Posts Tagged ‘Card Counting’
January 30th, 2012 admin
The 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 [...]
Tags: advantage players, Blackjack, Card Counting, card games, casino, Strategy
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November 14th, 2011 admin
Card counting is a casino card game strategy used primarily in the blackjack family of casino games to determine whether the next hand is likely to give a probable advantage to the player or to the dealer. Card counters, also known as advantage players, attempt to decrease the inherent casino house edge by keeping a [...]
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April 22nd, 2011 admin
I always stress the idea of ‘expectation’ as it applies to casino gaming because understanding the concept will help you stop gambling and hopefully turn you into an investor at the tables. By definition, an investor expects to make a profit so you cannot be an investor if you play at games where there is [...]
Tags: Blackjack, Card Counting, casino gaming, expectation, gambling, Lessons, positive expectation
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January 23rd, 2011 admin
Aces and eights is the name of a blackjack strategy for splitting initial cards. In blackjack there are rules that vary across gambling establishments regarding resplitting, doubling, multiple card draws, and the payout for blackjack. Additionally, there are conditional strategic responses that depend upon the number of decks used, the frequency of shuffling and dealer’s [...]
Tags: aces, aces and eights, Blackjack, Card Counting, Ed Thorp, eights, History, rules, splitting initial cards, Strategy, systems
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June 10th, 2010 admin
No, I’m not going to teach you card tricks here, but I am going to show you a few interesting ways to practice the count you’ve decided to learn and then teach you the methods we use to keep track of the cards as they’re played at the casino. Developing your speed at counting is [...]
Tags: Card Counting, card tricks, Hand Net Point Value, Hi / Lo, method of counting, Pairs Value Practice, Tricks
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May 8th, 2010 admin
By now you’ve chosen a counting system that you want to learn and even though it may be different than the Hi / Lo Count which I’m going to discuss here, the methods used to learn it are the same. Just make adjustments where appropriate and you’ll do fine. This entire lesson that you about [...]
Tags: Blackjack, Card Counting, counting system, Hi / Lo Count, Point Values, running count, Single-Card Countdown
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