8 Deck Shoe Blackjack Strategy
Does anyone know of a good blackjack simulator that is free?
I recently purchased the KO Trainer software and it is so full of bugs that I don't trust the results. It is good at training but its simulation is completely junk. I contacted the software vendor directly and I contacted the KO website and never received a reply. So I definitely do not recommend this software!
I've looked at the demo versions of SAGE and Casino Verite but the full versions are rather pricey for someone who is only casually interested. I'd have to play 100s of hours of Ace-5 at $5 to ever earn enough to pay for testing software so it isn't really worth it. I'm already out the money for a few books and not to mention the $ it cost me to get basic strategy down!
Cheapskate
I recently purchased the KO Trainer software and it is so full of bugs that I don't trust the results. It is good at training but its simulation is completely junk. I contacted the software vendor directly and I contacted the KO website and never received a reply. So I definitely do not recommend this software!
I've looked at the demo versions of SAGE and Casino Verite but the full versions are rather pricey for someone who is only casually interested. I'd have to play 100s of hours of Ace-5 at $5 to ever earn enough to pay for testing software so it isn't really worth it. I'm already out the money for a few books and not to mention the $ it cost me to get basic strategy down!
Cheapskate
The true count is the running count divided by the number of decks left in the shoe. For example, if there are 2 decks left in the shoe and the running count is +4 then the true count is +2. On the negative side, if the running count is -6 and there are 2 decks left then the true count is -3. Betting Strategy. Now the problem, is a 1-5 spread (15-75) is not going to make you much profit, playing all, playing an 8 deck game. There are just too few +3 and above counts, when you have a little bit of advantage and way too many counts below TC +1, when you are playing at a disadvantage.
Not that Im saying CV is not worth the price but you really dont need any software to learn BJ. A simple deck of cards will do it. Basic strategy and playing index is not a big deal. What you need is casino experience of years and years on top of more years to beat this game. You can play on CV as much as you want but there is no substitute for real playing experience. It took me couple years or more by the time I was able to win in this game. The massive data from CV/CV Data/CVCX is useless if you do not have heavy real live playing experience.
