Of course we can again customize our count. Here's an example of a count customization. We call it the "Fab Fives" strategy. Fab Fives is a 6-deck customized K-O strategy with a modified IRC. But it adds something new: a rounded Preferred matrix. For the Fab Fives. we use an IRC of -3, making the pivot point +21.

For strategy decisions, we substitute +20 for A and +15 for B in our strategy matrix. We take insurance at +20. You may have noticed that we should be substituting +21 for A and +13 for B. However, we have taken the liberty of further adjusting the Preferred matrix entries for ease of memorization. Based on the study of Appendix 5, we know this will have only a tiny effect on the overall expectation. As designated by the Preferred 6-deck matrix, we ignore the C value and refer to the basic strategy.

Staying with the fives theme, we ramp up our bet (when we have the advantage) starting at +15, and we make our max bet at +20, a bit earlier than in the benchmark.

The advantage with this counting scheme is that all matrix plays and critical betting counts are now divisible by 5. Despite the rounding, our simulation shows that the power of the Fab Fives variation is nearly the same as the standard Preferred 6-deck approach.