Card counters raise their bets when the ratio of high cards to low cards in the deck is skewed in their favor. They also make strategy adjustments based on the ratio of high cards to low cards. These two adjustments to their betting and playing strategy can give players a mathematical advantage over the house.
The popular myth, card counters do not need savantqualities in order to count cards, because they are not tracking and memorizing specific cards. Instead, card counters assign a heuristic point score to each card they see and then track only the total score. (This score is called the "count".)There are multiple card counting systems in use, but a plus-minus count such as the Hi-Lo system proposed by Harvey dubHarvey Dubner in 1963.
In the Hi-Lo system the cards 2 through 6 are assigned a value of +1. Tens (and face cards) through aces are assigned a value of -1. Cards 7, 8 and 9 have a value of zero (so they can be ignored).The Hi-Lo system is an example of a balanced card counting system, in that there are an equal number of +1 and -1 cards in the deck, so a count of all 52 cards would result in an end count of 0.
There are three different approaches to the game a player can take using three different strategies:
1. Play blackjack as a game of luck using money management only. Determine when to call a card and when to stand irrespective of what the dealer shows(The dealer is practically like a robot. He follows set rules and makes no decisions of his own.), apply a suitable money management system like the Paroli system and set appropriate profit and loss limits for when to quit.
2. Use basic strategy. Follow the game and take into account the dealers card to determine whether to call a card or stand. Apply a suitable money management system like the D’Alembert system and set appropriate profit and loss limits for when to quit.
3. Card counting. This is not easy to do and some casinos don't like it. If you choose to play blackjack this way, it is best to learn from the experts. There are several books on sale that should teach you how to go about it.
Playing blackjack focus on the long-term picture and realize that card counting takes time to work and short-term results vary, if you do you are on the road to some big profits.
If you hit and bust psychologically you are wrong and many players think it makes them look stupid if you stand and lose. Go with the logical play and the odds, not the easy play, simply to make you feel better.To win at blackjack you need to increase bet size when the cards are right not be influenced by what you have won or lost in previous hands. Play the odds on each individual hand in relation to the cards you have.
Stay focused chances are you will win.In blackjack card counting low cards favor the dealer and high cards favor the player.
The low cards help the dealer to make winning totals on his hands when he must “hit” (this means when he has a 12, 13, 14, 15, or 16 total on his first two cards, the rules say he must draw a card).
In blackjack card counting you are not required to count the numbers of each of the individual cards to get an advantage over the casino.
All you need to know is when the deck is rich or poor in high cards.
You also must remember there is a “running total and true total” A running total is the total regardless of the amount of decks used, and a true total is the amount achieved after dividing the running total by the number of decks.
Remember, anything in the + range will be to your favor. Any total in the minus range will favor the dealer.
With practice you will soon get the hang of blackjack card counting, and start winning!
You will be able to bet heavily when the odds are in your favor, but also keep in mind that as blackjack card counting is not probability theory and you have to play it for the longer term.
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