Hand # Player’s Hand Dealer’s Up Card Decision (H,S,D,P) 1. 7,2 6 2. A,2 3 3. 10,2 2 4. 6,6 6 5. 9,7 10 6. A,7 9 7. 8,2 10 8. A,4 4 9. 7,2 7 10. 9,3 3 11. 5,5 6 12. 5,3 6 13. A,6 2 14. 9,2 10 15. 3,3 2 16. [...]
I often use the analogy of a prize fighter when I discuss practicing your counting; a fighter trains for both speed and endurance. They use a “speed bag” for the short, fast jab and a big, heavy bag for the hard punches. A single-deck countdown is your “speed bag”; try to get through it as [...]
Every serious counter should have a good knowledge of how to play single-deck Blackjack, even if you spend 90% of your time at multi-deck games, because when you are able to get to a single deck game, it can be very profitable. The primary lure of the game will become more evident as we get [...]
