How to Count Cards in Blackjack?
Blackjack is one of the most popular card games in the world. Part of its success is based on the fact that it has simple rules, there are different versions and if the right strategy is followed, the player can have an advantage over the casino. One of the most popular methods of winning at Blackjack is called "Card Counting" and although this strategy is attributed to different people, many experts agree that it was Edward O. Thorp who truly developed and perfected this way to have more chances of winning. win in the game of "21". In fact, Thorp's 1962 book "Beat the Dealer" is considered to be the precursor to the famous card counting. To use the following card counting method in Blackjack we recommend that you first use a pencil and paper to record the results.
With practice you should begin to use your mental ability to count the cards because if you decide to use this strategy in a physical casino, no head of room is going to allow you to use paper and pencil so that you have an advantage over this casino game. You should also practice mental agility because if in a physical casino there are doubts that you are using a card counting strategy, you risk being expelled. The idea is that when all the cards in the deck are added, a value of 0 is obtained.
Once all the cards have been shuffled and entered into the deck, as they come out, you must write down or calculate their value according to the figures for the three groups that we have just explained. At the beginning you will not have any kind of advantage, however when more or less half of the cards have been used, that is when you will begin to use this method of counting cards in Blackjack effectively. At this moment it is possible to know in a general way if there are more high cards (10, J, Q, K and A) than low (2, 3, 4, 5 and 6).
If the value of the card count is high, it means that there are higher cards left; and if the value of the card count is low, it means that there are more low cards left. And here lies the advantage for the player that can be accounted for between 0.5% and 1%; although if the player is able to maintain their mental agility until the end of the deck, this percentage may be higher.
