{"id":123073,"date":"2022-09-12T18:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T01:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?page_id=123073"},"modified":"2024-01-25T13:05:11","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T21:05:11","slug":"count-per-deck-with-the-zen-count","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/blog\/count-per-deck-with-the-zen-count\/","title":{"rendered":"Count per Deck with the Zen Count"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Complete Zen True Count Indices<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

By Arnold Snyder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

(From\u00a0Blackbelt in Blackjack,\u00a0<\/em>1983 edition)
\u00a9 1983, 2005 Arnold Snyder<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

[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<\/em><\/a> , by Arnold Snyder.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complete Zen Count Indices for True Count Method (Multi-Deck)<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
\n\n\n\n

Stand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stand<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>X<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
17<\/th>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>-13\/-10*<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/th>-16<\/td>-18<\/td>-20<\/td>-24<\/td>-25\/-28<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>8<\/td>0<\/td>13\/5<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/th>-10<\/td>-12<\/td>-14<\/td>-17<\/td>-17\/-21<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>13<\/td>6<\/td>15\/8<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/th>-6<\/td>-8<\/td>-9<\/td>-12<\/td>-12\/-16<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>20<\/td>12<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/th>-2<\/td>-4<\/td>-5<\/td>-8<\/td>-7\/-11<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/th>6<\/td>3<\/td>1<\/td>-2<\/td>-1\/-5<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
A7<\/th>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>S<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Double Down, Hard Totals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>X<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
11<\/th>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>-19<\/td>-14<\/td>-10<\/td>-91<\/sup><\/td>11<\/sup>\/-21<\/sup><\/td><\/tr>
10<\/th>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>-14<\/td>-9<\/td>-4<\/td>71<\/sup><\/td>51<\/sup>\/41<\/sup><\/td><\/tr>
9<\/th>2<\/td>-2<\/td>-5<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>7<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/th>H<\/td>H<\/td>10<\/td>7<\/td>4\/4<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Double Down, Soft Totals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft Totals<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>T<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
(A,9)<\/th>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>9<\/td>8\/7<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td><\/tr>
(A,8)<\/th>S<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td>2<\/td>2\/0<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td><\/tr>
(A,7)<\/th>1<\/td>-4<\/td>-8<\/td>Ds<\/td>Ds<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>S<\/td><\/tr>
(A,6)<\/th>2<\/td>-5<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,5)<\/th>H<\/td>H<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,4)<\/th>H<\/td>H<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,3)<\/th>H<\/td>H<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,2)<\/th>H<\/td>H<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>D<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Surrender (Late)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Late Surrender<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>X<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
17<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr>
16<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>8<\/td>0<\/td>-8<\/td>-1\/-12<\/td><\/tr>
8-8<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>16<\/td>0<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
15<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>12<\/td>4<\/td>0<\/td>4\/0<\/td><\/tr>
7-7<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>4<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
14<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>8<\/td>4<\/td>8\/4<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>20<\/td>12<\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Surrender (Early)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Early Surrender<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>X<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
17<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>12<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>12<\/td>0<\/td>-12<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
8-8<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>16<\/td>-4<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>12<\/td>4<\/td>-4<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
7-7<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>16<\/td>8<\/td>0<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>16<\/td>8<\/td>0<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>20<\/td>8<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>20<\/td>-12<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>-12<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>-8<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/th><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td>0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n



* 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), \u0432 = Surrender<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pair Splits
With Double After Splits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pairs<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>T<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
(A,A)<\/th>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>-8<\/td><\/tr>
(T,T)<\/th>17<\/td>13<\/td>12<\/td>10<\/td>9\/8<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(9,9)<\/th>-4<\/td>-8<\/td>-8<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>4<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>4<\/td><\/tr>
(8,8)<\/th>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>16**<\/td>Y<\/td><\/tr>
(7,7)<\/th>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>4<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(6,6)<\/th>-4<\/td>-8<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(5,5)<\/th>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(4,4)<\/th>N<\/td>12<\/td>4<\/td>0<\/td>-4<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(3,3)<\/th>-8<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>8<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(2,2)<\/th>-8<\/td>-8<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>12<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pair Splits
No Double After Splits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pairs<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>T<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
(A,A)<\/th>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>-8<\/td><\/tr>
(T,T)<\/th>17<\/td>13<\/td>12<\/td>10<\/td>9\/8<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(9,9)<\/th>-4<\/td>-4<\/td>-8<\/td>-8<\/td>-8<\/td>12<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>8<\/td><\/tr>
(8,8)<\/th>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>8**<\/td>Y\/0<\/td><\/tr>
(7,7)<\/th>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(6,6)<\/th>4<\/td>0<\/td>-4<\/td>-8<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(5,5)<\/th>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(4,4)<\/th>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(3,3)<\/th>12<\/td>4<\/td>0<\/td>-8<\/td>Y<\/td>12**<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr>
(2,2)<\/th>12<\/td>4<\/td>-4<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>Y<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td>N<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

**Split if below index number

INSURANCE: <\/strong>Take insurance at +5 True Count or higher<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Complete Zen Count Indices for True Count Method:
Single Deck
For Depth Chargers and Serious Fanatics Only!!!
(Otherwise just use multi-deck charts)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n\n\n

Single Deck Stand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stand<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>X<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
17<\/th>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>-14\/-12*<\/td><\/tr>
16<\/th>-16<\/td>-19<\/td>-22<\/td>-26<\/td>-23\/-27<\/td>16<\/td>12<\/td>9<\/td>0<\/td>13\/5<\/td><\/tr>
15<\/th>-10<\/td>-13<\/td>-15<\/td>-18<\/td>-18\/-22<\/td>18<\/td>16<\/td>14<\/td>7<\/td>15\/8<\/td><\/tr>
14<\/th>-6<\/td>-8<\/td>-10<\/td>-13<\/td>-12\/-16<\/td>27<\/td>H<\/td>21<\/td>13<\/td>22\/15<\/td><\/tr>
13<\/th>-1<\/td>-3<\/td>-5<\/td>-8<\/td>-7\/-11<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
12<\/th>7<\/td>4<\/td>2<\/td>-2<\/td>1\/-4<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
A7<\/th>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>-4\/15<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Single Deck Double Down, Hard Totals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Double<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>X<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
11<\/th>-24<\/td>-26<\/td>-28<\/td>-32<\/td>-34<\/td>-18<\/td>-13<\/td>-9<\/td>-9<\/td>-2\/-4<\/td><\/tr>
10<\/th>-19<\/td>-20<\/td>-22<\/td>-26<\/td>-29<\/td>-12<\/td>-8<\/td>-4<\/td>7<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
9<\/th>1<\/td>-2<\/td>-5<\/td>-9<\/td>-12<\/td>7<\/td>14<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
8<\/th>23<\/td>16<\/td>11<\/td>7<\/td>6<\/td>26<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/th><\/td><\/td>24<\/td>20<\/td>20<\/td> <\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Single Deck Double Down, Soft Totals<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Soft Totals<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>T<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
(A,9)<\/th>17<\/td>15<\/td>11<\/td>11<\/td>10\/9<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td><\/tr>
(A,8)<\/th>12<\/td>6<\/td>5<\/td>1<\/td>2\/0<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td><\/tr>
(A,7)<\/th>3<\/td>-2<\/td>-12<\/td>-11<\/td>-13\/-18<\/td>S<\/td>S<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>S<\/td><\/tr>
(A,6)<\/th>1<\/td>-4<\/td>-11<\/td>-16<\/td>-25<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,5)<\/th>H<\/td>4<\/td>-4<\/td>-12<\/td>-25<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,4)<\/th>H<\/td>8<\/td>-2<\/td>-9<\/td>-21<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,3)<\/th>21<\/td>9<\/td>-3<\/td>-5<\/td>-12<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr>
(A,2)<\/th>15<\/td>9<\/td>2<\/td>-1<\/td>-6<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td>H<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Pair Splits
(For other pair splits, see multi-deck charts)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pairs<\/strong><\/th>2<\/th>3<\/th>4<\/th>5<\/th>6<\/th>7<\/th>8<\/th>9<\/th>T<\/th>A<\/th><\/tr>
X,X<\/td>19<\/td>15<\/td>13<\/td>11<\/td>11\/10<\/td>26<\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

* Number before slash (\/) is index for S17; number after slash is the index for H17<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1 = European No Hole: Hit<\/p>\n\n\n\n

S = Stand, H = Hit, D = Double Down (if doubling not available, then hit), Ds = Double Down (if doubling not available, then stand), \u00a2 = Surrender \u2660<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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