CVShuffle Analyze Shuffle - Ace Sequences
This feature is used to locate segments where card sequences for Ace Tracking are likely to remain relatively intact. 4,000 shuffles are performed and results averaged to take into account randomness in the shuffle. Enter via the Analyze button on the Shuffle Map screen and click on Ace Sequences.
Basically, Ace Sequencing is used to determine when an Ace will appear based on remembering and spotting the cards that were placed in the discard tray prior to the Ace (Key Cards.) This will only work when the Key Cards and the Ace remain relatively close. Set the options and hit Analyze. In about a minute, the results will be displayed.
Options
Ø Precision - These options control the exactness of the shuffle. Each step has a plus or minus variability number. The higher these number the sloppier a shuffle. You can override these settings here as described on the Shuffle Map page.
Ø Seg Size - Set this to the desired segment size
Ø Post Plug - If off, then the pre-shuffle segments will consist of the cards from the discard tray with the un-played cards on the top. If the option is on, the pre-shuffle segments will represent the cards after the first time one pile exists. For example, if the dealer takes three grabs from the un-played cards and inserts them into the discards, pre-shuffle segments will represent the cards after all three plugs have taken place.
Ø Number of previous cards to examine - You cannot expect a slug of cards to remain intact without some intervening cards. Set this to the number of cards to examine before the Ace after the shuffle. For example, if you have three Key Cards, and you set this number to ten, then the shoe will be examined to see how often an Ace would be preceded by the Key Cards in ten or fewer previous cards.
Results
The table contains nine columns. First column is the segment number from the top of the stacks. The remaining columns show the percentage of times that a sequence originating from that segment remains intact after the shuffle for one out of one, one out of two, two out of two, two out of three, three out of three, and two, three or four out of four Key Cards. That is, column five shows the percentage of times that at least two of three Key Cards remain within the specified number of cards.
