Why does card counting work?
The principle behind counting cards is that you bet more money when the remaining cards in the shoe are in your favor and you bet less when they are stacked against you. You might also alter basic strategy when counts are high or low. The more 10’s and aces left in the deck, the higher the advantage is to the player. This is because blackjack pays the player 3:2, but pays the dealer only 1:1. In addition, doubling down and splitting opportunities, which get more money on the table, are more profitable in high count situations. Obviously, counting doesnt work with continuous shufflers. How do I count cards? Counting cards is rather simple to learn, but it might take a few weeks to master. The most basic counting system is called “high-low” because it assigns the low cards 2-6 a value of +1, 7-8-9 a value of zero, and 10’s and aces a value of -1. Your aim is to keep a running total as the cards come out of the shoe, or before they are discarded by the dealer. For instance, if the first t
