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January 30th, 2012The most common variations of card counting are based on statistical evidence that high cards (especially aces and 10s) benefit the player more than the dealer, while the low cards, (especially 4s, 5s, and 6s) help the dealer while hurting the player. A high concentration of aces and 10s in the deck increase the player’s chances of hitting a natural Blackjack, which pays out 3:2 (unless the dealer also has blackjack). Also, when the shoe has a high concentration of 10s, players have a better chance of winning when doubling.[1] Low cards benefit the dealer, since according to blackjack rules the dealer must hit stiff hands (12-16 total) while the player has the option to hit or stand. Thus a dealer holding (12-16) will bust every time if the next card drawn is a 10, making this card essential to track when card counting.[2]
Contrary to the popular myth, card counters do not need unusual mental abilities in order to count cards, because they are not tracking and memorizing specific cards. Instead, card counters assign a point score to each card they see that estimates the value of that card, and then they track only the sum of these values. (This is called keeping a “running count.”)[3] The myth that counters keep track of every card was portrayed in the movie Rain Man, in which the savant character Raymond Babbitt counts through six decks with ease and a casino employee erroneously comments that it is impossible to count six decks.
References
- ^ Modern Blackjack (March 2009). “Modern Blackjack – Card Counting Strategy pg.68,69″. Qfit.com. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Wizard of Odds (July 2011). “How to Play Blackjack”. wizardofodds.com. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
- ^ Griffin, Peter (1979). The Theory of Blackjack: The Compleat Card Counter’s Guide. Huntington Press. ISBN 0-915141-02-7.
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