I'm reviewing some material for a BJ tournament this Friday. Anyway, I was reading Ferguson's book on tournaments and he mentioned this:

Italics and bold mine.

Your Goal Is Within One Max Bet Of Your Bankroll

Start out betting a proportion of your bankroll equal to your advantage. Most of the time this
means betting the minimum. If you are counting cards and the count is so high (or the rules so
liberal) that you have a 2% edge, then bet 2% of your bankroll or less. You might be able to drift
into your goal without having to make a big bet. This happens frequently at tournaments where
50% of the field advances to the next round.
Followed by:

If Your Goal Is One To Two Max Bets Above Your Bankroll

You will not be able to drift up to your goal with minimum bets. So if you can count cards, bet
the minimum on negative or zero counts and make a large bet on positive counts. If you do not
count cards, then bet aggressively whenever you feel like it. You are going to have to make some
big bets sometime.
The big question is this. OK, get ready, here we go. I thought it was useless to count cards in a tournament! Such is the meme among BJ players. So what do you have to say on this issue?