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COMPLETE ZEN COUNT INDICES FOR THE TRUE COUNT METHOD (THAT IS, COUNT PER DECK, INSTEAD OF TRUE EDGE)

 
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  COMPLETE ZEN COUNT INDICES FOR THE TRUE COUNT METHOD (THAT IS, COUNT PER DECK, INSTEAD OF TRUE EDGE)
By Arnold Snyder
(From Blackbelt in Blackjack, 1983 edition)
© 1983, 2005 Arnold Snyder

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 A number of players have asked for true count indices for the Zen Count, using the conventional count-per-deck adjustment (that is, True Count = Running Count /Number of Remaining Decks).

Basically, if you want to convert Zen True Edge indices to True Count Per Deck indices, just multiply each Zen True Edge index by 4. (For more information on the Zen Count, see Blackbelt in Blackjack by Arnold Snyder, or ask Arnold about it on the Blackjack Forum message boards.)

COMPLETE ZEN COUNT INDICES FOR TRUE COUNT METHOD
(MULTI-DECK)

STAND

Stand

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

X

A

17

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

-13/-10*

16

-16

-18

-20

-24

-25/-28

H

H

8

0

13/5

15

-10

-12

-14

-17

-17/-21

H

H

13

6

15/8

14

-6

-8

-9

-12

-12/-16

H

H

20

12

H

13

-2

-4

-5

-8

-7/-11

H

H

H

H

H

12

6

3

1

-2

-1/-5

H

H

H

H

H

A7

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

H

S

 

DOUBLE DOWN, HARD TOTALS

Double

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

X

A

11

D

D

D

D

D

-19

-14

-10

-91

11/-21

10

D

D

D

D

D

-14

-9

-4

71

51/41

9

2

-2

-5

D

D

7

H

H

H

H

8

H

H

10

7

4/4

H

H

H

H

H

 

DOUBLE DOWN, SOFT TOTALS

Soft Totals

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

A

(A,9)

S

S

S

9

8/7

S

S

S

S

S

(A,8)

S

7

5

2

2/0

S

S

S

S

S

(A,7)

1

-4

-8

Ds

Ds

S

S

H

H

 S

(A,6)

2

-5

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

(A,5)

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

(A,4)

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

(A,3)

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

(A,2)

H

H

D

D

D

H

H

H

H

H

 

SURRENDER (LATE)

Late Surrender

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

X

A

17

16

8

0

-8

-1/-12

8-8

16

0

15

12

4

0

4/0

7-7

4

14

8

4

8/4

13

20

12



SURRENDER (EARLY)

Early Surrender

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

X

A

17

12

Y

16

12

0

-12

Y

8-8

16

-4

Y

15

12

4

-4

Y

7-7

16

8

0

Y

14

16

8

0

Y

13

20

8

Y

12

20

-12

7

-12

6

-8

5

0



* Number before slash (/) is index for S17; number after slash is the index for H17

1 = European No Hole: Hit

S = Stand, H = Hit, D = Double Down (if doubling not available, then hit), Ds = Double Down (if doubling not available, then stand), ¢ = Surrender

 

 

PAIR SPLITS
WITH DOUBLE AFTER SPLITS

Pairs

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

A

(A,A)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

-8

(T,T)

17

13

12

10

9/8

N

N

N

N

N

(9,9)

-4

-8

-8

Y

Y

4

Y

Y

N

4

(8,8)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

16**

Y

(7,7)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

4

N

N

N

(6,6)

-4

-8

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

N

(5,5)

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

(4,4)

N

12

4

0

-4

N

N

N

N

N

(3,3)

-8

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

8

N

N

N

(2,2)

-8

-8

Y

Y

Y

Y

12

N

N

N

 

PAIR SPLITS
NO DOUBLE AFTER SPLITS

Pairs

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

A

(A,A)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

-8

(T,T)

17

13

12

10

9/8

N

N

N

N

N

(9,9)

-4

-4

-8

-8

-8

12

Y

Y

N

8

(8,8)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

8**

Y/0

(7,7)

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

(6,6)

4

0

-4

-8

Y

N

N

N

N

N

(5,5)

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

(4,4)

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

N

(3,3)

12

4

0

-8

Y

12**

N

N

N

N

(2,2)

12

4

-4

Y

Y

Y

N

N

N

N

 

**Split if below index number

INSURANCE: Take insurance at +5 True Count or higher

 


COMPLETE ZEN COUNT INDICES FOR TRUE COUNT METHOD:
SINGLE DECK
(FOR DEPTH CHARGERS AND SERIOUS FANATICS ONLY!!!
Otherwise just use multi-deck charts)

SINGLE DECK STAND

Stand

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

X

A

17

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

-14/-12*

16

-16

-19

-22

-26

-23/-27

16

12

9

0

13/5

15

-10

-13

-15

-18

-18/-22

18

16

14

7

15/8

14

-6

-8

-10

-13

-12/-16

27

H

21

13

22/15

13

-1

-3

-5

-8

-7/-11

H

H

H

H

H

12

7

4

2

-2

1/-4

H

H

H

H

H

A7

S

S

S

S

S

S

S

H

H

-4/15

 

SINGLE DECK DOUBLE DOWN, HARD TOTALS

Double

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

X

A

11

-24

-26

-28

-32

-34

-18

-13

-9

-9

-2/-4

10

-19

-20

-22

-26

-29

-12

-8

-4

7

5

9

1

-2

-5

-9

-12

7

14

H

H

H

8

23

16

11

7

6

26

H

H

H

H

7

24

20

20

  

 

SINGLE DECK DOUBLE DOWN, SOFT TOTALS

Soft Totals

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

A

(A,9)

17

15

11

11

10/9

S

S

S

S

S

(A,8)

12

6

5

1

2/0

S

S

S

S

S

(A,7)

3

-2

-12

-11

-13/-18

S

S

H

H

 S

(A,6)

1

-4

-11

-16

-25

H

H

H

H

H

(A,5)

H

4

-4

-12

-25

H

H

H

H

H

(A,4)

H

8

-2

-9

-21

H

H

H

H

H

(A,3)

21

9

-3

-5

-12

H

H

H

H

H

(A,2)

15

9

2

-1

-6

H

H

H

H

H


PAIR SPLITS
(FOR OTHER PAIR SPLITS, SEE MULTI-DECK CHARTS)

Pairs

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

T

A
X,X 19 15 13 11 11/10 26     

 



* Number before slash (/) is index for S17; number after slash is the index for H17

1 = European No Hole: Hit

S = Stand, H = Hit, D = Double Down (if doubling not available, then hit), Ds = Double Down (if doubling not available, then stand), ¢ = Surrender ♠

 

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