Quote Originally Posted by Midwest Player View Post
Don't wait to play blackjack until everything is mastered. Once you learn basic strategy venture out and give it a try. If you never played blackjack before, why spend all this time and effort on something you might not even like. Try it!
Yeah really haha. How funny would it be if someone were to attempt card counting the very first time they ever sat down at a blackjack table!!

The progression usually goes something along these lines:

See blackjack in a casino when your out with friends.
Sit down at blackjack table.
Lose your money playing horrendously.
Learn a few strategy tips from people at the table.
Think you are now an expert so return with your arsenal of strategies and lose more money.
Eventually do some digging and find out about basic strategy.
Play basic strategy for a while with varying degrees of success or failure.
Eventually hear about something called card counting that can give you an edge over the casino.

Well at least that's how it was for me lol