 over 50 revealed cards, about TC +1.8 with roughly 4 playable decks remaining. Slightly favorable; recommend max bets while the count stays above +1.
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I count Hi-Lo RC +8 after 50 revealed cards: TC about +1.6 using all 262 undealt cards. Betting 50 while the count appears favorable.
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My recount: RC +8 on 50 cards, TC about +1.6 with ~5 decks undealt. Only 1 ace seen so far, so the shoe is ace-rich. Small edge; betting 50.
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Hard 13 vs dealer 10: hit per basic strategy; count is not high enough for a stand deviation.
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Hitting hard 12 against dealer 10; standing is worse at this count.
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Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 10.
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Standing on soft 20 vs dealer 10. Count still mildly positive; keep tracking.
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Recounting all 60 exposed cards gives Hi-Lo RC −7, not positive; about 4.2 playable decks remain (TC ≈ −1.7). I recommend minimum bets.
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I recount 61 exposed cards at Hi-Lo RC +7, about TC +1.45 using all 251 undealt cards. Two aces have appeared. The count looks mildly favorable, so I’m betting 50; please check the earlier −7 recount.
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Independent recount of all 61 cards: Hi-Lo RC +7 (seat_2 is right; the -7 looks like a sign flip). TC is about +1.45 with roughly 4.8 decks undealt. That is a slight player edge, so I'm betting 50.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 6; basic strategy favors standing.
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Standing on hard 12 against dealer 6; dealer has a high bust risk.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 6; let the dealer take the bust risk.
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Recounting all 70 exposed cards gives Hi-Lo RC +12. With about 4.7 decks physically undealt, TC is roughly +2.6; favorable count, so I’m betting 50.
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I count 33 low cards and 23 high cards among the 70 exposed: Hi-Lo RC +10, TC about +2.15 using all 242 undealt cards. Favorable count; betting 50.
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Confirm seat_2: RC +10 on 70 cards, TC about +2.1 with 242 undealt. Favorable, so I'm betting 50. Keep max bets while TC stays above +1.
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Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 2.
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Standing on hard 14 vs dealer 2; the positive count reinforces letting the dealer draw.
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Soft 13 vs dealer 2: hitting per basic strategy. No double here; A-2 only doubles vs 5-6.
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Hit soft 13 and drew a Q, now hard 13 vs dealer 2. Standing: basic strategy says stand, and the positive count supports it.
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Recount of all 79 exposed cards gives Hi-Lo RC +6, about TC +1.2 over the remaining playable shoe; only a modest count, so I’m staying at minimum.
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I count Hi-Lo RC +7 across 80 revealed cards, about TC +1.6 using all 232 undealt cards. The remaining shoe looks favorable; I’m betting 50.
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Confirm seat_2: RC +7 on 80 cards, TC about +1.6 with 232 undealt. Only 3 aces seen, so the shoe is ace-rich. Slight edge, so I'm betting 50. Seat_1, I think we should all be at max here.
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Hard 10 vs dealer 9: hit; doubling is not the basic-strategy play here.
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Hard 13 vs dealer 9: hit per basic strategy; standing is too passive against this upcard.
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Hard 14 vs dealer 9: hitting per basic strategy.
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Standing on hard 19 against dealer 9.
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Hard 11 vs dealer 9: doubling per basic strategy. The count is still positive, which makes the double even better.
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I count Hi-Lo RC +8 over 95 exposed cards. That's about +1.9 using all undealt cards, or +2.7 to the cut; favorable count, so I'm betting 50.
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I agree with RC +8 over 95 cards: TC is about +1.9 using all 217 undealt cards. The count looks favorable, so I’m betting 50.
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Confirm RC +8 on 95 cards, TC about +1.9 with 217 undealt. 7 of 24 aces seen, so the shoe is still slightly ace-rich. Betting 50.
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Hard 15 vs dealer 8: hit. The count is not high enough to justify standing.
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Hitting hard 8 against dealer 8; doubling is not worthwhile here.
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Hitting hard 12 vs dealer 8; standing is too weak against this upcard.
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Standing on hard 20 against dealer 8.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 8. Standing on 17 is always correct in basic strategy.
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Hi-Lo count is strongly positive: roughly RC +16 after about 108 cards. Favorable count with only about three playable decks remaining; I’m betting the maximum.
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I count Hi-Lo RC +14 from the revealed cards, about +3.6 true count using all 204 undealt cards. Strongly favorable; betting 50.
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Confirm seat_2: my recount gives Hi-Lo RC +14 on 108 cards. With 204 undealt, the true count is about +3.6. That's clearly favorable, so I'm betting 50.
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My recount of 116 exposed cards gives Hi-Lo RC +9. About 134 playable cards remain before the cut (roughly 2.9 decks), so TC is around +3.1; favorable count, betting max.
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I count Hi-Lo RC +11 on 116 exposed cards. With 196 cards physically undealt, TC is about +2.9, so I’m betting 50. Use all undealt cards for the TC divisor, including the cards below the cut.
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Confirm seat_2: my recount is RC +11 on 116 cards. With 196 undealt (~4.1 decks), TC is about +2.7. Favorable, so I'm betting 50.
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My recount is roughly Hi-Lo RC +5 after 124 cards; about 2.4 playable decks remain, so TC is near +2. Favorable enough to ramp this round.
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Recount confirms Hi-Lo RC +5 after 124 cards. Using all 188 undealt cards, TC is about +1.4. Slightly favorable; I’m betting 50.
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Confirm RC +5 on 124 cards; TC about +1.4 with 188 undealt. Aces are slightly depleted (11 of 24 seen), so the edge is thin but still slightly positive. Betting 50; drop to minimum if TC falls below +1.
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Hard 10 vs dealer 10: hit; doubling against a ten is not justified at the current count (about TC +1).
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Standing on hard 20 against dealer K.
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Hitting soft 14 against dealer K; doubling is not worthwhile against a ten-value upcard.
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Hard 13 vs dealer K: hitting. Seat 3 has soft 19, which should stand against a ten-value upcard.
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Standing on soft 19 vs dealer K. Basic strategy says stand, and no count deviation applies against a ten.
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Recounting the 135 exposed cards gives Hi-Lo RC +1. That is near neutral (about TC +0.2 using all undealt cards), so I recommend minimum bets.
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I confirm Hi-Lo RC +1 after 135 exposed cards, about TC +0.3 across 177 undealt cards. Near neutral; minimum bets make sense.
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Confirm RC +1 on 135 cards, TC about +0.3 with 177 undealt. Aces are depleted (about 14 of 24 seen), so the edge is slightly negative. Betting the minimum.
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Hard 13 vs dealer 7: hitting is the basic-strategy play.
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Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 7.
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Hitting hard 16 against dealer 7; count is near neutral.
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Hard 13 vs dealer 7: hitting per basic strategy. Count is near neutral, so no deviation applies.
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Prior count was RC +1 after 135 cards; the 15 new cards add about −4, putting RC near −3. Count is unfavorable, so minimum bets for now.
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The count appears near neutral or negative after the latest cards. I’m betting the minimum.
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My count: the last 15 cards were about -3, so RC is near -2 after roughly 150 cards and the TC is slightly negative. Betting the minimum.
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Standing on hard 17 against dealer 6; basic strategy favors standing.
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Standing on hard 15 vs dealer 6; let the dealer draw.
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Recount of 150 exposed cards gives Hi-Lo running count 0, effectively neutral. Stay at minimum.
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The exposed-card count appears near neutral; I’m betting the minimum.
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My recount: Hi-Lo RC about -3 on 155 cards, with 157 undealt, so TC is about -1. Aces are depleted (18 of 24 seen). Betting the minimum.
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Standing on hard 16 vs dealer 4; basic strategy favors standing and letting the dealer draw.
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Standing on hard 18 against dealer 4.
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Standing on hard 16 vs dealer 4; basic strategy stands on 12-16 against 2-6, so we let the dealer draw.
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The recent count reports are near neutral to negative, with aces depleted; keep bets at the minimum unless a clearly positive true count emerges.
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Betting the minimum. The exposed-card count appears unfavorable, and aces have been depleted.
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My recount: Hi-Lo RC -3 on 164 cards, 148 undealt, so TC is about -1. Aces are depleted. Betting the minimum.
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Standing on hard 18 against dealer K.
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Hitting hard 12 against dealer K; standing is worse here.
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Hitting hard 15 against dealer K; no surrender is available, and the count does not justify standing.
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Hard 15 vs dealer K: hitting. The count is near neutral to negative, well below the +4 stand index, and surrender isn't available.
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The recent Hi-Lo count is negative and aces are depleted, so the minimum bet is prudent.
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The count still looks unfavorable, with aces depleted. I’m betting the minimum.
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My recount: Hi-Lo RC about -5 on ~177 cards, ~135 undealt, so TC is about -1.8. Aces are depleted. Betting the minimum.
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Standing on hard 18 against dealer 5.
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Doubling A-5 against dealer 5; this is the basic-strategy play for soft 16.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 5; basic strategy stands 13 vs 2-6, and the negative count doesn't change it.
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Latest cards leave the Hi-Lo count around neutral at best, with aces depleted; keep bets at the minimum unless a clearly positive count emerges.
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The count appears near neutral, and aces have been depleted. I’m betting the minimum.
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My recount: Hi-Lo RC about -1 on 186 cards, 126 undealt, so TC is about -0.4. Aces are heavily depleted. Betting the minimum.
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Standing on 20 against dealer K; keep the strong total intact.
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Hitting hard 13 against dealer K; standing is worse without an extreme count deviation.
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Pair of 5s vs dealer K: playing it as hard 10 and hitting. Never split 5s, and doubling 10 vs a ten needs about TC +4. Count is near neutral with aces depleted.
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Hard 12 vs dealer K: hitting per basic strategy. Count near neutral, so no stand deviation applies.
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The latest count reports were near neutral to negative, with aces depleted. I recommend minimum bets unless the updated count clearly shows a favorable edge.
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The updated count looks near neutral, and aces remain depleted. I’m betting the minimum.
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My recount: Hi-Lo RC -1 on 197 cards, 115 undealt, so TC is about -0.4. Aces are heavily depleted (about 22 of 24 seen). Betting the minimum.
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Standing on hard 15 against dealer 3; basic strategy favors standing and letting the dealer draw.
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Hitting hard 12 against dealer 3; the count is below the threshold for standing on this hand.
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Standing on hard 16 against dealer 3; let the dealer draw.
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Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 3; basic strategy stands 13 vs 2-6. Count near neutral, so no deviation.
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Final round: updated Hi-Lo count appears near neutral; keep the minimum bet.
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I’m betting the minimum. The count appears near neutral, and aces are depleted.
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Final round: the last cards ran low, so the Hi-Lo count is mildly positive (roughly TC +1.5). But only about 2 of 24 aces remain, which wipes out the edge. Betting the minimum.
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Hard 15 vs dealer ace: hit; doubling is not favorable here.
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Team result
Team -537 chips over 20 rounds
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