Re: questions about KO

For the KO, the "pivot point" is the count at which the KO-count
equals a hi-lo true count of +4, approximately a 2.2% advantage.  It
is the point within the KO count that one has the most reliable
information about the true count.

The "key count," as you stated, is the point at which the advantage
shifts from the dealer to the player.  I had the same questions
regarding the accuracy of the key count in deeply dealt shoes, but the
authors address these concerns in appendix V.

The two first betting system (little and big) is the "KO Rookie,"
while the later (ramping) is the "KO Preferred."  The extra brainpower
need to correlate your wagers to the count a la "preferred" is worth
it.

MikeJ

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Peaches) wrote in message news:<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>...
> recently Russ suggested i should learn a one-level, unbalanced system
> In place of my home brew.   I learned it and have used it in practice
> only, with good results.  Overall it seems like a good system.  I am
> confused a couple things though.
> 
> 1.   The 'pivit point' is fairly clear - at his point the number of
> six low (2-7 cards has been weened down to number equal to the five
> high cards.   The 'keypoint', however, seems a little slippery.   It
> is presented as the point where the odds favor the player, and the
> book does say it is not exact.   After playing many simulated shoes on
> the computer I think that the keypoint yields 'false positives' deep
> in the deck.   What do others think?
> 
> 2.    Early in the book it says "there are only two bets, large and
> small".  but later on it gives a chart where the bet is gradually
> ramped up beginning at the keypoint and maxing out at the pivot point.
>  Which way is it supposed to be done?
> 
> thanks in advance for anyone's thoughts . . .