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Counter Basic Strategy ("CBS") is simply a variation of regular Basic Strategy except that using CBS requires a card counting method (such as the Hi-Lo count or K-O count) to determine when and by how much to vary your bet with the count.

Although you can obtain the CBS for 2 decks using the Blackjack 6-7-8 software, the question is what level of accuracy will you achieve by using the "Blackjack 6-7-8 CBS strategy card for 4-8 Decks" in a 2-deck game. To answer this question, simulations (500 million-round for each simulation) were run using CBS for 2 Decks and CBS for 4-8 Decks. In each case the game dealt was Double Deck, double down after a split allowed, no surrender, insurance allowed, resplit up to 4 hands in total, except no resplitting of Aces, and 70% penetration. The bet ratio was 1 to 8 — if your minimum bet is $5, then your maximum bet is $40. The Hi-Lo set of point count values was used with bets as follows (if your minimum bet is 25 instead of 5, multiply the Bet numbers in this table by 5):

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