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Card Counting in Blackjack

Many people that are learning how to play blackjack, want to know about the in’s and out of card counting. This is a quick and simply article which outlines what card counting in blackjack is and isn’t. If you want to learn how to employ a card counting strategy, you should read this article on ‘how to count cards in blackjack’, which goes over some basic tally systems.

First off, you do not need a degree in MIT for advanced mathematics to become a proficient card counter, although it wouldn’t hurt. Bottom line, card counting is done with a basic tally system, where an observant player keeps track of which cards have been dealt, and then adjusts the tally by +1 or -1 for specific cards. Done over a period of time, a player can then use this tally to figure out if the card count is either favorable or not.

When a deck is favorable, a player can increase the amount of their bets, because they have made the deck more predictable. When the deck is less favorable, the player can reduce their wagers, to conserve their losses. The scope of this article will not include specifics, check this out if you want to learn how to count cards, it details a simply and effective strategy. That being said, there are a number of factors that a player, who is engaged in a card counting strategy must keep in mind when playing, such has how many decks are in play, when the decks are shuffled, how many aces have been played, etc. All these factors affect the count, and thus must be incorporated into any calculation.

There are a couple of things that people need to keep in mind regarding card counting. First, employing this strategy too successfully can result in bringing on heat from the casino, and in extreme cases it can result in being barred. Second, and perhaps more importantly, this is not a magic road to riches. A successful card counting strategy does reduce the advantage of the casino by a couple of points, but it is hardly fool proof. Sound play, and responsible money management are still factors, regardless of what the count is.

Anyway, I hope this clears up some of the misconceptions about card counting. If you do want to learn a specific card counting strategy, then you need to read about our card counting tutorial. And hopefully, this will help you along your blackjack journey. Best of luck…

How to Count Cards in Blackjack

This article is part of our ongoing series on how to play blackjack, and it deals with card counting. When people talk about beating the odds of Blackjack the topic quickly turns to card counting, and how to do it. Most people think that they need an advanced degree from MIT in oder to be able to follow a proven card counting strategy, but that is simply not true. A basic card counting strategy is really quite simple to learn and employ, and can result in quite dramatic results. So, the Blackjack Trainer is going to outline a very basic card counting strategy which you can practice and develop. So lets begin with how to count cards.

If you don’t know what card counting is, then you should read this overview, Counting Cards in Blackjack. It discusses some of the basic points of what card counting is and is not, which we are not going to repeat in this posting. As well, the overview describes some of the variables that impact a card counting strategy, such as the number of decks in rotation.

Here are some key factors that need to be kept in mind when card counting;

• the number of decks in play
• how often the deck is shuffled
• when the deck is shuffled
• the number of aces that have been played

There are two numbers that the player needs to keep in mind when counting cards. We are going to go over a simple, single deck strategy to cover the basics. First, there are 13 cards in each suit from 2 - Ace, each with an intrinsic value. But Ten, Jack, Queen, and King all have a value of 10. So the

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