However, if the count were negative then hitting would be all the better. If the count were high, standing would be the right play, resulting in what would look like an error to a counter who was watching. Let’s say the basic strategy player has 16 against a 10 late in the shoe, and hits. However, if that were true, then the odds would change if the dealer dealt the cards in reverse order. You seem to be suggesting that the cards are more clumpy at the end of the deck. Just because the count is zero at the top of the shoe doesn’t mean you’ll have an exact balance of high and low cards. Clumps of high or low cards are just as likely to appear at the beginning of the shoe, as the middle, as the end. In a non-cut-card game, the house advantage is always the same for the non-counter.
