Canfield Expert – Card Counting Strategy
Canfield Expert - A simple, Level 1, balanced card counting strategy optimized for Playing Efficiency found in Richard Canfield's Blackjack Your Way to Riches, Carol Publishing Group, 1977, revised 1994. Hi-Opt I is slightly superior. Few people use this strategy today as it was designed for single deck. Richard Canfield was a casino pit boss turned author. He is long retired. At one time he published a newsletter editied by Bob Gates.
Card Tag Values
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A |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
T |
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Canfield Expert |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
-1 |
-1 |
Specifics
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Strategy Type |
Balanced |
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Level |
I |
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Betting Correlation |
.87 |
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Playing Efficiency |
.63 |
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Insurance Correlation |
.76 |
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Ease of use |
6 |
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Ace-Reckoned |
No |
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Compromise Indexes |
No |
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Suit Aware |
No |
Definitions can be found at the bottom of Card Counting Summary.
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