Blackjack dead for advantage players? [WoO]

[Cohiba]

Hi everyone,

I was watching a livestream recently with The Wizard of Odds (many of you in this forum probably know him), within which he received a question from the audience asking whether card counting in blackjack was still a thing.

He answered that it has died down a lot compared to previous decades and estimated that about 20% of advantage players remaining were playing blackjack.

What are your thoughts on his response? Do you agree with this statement, and if so, which games have advantage players moved to? To my knowledge casinos do not have any other variable edge game other than blackjack, so I'm really curious.

Thanks,

The Patriot

I don't see the opinion that 20% of APs are BJ card counters as a commentary on the current and/or future state of BJ card counting. I see it more as just an assessment that there are other opportunities out there that folks may be pursuing for a variety of reasons. The fact that something that is good or better than what you were previously doing doesn't necessarily mean that the original activity was declining or poor. If you are willling to grind there is still an ability to make decent $$ through BJ card counting. Put me in the category of someone who has moved on from BJ card counting but still thinks of it as a viable play. It just not the best use of my time/energies.

Cohiba