There are many articles on this topic, just read about the evolution of blackjack. All changes in the rules for shuffling the deck and the number of decks occurred precisely because of the people who learned how to count cards.
At the moment, this does not make any practical sense since the deck is shuffled long before the player (even the one who counted the cards completely) can gain an advantage.
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It seems very simple but does it really work ? Did someone try it ??
Statistical evidence shows that you can turn around the house edge with this 'trick', and increases the players chances. But I never tried it though, probably it will take time and practice to memorise everything. I'm also interested to know if there are 'professional' card counter here. It's not illegal, but if the casino suspect you that you are doing this strategy, then you can be kick out of the casino and be blacklisted.
You're right, and card counting become highlighted again with the movie '21', and I'm sure almost all gamblers have seen this movie. I doubt though, that anyone here will admit that they are card counters. This could be considered as "pro", as it is not easy as you need to avoid suspicion, you have to look that you are just an average Joe player, and just betting base on hunch, specially if you double up your bet.
Statistical evidence shows that you can turn around the house edge with this 'trick', and increases the players chances. But I never tried it though, probably it will take time and practice to memorise everything. I'm also interested to know if there are 'professional' card counter here. It's not illegal, but if the casino suspect you that you are doing this strategy, then you can be kick out of the casino and be blacklisted.
So I do know one thing that counting cards are banned in most physical casinos but if you can make it work then I do believe it works most of the time.
So how does counting card works ?
For:
Card no. 2-6 = +1 { good to remove these cards from the deck}
Card no. 7-9 = 0{ forget these cards }
Card no. 10-Ace= -1 { Do not remove them }
One needs to keep a running count of all the cards around and with multiple decks one can just divide the total running count with number of decks .
The more positive count the more the player is going to win and for the negative count the player is in a bad position; now it's completely legal in some places but banned in most .
It seems very simple but does it really work ? Did someone try it ??
Is there any card counter out here who did win most if the bets he made ? Please share your experience.
I still think it's an interesting thing to learn.
So how does counting card works ?
For:
Card no. 2-6 = +1 { good to remove these cards from the deck}
Card no. 7-9 = 0{ forget these cards }
Card no. 10-Ace= -1 { Do not remove them }
One needs to keep a running count of all the cards around and with multiple decks one can just divide the total running count with number of decks .
The more positive count the more the player is going to win and for the negative count the player is in a bad position; now it's completely legal in some places but banned in most .
It seems very simple but does it really work ? Did someone try it ??
Is there any card counter out here who did win most if the bets he made ? Please share your experience.
I still think it's an interesting thing to learn.
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