Blackjack – Red Seven Starting Counts
June 14th, 2009
# Decks Starting Count
1 -2
2 -4
3 -6
4 -8
5 -10
6 -12
7 -14
8 -16
Now, when you practice counting, always start at the appropriate starting count for the number of decks in play. Your pivot is always 0, and when you come to the end of the deck(s), you should always have a final running count of 0 as well.
The Red Seven Betting Strategy
Once you're comfortable counting, you can begin to apply the Red Seven betting strategy at the tables. When counting in a casino you always begin your count after each shuffle with the starting count that corresponds to the number of decks in play, as above. Any time your running count is 0 your advantage will have risen by about 1% over your starting advantage. This 0 pivot is a good indicator of when to raise your bet for nearly all the blackjack games available in this country; about 80% of the games have a starting advantage between -0.4% and -0.6%. So, your 0 pivot usually indicates an advantage for you of approximately 1/2%. (In a later section, you will find a method for determining the house's starting advantage more precisely, according to the exact rules and the number of decks in play.)
Simply stated, the Red Seven betting strategy is to bet more when your running count is 0 or higher, and less (or nothing) when your running count is negative. Your betting spread is the amount of your smallest bet compared to the amount of your biggest bet. This may be expressed in either dollars or "units." Example: If your smallest bet is $5 and your biggest bet is $50, then your betting spread is $5-50. In units, this may be expressed as a spread of 1-10.
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