I'm not a blackjack player, have read no books on the subject, and what little I've gleaned about the subject has come from these boards.
KJ, I read you explanation as to counting two tables simultaneously, and it is interesting.
But here is my question, applicable to all blackjack play: for counting to work correctly, shouldn't the counting begin and continue without interruption from the time the newly shuffled deck begins to be dealt?
Stated differently, if a counter starts counting mid-shoe, how can he account for the cards previously dealt, unless there is some sort of what I'd call "averaging," for lack of a better word?