Complete Zen True Count Indices
By Arnold Snyder
(From Blackbelt in Blackjack, 1983 edition)
© 1983, 2005 Arnold Snyder
[For complete information on the Zen Count, the easiest of the highest-power multi-level professional card counting systems, see Blackbelt in Blackjack : Playing 21 as a Martial Art , by Arnold Snyder.]
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).
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), в = 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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are you sure about the split 99v7 =>+4? and of the early surrender 16 v 8 =>+12?