And I will say this which is a little controversial in the card counting world. This multi-card or clump cancelation, can only be done with a single level one type count. And all the practice in the world isn't going to change that. It is a function of how the brain processes things. This is why I have always been a proponent of level one counts (like hi-lo). Or more accurately I guess I should say I have been a proponent of level one counts since about a 6 month period of playing a level 2 count, RPC 15 years ago. Any slight advantage gained by a level 2 count is dwarfed by the opportunities opened up by keeping it simple.

Somewhere deep in Norm's "Modern blackjack" there is a brief section comparing different level counts. Norm makes a simplistic statement that the brain processes what it sees in a level 1 count differently than a level 2 count. And that is all you need to know. And Norm is no huge proponent of level 1 counts. He learned the game, playing a level 2 count, Revere Point Count. And his book is written in a way that almost promotes Felt Count which is basically RPC with different index plays. I am sure he would scream that he is not promoting anything. I am just saying that is what he is comfortable with. But even so, he recognizes that the counts are processed differently. And kudos to him for that.