Hello everyone. This is my first post and first time on this forum.
I started playing Blackjack again a little more seriously just recently. I learned Basic Strategy and started practicing then went to a few Casinos the past few months. I blew a bunch of money last time I went so I decided I would learn how to count and not have that happen anymore ha
I watched a few videos online, read the "World's Greatest Blackjack Book" by Humble and Cooper, and have been practicing on the Burntcard Blackjack app on my Surface. I adopted the Hi Opt I strategy and haven't gotten to the point where i can do an Ace side count or anything else.
I've been getting pretty good at counting, but needless to say it is not working, atleast on the program I'm using. I even tried to test out my method on real cards dealing out to myself but I am still losing betting units left and right. I have been consistently losing money on this app I have regardless of the number of hands played. I even decided to cheat and write down my count and use the advanced techniques of varying my basic strategy based on the count using the charts and I'm still losing money.
I'm just wondering if I'm doing anything wrong, if there are common rookie mistakes or if some of these computer programs are unreliable as far as their randomization. I'm hoping there is a flaw in the program I'm using or my dealing abilities and not a flaw in my counting method.
I guess it's hard to get input if no one can see what I'm doing wrong but I def wanna learn how to get this right, especially before I go to the real casino.
Also, do you have any suggestions as to which website or app to get purely for fair practice or any other way to practice to see if my method is working or not?
Thanks.
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