I’ll try to come up with a way to clarify it in the lesson. That’s not helpful! Since he makes the statement in a section where he is discussing soft hand doubling, I’m sure that’s what he was thinking about, but it sure is confusing. The line you quoted from the GameMaster’s lesson is always correct when you are talking about the double or don’t double index numbers, but for hit/stand indexes it is only true for positive index numbers. When is that not the rule or is that always the rule? And what about when the index is positive, same general rule of playing basic strategy move as long as count is not higher than the index? Based upon what you said with 12 v 2 hitting until you get to at least +4 sounds like the answer is yes but it seems important to get this right.Īh, I see the source of your confusion.
Of course it seems fundamental that I understand how to understand the index numbers so I will ask about the general rule above. So, 13 v2 with index -1 would mean play stay as long as count is higher than -1, like +4. “The general rule for understanding the Basic Strategy Variations Matrix is this: If the number in a slot is 0 or a minus, then that play is a Basic Strategy move that you should make as long as the count is higher than the number shown.” I latched on to this statement in your lessons. Yes, I seem to be confused as to the relationship between the index number and when you perform the alternative from basic strategy play.
