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I'm wondering why when we convert running counts to true counts we always round down
because truncating out performs other methods
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Then it occurred to me that we could actually adjust our spread for HALF counts as well.
no appreciable gain
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Why not throw a couple reds on top of that $75?
god no. first of all, you should never bet $75, especially in a game with surrender, because the fractional blackjack payoffs and surrenders will slow your game down to a crawl. but throwing out a rainbow bet is even worse, because now the dealer has to break your bet down to show the camera how much is there every single round. you should never make odd numbered bets, and you should never mix colours.
fractional betting does not out perform integer betting, although you can do it if you want, it won't under perform it either. actually you do want to avoid a robotic V, X, Y, Z (where each variable corresponds to a different true count) betting spread and should instead press or withdraw chips on the basis of whether you have been winning or losing towards your goals of V, X, Y, Z (your bet schedule based on the true count).