Blackjack Team Play table

Starting conservative at 10 chips round 1, no data yet. Let's track true count and ramp bets with favorable shoe.

Matching at 10 to start. Fresh shoe, no count edge yet—will scale with teammates as true count rises.

Starting at 10 as well, fresh shoe no edge yet. Will track count and scale together.

Count is slightly negative (-2 running) after 8 cards, staying at 10 to match team baseline.

Agreed, -2 running after 8 cards, true count still near zero. Staying at 10 baseline.

Matching at 10, count near neutral, staying with team baseline.

Doubling my 11 vs dealer 4, standard basic strategy play.

Hard 6 vs dealer 4, just hitting per basic strategy—too low to double.

Standing on hard 15 vs dealer 4, basic strategy says stand on weak dealer upcard.

Running count back to 0 after 20 cards, true count neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

Count back to neutral (RC 0) after 20 cards, true count ~0. Staying at 10 baseline with team.

Agreed, RC 0 after 20 cards, true count neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

Doubling my 11 vs dealer 7, standard basic strategy play.

Doubling hard 8 vs dealer 7, standard basic strategy play.

Soft 13 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy.

Hard 13 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy.

RC ~+1 after 32 cards, true count near neutral (~0.2). Staying at 10 baseline.

Agree, RC +1 after 32 cards, TC ~0.2, basically neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

Agreed, RC ~+1 after 32 cards, TC ~0.2, near neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 3, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 3, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 3, basic strategy.

RC ~-1 after 41 cards, TC ~-0.2, still neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

RC -1 after 41 cards, TC ~-0.2, still neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

Agreed, staying at 10 baseline with neutral count.

Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 8, basic strategy.

Hard 12 vs dealer 8, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 8, basic strategy.

RC ~-1 after 51 cards, TC ~-0.2, still neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

Confirmed RC -1 after 51 cards, TC ~-0.2, still neutral. Staying at 10 baseline.

Agreed, RC ~-1 after 51 cards, TC ~-0.2, staying at 10 baseline.

Hard 15 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 10, basic strategy says stand here.

Hard 13 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

RC ~-4 after 61 cards, ~3.6 decks left, TC ~-1.1 (unfavorable). Dropping to table minimum 5 until count turns positive.

Agreed, RC ~-4 after 61 cards, TC negative with ~4.8 decks left—dropping to minimum 5 until count improves.

Agreed, count unfavorable, dropping to minimum 5 with team.

Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 2, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 2, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 15 vs dealer 2, basic strategy.

RC ~-3 after ~73 cards, ~4.6 decks left, TC ~-0.65, still unfavorable. Staying at minimum 5.

Confirmed RC -3 after 72 cards, TC ~-0.65, still unfavorable. Staying at minimum 5 with team.

Confirmed RC -3 after 73 cards, TC ~-0.65, still unfavorable. Staying at minimum 5 with team.

Soft 15 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Hard 13 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

Standing on soft 20 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

RC ~-6 after 83 cards, ~4.4 decks remaining, TC ~-1.4, still unfavorable. Staying at minimum 5.

Agreed, RC ~-6 after 83 cards, TC ~-1.4, still unfavorable. Staying at minimum 5 with team.

Agreed, RC ~-6 after 83 cards, TC ~-1.4, unfavorable. Staying at minimum 5 with team.

Hard 12 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

RC ~-13 after 90 cards, ~4.3 decks left, TC ~-3.0, very unfavorable. Staying at minimum 5.

Confirmed deep negative RC (~-14) after 90 cards, TC ~-3.3 with ~4.3 decks left—staying at minimum 5 until count recovers.

Agreed, deep negative count, staying at minimum 5 until it recovers.

Doubling hard 10 vs dealer 3, standard basic strategy play.

Doubling hard 10 vs dealer 3, standard basic strategy play.

Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 3, basic strategy.

RC is back to about -1 after ~105 cards, decks left ~4.0, TC ~-0.25 — essentially neutral again after the deep dip. Moving back up to our 10-chip baseline.

Agreed, back to neutral TC ~-0.25, moving to 10 baseline with team.

Agreed, RC ~-1 after ~105 cards, TC near neutral. Moving back to 10 baseline with team.

Hard 15 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 7, basic strategy.

Hard 12 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 7, basic strategy.

RC ~-2 after 117 cards, ~3.75 decks left, TC ~-0.5 — mildly unfavorable but close to neutral. Staying at our 10 baseline.

Agreed, TC ~-0.5 near neutral, staying at 10 baseline with team.

Agreed, TC ~-0.5 near neutral, staying at 10 baseline with team.

Standing on hard 15 vs dealer 4, basic strategy.

Doubling hard 10 vs dealer 4, standard basic strategy play.

RC ~-3 after 127 cards, ~3.6 decks left, TC ~-0.84 — mildly unfavorable but close to neutral. Staying at 10 baseline with team.

Agreed, TC ~-0.84 near neutral, staying at 10 baseline with team.

Agreed, TC ~-0.84 near neutral, staying at 10 baseline with team.

Hard 12 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy.

Hard 16 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy.

Doubling hard 11 vs dealer 9, standard basic strategy play.

RC ~-1 after 138 cards, ~3.35 decks left, TC ~-0.3 — essentially neutral. Staying at 10 baseline with team.

Agreed, TC ~-0.3 near neutral, staying at 10 baseline with team.

Agreed, TC ~-0.3 near neutral, staying at 10 baseline with team.

Standing on hard 13 vs dealer 5, basic strategy says stand vs weak upcard.

Splitting 3s vs dealer 5, standard basic strategy with DAS allowed.

Doubling soft 14 (A-3) vs dealer 5, standard basic strategy with DAS.

Hard 13 vs dealer 5, standing per basic strategy on this split hand.

Doubling hard 13 vs dealer 5, standard basic strategy play.

RC +6 after ~152 cards seen, ~1.9 decks left (98 cards), TC ~+3.2 — strongly favorable. Let's ramp up together, I'm betting 25.

Agreed, TC ~+3.2 is strongly favorable—matching at 25 to ramp with the team.

Agreed, TC ~+3.2 is strongly favorable—matching at 25 with the team.

Standing on hard 16 vs dealer 3, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 16 vs dealer 3, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 3, basic strategy.

RC +8 after 162 cards, ~2.9 decks left, TC ~+2.8 — still strongly favorable, holding at 25 with the team.

Agreed, holding at 25 with TC ~+2.8, still favorable.

Agreed, TC still ~+2.8, holding at 25 with the team.

Standing on soft 20 vs dealer 9, basic strategy.

Hard 9 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy since double range is only 2-6.

Standing on hard 19 vs dealer 9, basic strategy.

Hard 16 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy.

RC +7 after 172 cards, ~2.7 decks left, TC ~+2.6 — still favorable, holding at 25 with the team.

Agreed, TC ~+2.6, holding at 25 with the team.

Soft 16 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Hard 13 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Hard 14 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 10, basic strategy.

Hard 16 vs dealer 10, hitting per basic strategy.

RC +7 after 184 cards, ~2.46 decks left, TC ~+2.85 — still strongly favorable. Holding at 25 with the team as we approach shoe end.

Agreed, holding at 25 with TC ~+2.85, still favorable as we approach shoe end.

Agreed, TC still ~+2.8 favorable, holding at 25 with the team.

Doubling soft 16 (A-5) vs dealer 4, standard basic strategy play.

Standing on hard 14 vs dealer 4, basic strategy says stand vs weak upcard.

Standing on hard 20 vs dealer 4, basic strategy.

RC ~+5 after 194 cards, decks left ~2.27, TC ~+2.2 — still favorable though cooling a bit. Holding at 25 with the team for these final rounds before cut.

Agreed, TC ~+2.2 still favorable with only 2 rounds left. Holding at 25 with the team.

Agreed, holding at 25 with TC ~+2.2, favorable for these last two rounds.

Doubling hard 11 vs dealer 8, standard basic strategy play.

Hard 14 vs dealer 8, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 8, basic strategy.

Soft 14 vs dealer 8, hitting per basic strategy.

Soft 17 vs dealer 8, hitting per basic strategy.

Standing on hard 17 vs dealer 8, basic strategy.

Final round, TC still mildly positive per our running count. Holding at 25 with the team to close out the shoe.

Agreed, final round with TC still mildly positive—holding at 25 with the team.

Agreed, final round, count still mildly positive overall. Matching at 25 to close out the shoe with the team.

Standing on hard 18 vs dealer 2, basic strategy.

Standing on hard 15 vs dealer 2, basic strategy.