Re: Over The Short Term: BS vrs. Counting

salmoneous <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

: This assumes that neither player has bankroll issues. Two guys go into
: a casino with $500. One flat bets $10. One spreads $10-$100 with the
: count. The guy flat betting $10 is more likely to go home a winner.

Actually, the best way to come home a winner is to take your entire
bankroll and bet it all on one hand.  This is known as a "plunger".  This
way you might have a 49.5 percentage of doubling your stake.  Making
numerous small bets the chances of doubling your stake go down.  TWGBJB
explains this quite nicely.