Just a demonstration of a simple way to get better and faster at counting.
Anything below 20 seconds is a very good time.
Practice makes perfect. Good Luck at the tables!
Just a demonstration of a simple way to get better and faster at counting.
Anything below 20 seconds is a very good time.
Practice makes perfect. Good Luck at the tables!
Last edited by BlackjackPerfect; 05-21-2017 at 10:38 PM.
This topic again? Does the player who counts down a deck in 18 seconds win more than one who takes 25 seconds? Does this *trick* make one a better player? Does it really relate to live table play? I suggest that there are more productive ways to spend practice time. Learn a stronger count. Expand your index play. That's one that will actually get you more money. Leave the tricks to the magicians and go for something proven.
Short of a blackjack paying 3:2, or being able to DoA/DAS, I can't imagine anything more important than speed. Speed and penetration, aside from rules, are the two most important factors in counting, and they end up being two sides of the same coin. You can beat average/poor penetration with speed, and you can beat average/poor speed with penetration. You wouldn't choose to play a game with great rules and poor speed, and you wouldn't choose to play a game with great rules with poor penetration.
However, choosing an average rule game with average or better penetration, with average or better speed has got to be fundamentally the most important thing to scout for, and for this reason I put the effort of scouting far and beyond the importance of SCORE in game selection. This of course has always been a debated topic, as others believe that playing the highest possible SCORE game available, despite its speed would result in the most profitable of selections. I myself have bills to pay, bills that need to be paid from being an AP, so speed comes paramount, second comes penetration, lastly comes rules. This, of course, implies a general understanding that outside of the confines of Las Vegas, good games actually exist at reasonable stakes with low levels of heat.
That being said, counting down a deck in under 20 seconds, despite being cool, is rather impractical. I myself practice with 2-6 cards dealt at any one time, with a few removed from the deck to check for accuracy, it helps to train the cross-cancellation portion of speeding up your brain and eyes and getting them to work together.
being able to play , using a strong system for better games , other methods , team play etc....not getting bar , cutting down expenses, certainty or CE. If you can only play for 1 cycle whereas i can play for 3,4 hours . speed is a tell . almost never seen a ploppy that can play that fast . there are very few.
I can't recall hearing any AP say "I was backed off for playing too fast".
Keeping in mind that I'm a hardcore Longevity player, so tolerance, image, and spreads are part of my core game, what else is actually more important than speed? Mathematically speaking, there are only about three variables that truly influence our income. Betting, speed, and decisions. Betting encompasses bet sizing, spread, and ramp. Speed basically accounts for the number of rounds/hands per hour you'll be playing through as a factor of Dealer Speed, Player Decision speed, Shuffling speed, etc. Lastly, Decisions. The decisions portion is arguably the most fundamentally important because this bit is comprised of the count you use, the indices you'll be playing, and any/all cover you'll be applying as a player.
All three aspects have to do with your bottom line, all three have varying degrees of importance. Only one, however, can universally increase or decrease hourly EV on a scaling level, with respect to relative heat for bet spreads and denomination levels of course.
I sure hope that's not what's going on here lol.
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