Slim Pickens these days. Casino only offers 6:5 black jack, H17, 8 decks, but penetration is fantastic. Was wondering if the game was beatable for a counter? If so under what circumstances (Bet...
Some warnings from Arnold Synder's in his Cookbook to newbies:
{{{"I have known many highly skilled counters, pros among them, who acknowledge that they simply have been unable to track shuffles,...
After digging and searching, I finally found out the rational or composition of cards left in the deck/ that gives the advantage. I was wondering for whatever card counting system that you utilize is...
I have a simple question maybe already answered many times here but I couldn't find the proper justification so far. Let's say I play Hi-Lo if it even matters.
Does the number of players sit at...
I've been meaning to ask this question for a while but have procrastinated for various reasons. In any event, I'll do my best to articulate what I am trying to ask.
I use two methods of ...
Having difficulties escaping the mindset of protecting wins, or making excuses for not throwing out max bet especially during one of those sessions where you are pushing on blackjacks, and 20s, and...
Say if you do not use straight counting but advanced techniques (Shall not mention) then is it true we can stay more than the one hour per session advocated for counters? Or even much more because...
I have mastered the Halves System, my counting speed can be less than 20 sec per 52 cards. And I feel easy to handle casino games even with fast dealer.
Now I have bought Katarina Walker's book to...
Hi all,
Second time Blackjack player here and I'm trying to find a casino in Indiana that best fits my skillset. I'm adept at 2-deck games and prefer 75% deck pen, but I mean hey who doesn't. I...
More of a rant as I don't have anyone to share my emotions with as card counting is a lonely sport.
Since I was thrown out of my close to home casino, I found another about 25 minutes away. It's...
Hi everyone,
Im new to card counting, so please bear with me!
I was wondering why do we stop hitting at 17 if we ASSUMED that the dealer have 18,19,20 ?
We don’t win with 17 unless the dealer...
I have wondered this and cannot come to a consensus. Should we treat them as archenemies? enemies? Irritants? Hurdles? Business partners? Friends? Anyone pondered over this too?
I am trying to run some new simulations on the Double Up Blackjack game at my local casino. I was trying to use CVData, but I was not sure if this was possible given my issues below. Any help would...
I ramped up to heavy black max bets during COVID, during which casinos became very sweaty and accordingly felt more comfortable dealing deep pen. Suffice to say, I didn't even bother with a 4.5/6...
It seems like the more I research I am always bumping into a new index, early surrender, or other deviation.
Question- Is basic strategy even useful in shoe games, have we gotten so far away from...
Hey All, new to the forum and want to learn counting. Does anyone have information on what books to read or a good software to use? I learned to count down a deck...HAHAHA! But seriously, I would...
I started playing blackjack last year and it was pretty brutal. Lots of small wins swallowed by big loses. I grew suspicious it was simply error in my own skills.
I rarely ever take insurance. However today, my question is centered around maybe what you would call "Common practice".
Let's say that I am at a Black Jack table and that I bet $100 using a 100...
Counter's say on one hand that the play of someone else at the table is irrelevant, while on the other, a player joining the table when the count is high takes away cards the counter might otherwise...
