Silver Fox
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Silver Fox is a lesser-known count emphasizing ease of tracking with balanced values.
- Level
- 1
- BC
- 96%
- PE
- 53%
- IC
- 69%
| A | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Systems
Silver Fox
Ralph Stricker’s balanced level-one count. Similar to the Green Fountain map: 2–7 plus, 9–A minus, 8s at 0.
The values
How the values work
Silver Fox is associated with Ralph Stricker. It is a balanced level-one count in the same family as Green Fountain: sevens are +1 and nines are −1, unlike Hi-Lo.
+1
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Low cards including sevens.
0
8
The only neutral rank.
−1
9, 10, J, Q, K, A
Nines join the high cards.
The math
Running count, then true count
Start at zero
Balanced. Start at 0. A full deck returns to 0.
True count is running count divided by remaining decks.
Efficiency
Why the numbers look like that
High betting correlation, Hi-Lo-like PE, lower insurance correlation because nines are minus.
BC
96%
Betting correlation
Betting correlation of 96%.
PE
53%
Playing efficiency
Playing efficiency of 53%.
IC
69%
Insurance correlation
Insurance correlation of 69%.
In the app
Practice Silver Fox on iPhone
Silver Fox is a Pro system. Three values, like Hi-Lo, with 7 and 9 moved.
Memorize
Drill the Silver Fox values until every rank is automatic.
Running Count
Add every card as it comes off the shoe. Start at 0. A full deck returns to 0.
True Count
Divide the running count by remaining decks. Betting and deviations use this number.
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