KISS 2 – Card Counting Strategy

KISS – Easy, yet powerful, unbalanced strategies found in Blackjack Bluebook II by Fred Renzey, Blackjack Mentor Press, 2003. The KISS strategies are designed to start simple and add complexity. KISS 1 is used for beginners that wish to play rarely. I personally believe players are better starting with KISS 2 or 3. KISS 2 is better with single deck games. Note: This is a suit-aware count. That is, the 2 is counted differently depending on the color of the suit. I have always thought that this would increase errors. However, many people have said that they are quite comfortable with suit-aware counts.

Card Tag Values

Strategy	A	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
KISS 2	0	0/1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	-1

Specifics

KISS 2
Strategy Type	Unbalanced
Level	I
Betting Correlation	.90
Playing Efficiency	.62
Insurance Correlation	.87
Ease of use	7
Ace-Reckoned	No
Compromise Indexes	No
Suit Aware	Yes

Definitions can be found at the bottom of Card Counting Summary.