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.
Action timeline
Model's stated reason
Round 1 with no information yet, so a minimal-to-modest bet keeps variance low while the shoe is fresh. The bankroll is shared, so avoiding large early swings is sensible.
Model's stated reason
No cards seen yet, so no advantage. Minimum bet preserves bankroll for later opportunities.
Model's stated reason
Hi-lo running count is +3 with about 5.8 decks remaining, so the true count is about +0.5. The house still has the edge, so a minimum bet is best.
Stated reasons appear after the comparison block is revealed. They are model-submitted text, not verified reasoning.
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Chat onSeat 1 here. Keeping bets small early to protect the shared bankroll. Good luck, team.
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Seat 2 here. Agree, small bets early. Betting 5.
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Seat 3: betting 5 off the top. Proposal: track hi-lo running count; raise bets when true count >= +2, stay min otherwise.
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Seat 1: holding 20 against dealer 6, standing. Agree with hi-lo tracking for bet sizing.
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Seat 2: hitting hard 8 vs 6. RC +1.
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Seat 2 standing on 14 vs 6. RC now +2 after all seen cards: -1,-1,+1,+1,+1,+1,-1,+1 = +2. Keep tracking.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 15 vs dealer 6, letting the dealer bust. RC +2 (Kc,Kh,Qc -3; 6d,2h,6c,5s,6d +5).
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Seat 1 betting 5. Running count is about +3 but with roughly 6 decks left the true count is near +0.5, so staying at minimum.
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Seat 2 betting 5. RC +3, TC ~0.5, staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. Confirm RC +3 (10 cards seen), TC ~+0.5. Min bet until TC >= +2.
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Seat 2 hitting hard 7 vs Q. RC +1 after 17 cards, TC ~0.2.
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Seat 2 hitting 13 vs Q (hard). After 18 cards seen, RC +2, TC ~0.3. Still min bet territory.
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Seat 2 hitting hard 16 vs Q. RC +3 after 19 cards, TC ~0.7. Min bets stay.
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Seat 3 hitting soft 18 vs Q per basic strategy. RC +3 after 20 cards, TC ~+0.5.
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Seat 3 standing on soft 19 vs Q. RC +2 after 21 cards (As, Qh both -1), TC ~+0.4. Min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Running count about +3 over 23 cards, true count near +0.5, so minimum bet stays.
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Seat 2 betting 5. RC +3, TC ~0.5, staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. I also count RC +3 over 23 cards (11 low, 8 high). About 5.6 decks left, so TC is about +0.5. Staying at min.
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Seat 1: hard 16 vs dealer 8, hitting. Count still near neutral, staying at min bets.
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Seat 2: hitting 13 vs 8. RC +3 over 31 cards, TC ~+0.5. Seat 3 should hit 15 vs 8 per basic strategy.
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Seat 2: standing on 17 vs 8. RC +4 over 32 cards, TC ~1.0, still below +2. Seat 3, hit 15 vs 8 per basic strategy.
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Seat 3: hitting hard 15 vs 8 per basic strategy. I confirm RC +4 over 32 cards, TC about +0.7 to +1. Min bets for now.
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Seat 1 betting 5. My recount of the 34 cards in the observation gives RC about -3, not +3, so the count is unreliable. Suggest we recount from the full log before raising any bets.
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Seat 2 betting 5. I count 35 cards: 15 lows (2-6), 12 highs (10-A), RC +3, TC ~+0.5. Still min. Seat 1 may have miscounted; please re-check.
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Seat 3 betting 5. Independent recount of all 35 cards: 15 lows, 12 highs, so RC +3, matching Seat 2. About 5.3 decks left, TC ~+0.6. Staying at min until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Agree with the team: count is near neutral, so minimum bets until true count reaches +2.
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Seat 2 correction: recount of all 43 cards gives RC = -1 (16 lows, 17 highs, 10 neutrals). TC ~ -0.25. My earlier +3 was wrong. Betting 5.
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Seat 3 betting 5. Confirm Seat 2's recount: 43 cards, 16 lows, 17 highs, 10 neutrals, so RC -1 and TC about -0.2. Staying at minimum.
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Seat 1: hard 12 vs dealer T, hitting per basic strategy. Agree count is near neutral, so min bets stay.
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Seat 1: hard 13 vs dealer T, hitting per basic strategy. Count still near neutral, so min bets stay.
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Seat 1: hard 15 vs dealer T. Hitting per basic strategy (surrender not offered). Count near neutral, min bets.
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Seat 2: hitting hard 16 vs T. RC -1 after 53 cards, TC ~ -0.2. Min bets.
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Seat 3: soft 17 vs T, hitting per basic strategy. My count is RC -2 after 54 cards, TC about -0.4. Min bets.
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Seat 3: drew a T, now hard 17 vs T, standing per basic strategy. RC about -3 after 55 cards, TC about -0.6. Min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Count is near neutral and teammates' recounts disagree, so keeping minimum until a verified true count reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. My recount of 57 cards gives RC -1, TC ~ -0.2. Staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My recount of all 57 cards also gives RC -1, about 4.9 decks left, so TC is about -0.2. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1: hard 16 vs dealer T, hitting per basic strategy. Count near neutral, min bets stay.
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Seat 2 standing on hard 17 vs T. RC -1, TC ~ -0.2, min bets.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 18 vs dealer T per basic strategy. Count near neutral, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. My recount of the 65 cards seen gives RC about -4, so TC is negative. Keep minimum bets until a verified TC reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. My recount of all 66 cards: 21 lows, 23 highs, RC -2, TC about -0.4. Still min bet.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card recount of all 66 seen gives RC -4, matching Seat 1. About 4.7 decks left, so TC is about -0.85. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 2 stands on hard 17 vs dealer 4.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 18 vs dealer 4 per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Teammates' recounts agree the true count is near or below neutral, so minimum bets stay until a verified TC of +2 or more.
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Seat 2 betting 5. My recount of all 76 cards gives RC -6, TC ~ -1.8. Staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. Card-by-card recount of all 76 cards gives RC -6, matching Seat 2. About 4.5 decks left, so TC is about -1.3. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1: doubling hard 11 vs dealer 9. Count is negative, so this is a small-stakes double.
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Seat 3: hard 9 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy (doubling 9 only vs 3-6). Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 3: drew a J, now hard 19 vs dealer 9, standing per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Agree with the team: the recounted true count is negative, so we keep minimum bets until a verified true count reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. RC -6, TC ~ -1.9, staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. Card-by-card recount of all 88 seen cards gives RC -6. About 4.3 decks left, so TC is about -1.4. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 13 vs dealer 5 per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Team recounts show a negative true count, so we stay at minimum until a verified TC reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. RC -7 after 97 cards, TC ~ -1.7. Staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card recount of all 97 cards also gives RC -7. About 4.1 decks left, so TC is about -1.7. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1 hitting hard 14 vs dealer 8 per basic strategy. Count negative, min bets stay.
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Seat 2: hitting soft 14 vs 8 per basic strategy. RC -7, min bets.
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Seat 2: standing on soft 18 vs 8 per basic strategy.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 20 (J,J) vs dealer 8 per basic strategy. Count negative, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Team recounts agree the true count is negative, so we stay at minimum until a verified TC reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. Count negative, staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card recount of all 109 cards seen gives RC -5. About 3.9 decks left, so TC is about -1.3. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1: standing on 20 vs dealer K. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 2: hitting hard 8 vs K per basic strategy. Count negative, min bets.
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Seat 2: standing on hard 18 vs K. RC negative, min bets.
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Seat 3: hard 13 vs dealer K, hitting per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Team recounts agree the true count is negative, so we stay at minimum until a verified TC reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. RC -6 over 121 cards, ~2.5 decks left, TC ≈ -2.4. Staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card recount of all 121 cards also gives RC -6. That leaves 191 cards, about 3.7 decks, so TC is about -1.6. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1: hard 13 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 1: standing on hard 18 vs dealer 7. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 2 doubling 10 vs 7. My count: RC -3 over 129 cards, TC ~ -0.85, above -1 index. Double is correct.
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Seat 3: hard 15 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy. Count near neutral to negative, min bets.
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Seat 3: drew a 5, now hard 20 vs dealer 7, standing.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Teammates' recounts show a negative true count, so we stay at minimum until a verified TC reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. RC -2 over 134 cards, ~2.2 decks left, TC ≈ -0.9. Staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card recount gives RC -2 after about 134 cards, matching Seat 2. About 178 cards (~3.4 decks) remain, so TC is about -0.6. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1 standing on 19 vs dealer 3. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 2 standing on hard 13 vs dealer 3.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 15 vs dealer 3 per basic strategy. Count near neutral to slightly negative, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Team recounts still show a negative true count, so we stay at minimum until a verified TC reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. Recount of all 142 seen cards gives RC -4, about 2.1 decks left, TC ~ -1.9. Staying min until TC >= +2.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card recount of 142 cards also gives RC -4. 170 cards remain (about 3.3 decks), so TC is about -1.2. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1: hard 13 vs dealer 7, hitting per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets stay.
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Seat 1: standing on hard 17 vs dealer 7. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 2 stands on hard 18 vs 7.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 19 vs dealer 7 per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Team recounts agree the true count is negative, so we stay at minimum until a verified TC reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. Recount of all 153 seen cards gives RC -2, ~97 cards left (1.9 decks), TC ~ -1.1. Staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card count of all 153 cards also gives RC -2, matching Seat 2. 159 cards remain unseen (~3.1 decks), so TC is about -0.65. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1: hard 15 vs dealer 6, standing per basic strategy. Count is negative, so min bets stay.
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Seat 2 stands on hard 17 vs dealer 6.
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Seat 3: soft 19 (A,8) vs dealer 6, standing. S17 basic strategy stands, and doubling only pays at TC +1 or higher; our count is negative. Min bets.
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Seat 1 here. Count still negative per our recounts, so I'm staying at minimum 5 this round until a verified true count reaches +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. My recount of all 164 seen cards gives RC +2, TC ~+0.7; still below +2 so staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card recount of all 164 cards also gives RC +2, matching Seat 2. 148 cards remain (~2.85 decks), so TC is about +0.7. Still below +2, so staying at minimum.
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Seat 1: hard 13 vs dealer 3, standing per basic strategy. Count still negative per recounts, min bets.
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Seat 2 stands on hard 18 vs 3.
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Seat 3: standing on hard 16 vs dealer 3 per basic strategy. Count around neutral, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Recount of the 164 seen cards agrees at RC +2, so TC is about +0.7 with few decks left. Still below +2, so minimum bets.
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Seat 2 betting 5. My count of 174 seen cards gives RC +2, about 2.65 decks left, TC ~+0.75, still below +2.
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Seat 3 betting 5. Card-by-card recount of all 174 seen cards confirms RC +2. About 138 cards (~2.65 decks) remain, so TC is about +0.75. Still below +2, so staying at minimum.
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Seat 1: hard 15 vs dealer K. Hitting per basic strategy; double isn't indicated. Staying at min bets.
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Seat 1: hard 16 vs dealer K, hitting per basic strategy. Count still near neutral to negative, min bets.
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Seat 2 stands on hard 18 vs K.
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Seat 3: hard 15 vs dealer K. Hitting per basic strategy, since the stand index is about TC +4 and our count is well below that. Min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Count is still at or below +2 true count by team recount, so minimum bet this round.
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Seat 2 betting 5. I count RC -2 over 185 seen, ~127 left, TC ~ -0.8. Staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. My card-by-card count of all 185 seen cards also gives RC -2, matching Seat 2. About 127 cards (~2.45 decks) remain, so TC is about -0.8. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 1: hard 9 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy. Count still negative by our recounts, so min bets stay.
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Seat 1: hard 13 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 1: hard 15 vs dealer 9, hitting per basic strategy. Count still negative by our recounts, so min bets stay.
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Seat 2 hitting hard 9 vs 9 per basic strategy. Count still negative, min bets.
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Seat 2 hitting 14 vs 9. Count not high enough to stand.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Keeping minimum; the teammate recounts I can check suggest the true count is still below +2.
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Seat 2 betting 5. My recount of all 198 seen cards gives RC 0, so TC 0. Staying at minimum until TC >= +2.
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Seat 3 betting 5. I get RC 0 over 198 cards, matching Seat 2: the last 13 cards were +5 low and -3 high. About 114 cards remain, so TC is about 0. Staying at minimum.
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Seat 1: splitting A,A vs dealer A. Each ace gets one card, so this is the standard play.
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Seat 2: hard 15 vs A, hitting. Count ~0, min bets.
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Seat 3: pair of 4s vs dealer A, hitting hard 8 per basic strategy (no split or double vs A). Count near neutral, min bets.
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Seat 3: drew a K, now hard 18 vs dealer A, standing per basic strategy. Count near neutral, min bets.
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Seat 1 betting 5. Teammates' recounts agree the true count is near neutral, so we keep the minimum until a verified TC of +2 or more.
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Seat 2 betting 5. RC -1 over 211 seen, TC ~-1.3 with ~0.75 deck left; staying min.
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Seat 3 betting 5. The last 13 cards net -1, so RC is -1 over 211 seen. About 101 cards (~1.95 decks) remain, so TC is about -0.5. Minimum for the final round.
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Seat 1: hard 12 vs dealer Q, hitting per basic strategy. Count near neutral, so no change to min bets.
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Seat 1: standing on hard 17 vs dealer Q, per basic strategy.
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Seat 2 doubling 11 vs Q.
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Seat 3: hard 16 vs Q. This round's low cards push RC to about +3 with ~1.8 decks left, so TC is about +1.5. That is above the 0 index for 16 vs T, so I'm standing.
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Team result
Team +47 chips over 20 rounds
All seats share one bankroll. Seat figures show each hand's contribution.
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