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Monday, April 16, 2012

Ways Of Card Counting

By Rich Vial


Card counting in blackjack is a mathematical way of remembering all cards dealt from the deck at a specific time. Counting cards helps the player to know what cards are still left to be played which may greatly aid him at the tables. Counting cards is not easy but it can be done with experience and practice.

High Low Card Counting Method

The Hi-Lo counting card method was developed by Harvey Dubner. He simplified the Ten Count system that was developed by Dr. Edward Throp, making it simpler for gamblers to use it at an actual blackjack table. This strategy is specifically made for beginner and intermediate blackjack players. This counting system is one of easiest to learn and is recommended for players who aren't full-time players, but still need to learn ways to count cards. Since it is really easy to use, the High/Low counting technique is the most frequent choice for many blackjack teams. It's because the system performs well against the learning curve when numerous players on the team are at different levels.

The High/Low technique can be learned with ease. First, you need to learn the value for each card in the deck. That value is 2-6 (the low cards) 1, 7-9, 0, and cards 10, J, Q, K and A (the high cards) -1. You always start the count at zero after the dealer shuffles. When you see a card in the 2-6 range add one to the count, do nothing if you see a card in the 7-9 range and last subtract one whenever you see 10 or higher or an Ace. The resulting number is the Running Count. Once the Running Count is high means more low cards had been played. When it low means more high cards have been played. Then you've to compare it to the True Count, which is Running Count divided by the number of decks left to be played. You make your bets accordingly. You want the True Count to be as high as possible to provide the players the best odds of winning against the dealer.

Knockout Blackjack Card Counting System:

The knockout counting system, or KO, is one of the most popular unbalanced counting card techniques. Most card counting techniques are balanced. A balanced card system is where you count down the entire deck and get a final count of 0. But an unbalanced count system means counting through a card deck you won't get an end count of 0.

Knock out blackjack requires fewer conversion methods than the HI-LO system. The KO counting method is really easier for the player. For anyone who is having problems with the Hi-Lo system because of the the conversions, you should use the KO system and see if you get superior accuracy while playing.

The main reason for less conversions is the Knock Out system includes the sevens within the low card group. This system works like this. A card in the 2-7 range adds one to the count, you will still do nothing when a card in the 8-9 range shows up and subtract one for a 10 or higher including the Ace. The nice thing about this technique is it doesn't use the True Count whatsoever, making it quicker to compute.

Any of these two methods should get you counting cards very quickly, but do not use either of them for online casinos, because there is to much variance.




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