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    Card counting.. Each card or each??

    This is a question from a newbie when you count card sitting at the blackjack table do you count each card -as it's laid or do you wait until all hands have been set out and then make your count

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    Quote Originally Posted by PocketacesinND View Post
    This is a question from a newbie when you count card sitting at the blackjack table do you count each card -as it's laid or do you wait until all hands have been set out and then make your count
    I count by the hand -- ploppies can make unexpected plays, so I wait until they've waved off or busted and evaluate the hand as a whole (certain cards cancel each other out, so counting by the hand is pretty easy once you get the hang of it).
    The exception is when the dealer is showing an ace -- then I count the table as a whole, and if there is no dealer blackjack, I then count the new cards as they are dealt.
    Counting each card as dealt on each round (not just when an ace is showing) can be pretty mentally exhausting, so counting at least by hand is a far better approach (as far as I'm concerned).
    There are those who go further and count the table as a whole all the time. For me personally, I've found the larger swings in RC this results in can lead to my making occasional count errors. But that a limitation on my skill I recognize and certainly doesn't apply to all by any means.

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    Thank you I appreciate that it'll change the way I use my app when I'm practicing

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    I wait until all cards are initially dealt. It’s easier because there are so many offsets. Then each card as it’s dealt after that.

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    Thank you

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Ed View Post
    I wait until all cards are initially dealt. It’s easier because there are so many offsets. Then each card as it’s dealt after that.
    That’s how I do it too. One brief glance across all initial cards means you can look anywhere else during the deal. My favorite is to stare intensely at a sports game on TV. Take the brief glance, and then follow the subsequent action to root for your table mates.

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    A good way to practice is to use Youtube videos. When you can keep the count viewing MG21's videos at 1.25 speed, you are ready to hit the casino.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tunicadave View Post
    A good way to practice is to use Youtube videos....viewing MG21's videos at 1.25 speed,...

    that is ALL those videos are good for......they can title episode #36, "See, basic strategy can win, too"

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