How do people count cards?

Question

how do you count cards? you dont need to explain it ova yahoo but if you give me a link it wud b awsum.....

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Answer 1

I believe it's counting the cards as they are being played. The art is to know how many low cards to high cards have been played.

As there are 12 picture cards and 4 aces, if by counting the  cards and finding most of the low cards have been dealt, this would leave more high cards left to deal. Knowing this would give a better chance of you getting high rather than low cards.

Sorry I can't be more explicit, but I hope it helps.

Answer 2

-Assign points to cards

-Add points as cards are dealt

-Caluclate the resulting house edge of the next hand based on the count, the rules and the number of decks remaining.

-Place bets when you have the advantage and win money

The intracacies of actually doing this are enormous

This webpage has infor tools and software to help you all for free and is solely in existance for card counters.

http://www.qfit.com/blackjack.htm

Answer 3

Card counting theory is pretty simple. Basically, big cards (10s, aces, etc.) favour the player, and small cards (2-6) favour the dealer.

All card counting systems basically keep track of the ratio of small cards to big cards remaining in the deck. When the cards remaining favour the player, you bet more money. When they favour the dealer, you bet less.

The simplest count to learn is a one level count, which is also know as the Hi-Lo counting system. The Hi-Lo system assigns the following count values to each card:

2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (small cards) - +1

7, 8, 9 (neutral cards) - 0

10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace (big cards) - -1

To use the Hi-Lo method, you have to add and subtract the counting values for every card exposed on the blackjack table. By mentally keeping an updated running count from one hand to the next, you vary your bets according to the positive/negative value of the upcoming hand.

Answer 4

cant count cards anymore- they use 5 deck shoes