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First, casinos hate card counters. It takes away the advantage they have at the blackjack table. But card counting is not illegal as long as you don’t use any devices to help you accomplish this. Did you ever wonder why some casinos use automatic shufflers? This is the reason. If you were suspected of card counting at a casino, you probably would be told to leave by security. Blackjack card counting is an advanced strategy that will take considerable concentration at the blackjack table. Counting is a term used to describe the system you will use to keep track of whether the blackjack shoe has more high cards, or low cards or 7,8 or 9’s left to distribute. A shoe filled with 10 value cards increases your chances of winning, while a shoe filled with lower cards increases the advantage of the house. If you know the shoe is filled with 10 value cards, then you will want to increase your bet accordingly. Get aggressive, but not to aggressive since you are being watched. A sudden, very large increase in your bet will get the pit bosses attention and he will suspect you of card counting.
Card counting in blackjack is not done by memorizing each card that has come out of the shoe. If you could do that you should be a huge winner at everything you do in life. We count cards by assigning a value to each card that comes out of the shoe. This includes the dealer cards and all other players cards at the table. This is called the running count. Based on a plus or minus system, here are the values assigned;
1) 2,3,4,5,6 = +1
2) 7,8,9= 0
3) 10,J,Q,K,Ace= -1
So if these cards are on the table 9, J, 2, 4, 6, 10, you would have a running count of +1 (0, -1, +1, +1, +1, -1) This would mean you have one less low card in the shoe. The later you get in the shoe the more true the count becomes, so you should bet accordingly. Also, you could take the running count and divide it by the number of decks left in the shoe. The larger the number, the more sure you can be of your count.
So there you have a quick overview of card counting. The more experienced you become at it, the easier it gets. This strategy should be used with other successful strategies to attain the maximum chance of winning.
Good luck!
I am sharing with the world observations I have made while spending many hours working at the casino. You can find more tips by getting your FREE report at www.beaholdempro.com
February 1, 2008
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