Card Counting
In Blackjack
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Like any other casino game,
the house will definitely
have an edge when playing
blackjack. Have you seen a
casino that loses more than
it wins? In playing
blackjack, however, the edge
of the house is relatively
small more so if the player
knows how to play the game.
One way of turning the edge
in your (the player) favor
is by learning how to count
the cards properly.
The card counting system
applicable for blackjack was
developed in 1957 by Ed
Thorp. The system makes of
probabilities, making the
best guess whether the cards
in the shoe favor the dealer
or one of the baccarat
players in the table. This
card counting system had
been the basis of other card
counting systems later
developed. Card counting may
sound a bit complicated but
once you get the hang of it,
profitability will follow.
The card counting system is
very simple. This is
actually a process of
assigning cards with values.
Cards of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
are given 1 positive value
point. Cards of 7, 8 and 9
are zero value. The
remaining cards will be
given one negative value.
These are the scores, kings,
queens, cranes and voices.
After shuffling the cards
and putting them on the
shoe, the count should start
with zero. Cards will be
dealt and all cards must be
added or subtracted based on
their given value and not on
their face value. If the
first card dealt is a king,
it must be counted minus
one. When that number is
followed by ten, the number
must be subtracted again. If
the next card is between 2
and 6, the number must be
added by one. If the final
count is positive after all
cards are dealt, the player
must place a higher bet than
when the final count is
negative.
One may wonder if card
counting is legal when
playing blackjack. You
should know that even big
casinos acknowledge the
legality of the act of
counting card. However, the
casinos hold the right of
refusing any individual from
gambling for any ground. The
casinos may even ask anyone
to leave the premises more
so if the person is
suspected of card counting.
Some casinos ban those
gamblers who resort to card
counting.
The premise behind the
system of card counting is
simple. Based on statistics
as well as on blackjack
rules, if there are many
cards with high value that
remains on the shoe and are
yet to be dealt, the players
on the table would have the
upper hand. There are just
five kinds of cards that you
should watch namely, aces,
tens, kings, queens and
jacks. Reversely, if there
are many cards of lower
value than the
aforementioned, the house
would definitely have an
advantage.
However, card counting is
very challenging. It
requires a lot of effort on
the part of the player.
Anyhow, this can be
practiced at home. You may
start with a deck of card.
After shuffling it, you have
to flip the cards one by
one, performing the count
mentally as possible.
Practice makes perfect hence
the faster you flip and
count the card, the more
accurate your final count
will become.
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