Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
Thirty percent... and that 30% clump survives the cut card and the cut? And just what percentage of the time does that happen with two decks?
Actually it's 30.77% tens and 38.46%with Aces. This is why HiLo won't work in pitch games. For one thing, your spread is limited so you can't overcome the downturns of decks when Aces and Tens come out early. Now, with a column count, you can survive these decks until you get one to your advantage. Everyone knows that a deck rich in Tens/Aces is a good threshold. But few ask themselves "what don't I want remaining"? For advantage, the less 5s and 6s reduce your chances of getting 15 or 16 significantly. Therefore, it's not always about betting large in a deck rich in 10/Aces. Sometimes it's about accumulating funds by passing on large bets when the deck is also rich in another group.

Hence, you don't have to make bad bets back if you don't take the bait in the first place.