Here’s a tip that might help any system mature within your own game. So I came up with a different language for negative counts. I sort of combined using d-1 d-2 d-3 into: Dip:0 Done: -1 Doo: -2 Dee: -3 Door: -4 Dive: -5 Dix: -6 Deven: -7 Date: -8 Dine: -9 Den: -10 Deleven: -11 And for 12 and on just use regular language. This is for new and old counters who sometimes get a count like -3 and 3 mixed up at times when you end the last hand not saying negative or “d” before the number (it happens especially when the number in the last hand drastically changes). So give it a try, it might take an hour or two of practice but it definitely helped me mature into an ap quicker and avoided a lot of mistakes.
I start at 100. High cards are +1, low cards -1. So anytime count is below 100 our advantage anytime it's above 100 house advantage. This removes all the hassle of switching from negative to positive and the same numbers -20 to +20 for example is 80 to 120. Much easier i was having big difficulty but now it's easy.
@@moef.5326 I simply start my count at 1488 then add 37 for low cards and subtract 37 for high cards. Then to calculate the true count I just subtract 1488 and divide that by 37 times the deck count. The cards basically count themselves with this method.
Been following you for a little now. Just stopped at a casino last night driving home for the holidays using your system. I had two sessions, one +170 and the next +175, and I shoed away a possible back off with playing the part correctly ;). Not gonna lie, I kinda wanted to be backed off on my first time!! It really does work. Keep on keepin on guys, and thank you.
The way to do gta 5 is literally don't play if you keep losing and play if you keep winning. Gta isn't as random as real life i think. You'll either be on a winning streak or losing streak. I just use perfect basic strategy and don't play if I keep losing. I have over 2 million casino chips. Solely from black jack
I incorporated the A/5 count into the traditional hi/lo count by making the A's -2 and the 5's +2; whereas 2,3,4,6 remain +1 and 10,Jack, Queen, King -1. On a simulator it achieves a slightly improved game over time.
@@prophetmargin7497 so this is in Bryce Carlsons "blackjack for blood" He has an "optimized" count in his book that is not humanly possible but gives an idea of what a perfect count would look like. 5's = +8.74 6's = +5.42 This in an avg for betting and play. Because ace 5 is a betting count and doesn't consider plays expecting only perfect basic its closer to 5= +10 6= +5
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I think this is mainly for beginners or recreational players that want a simple system to reduce that house edge. Better playing basic strategy + Ace 5 then playing any other casino game. Infact teaching people A 5 first as grand rule with Basic Strategy would save people alot of money and give them a base to card counting.
Ace-Five count works great for me. SO MUCH EASIER than 2-6=+1 and 10-A=-1. Soon as I get my target win in the round I walk away, take a break and repeat.
The thing I always tell people when they say that counting cards is cheating is that it’s no different than playing Bridge. The casinos just want to keep players drunk and stupid. Keeping track of what cards have been played (in your head) is simply playing well. Here’s a quote anout keeping track of what cards have been played in Bridge. “How do you remember the cards in bridge? Remembering what has happened is one of the skills of the game. At the beginning of each hand, the four players, who are paired into two teams, have 13 cards each. As the cards are played, it is vital that you keep track of how many in each suit have gone.”
At 3:00, Colin calculates EV/hour and RoR, but he doesn't say what the betting Unit is. Using a unit of $25would certainly have a higher risk of ruin than a unit of $10. Does anyone know what unit Colin uses here?
Apply the A5 count to Spanish 21 for a better advantage. A 1-3 spread will get you above break even. Not bad for a high stakes player playing for comps.
I use red zen count with deviations but I'm learning more towards changing into the high lo and working on my active observations. Is it a good plan to change systems when one has a count strategy down?
IF you can pull it off and play the new system accurately, yes, but if not, no. The only thing that really matters is if you can play the system accurately/well. It's better to play a weaker system perfectly than play a more difficult system and make a bunch of mistakes. Red Zen or Red Seven, I'm not familiar with the Red Zen count. I play a modified version of the Zen count myself. I believe the system Snyder presents in his book was called Zen lite, or Red 7.
I guess to be exact, it's a great game(multiple black jack games and options of course), but one very important thing to me is the very awesome single deck of black jack that they offer. Lastly, I'm telling you guys, it's badassery in the black jack since. Sincerely, Tom Costin.
I'm wondering if it's better to play with a full table, head to head, or is there a magic number of players to have at the table? Would more player make the count harder or better since you have more time?
Mathematically, I think head-to-head is best since you can play more hands per hour. (And if you're slow at counting, you can take your time and control the pace of the game, since no other players are there to get mad at you slowing the game down, or to choose to hit really fast and go bust before you can keep track.) Maybe you'll get a bit more heat since no one else is around changing their bets, so your bet spread will seem a bit more obvious. But even then, if you play twice as many hands, and get backed-off in half the time, then that is still a small benefit, since you get the same amount of EV but have some free time now (perhaps to go to another casino).
The most powerful deviation for Hi-Lo is to take insurance at a true +3 (or higher). Using it myself, it is incredible how often it works out (and saves your stack of chips).
@@T-Vegas Had a high count shoe a couple weeks ago....I was betting between $50-$100....dealer showed ACE four times! All four times I bought insurance, all four times the dealer had the 10 value in the hole! Sad that the dealer had 4 blackjacks to my 0...but good that I did not lose any money on them.
Hello Colin and Gang, Have you guys played at the El Cortez Casino in Vegas? Those pit bosses are openly tolerant and the best i'v ever seen, badassery in it's finest as a pit boss demeanor in general, go there and have a blast. 👍
@Sheldon Cooper No, never would mock you guys by no means. Respectfully, I thought it was a good place in all fairness. Maybe I am wrong. Was just trying to help.
For me REKO has always been the best combination of simplicity and effectiveness. For me, negative counts were always slightly harder to count than positive counts, so I use REKO adjusted to start at 0. But, hi-low is also good and only slightly harder. I don't think the advantages that any tier-2 counts bring is worth the added mental effort / possibility of mistakes.
Hey Colin. Could you do a video on keeping two counts, please? Let's say it's the Ten Count for Insurance purposes. Aside from the errors a player could make, how much EV can one generate from keeping a 10 count? TIA.
when you convert your running count to true count, what happens to the running count after it?? Just keep your running count where you left off or start new running count from where your true count is ??
You still gotta keep track of ur running count when counting cards. True count is used for Blackjack deviations (playing deviations and betting decisions). For example, you would buy insurance iff the TC is 3 or higher. Normally, buying insurance is against basic strategy, but when the TC is high, higher cards are more likely to come from the deck. Likewise, you will bet more when the TC is higher bc you will have an advantage.
Geesh. It is so hard to know. I've been backed off for 1-2 bet spreads (by winning too much as a known AP) and used 1-140 unit bet spreads for hundreds of hours. Depends on the casino, how smart they are, how much you're betting, how much you're winning, and if you're on the radar as a known AP.
@@Blackjackapprenticeship Wow, I guess that one must learn to enjoy the unexpected. But, I have to imagine that playing 1-140 unit bet spreads with an edge is well worth a busload of back offs! Thanks for answering.
depends what country you'll go aswell, i was at the rebuy casino in prague last week and lets just say that that they made their own rules and it would be nearly impossible to profit from that.
I dont think I can count the cards in the Pokerstars PA Blackjack. They reshuffle 4 decks each hand. So I started throwing out 5 hands and changing the amount of hands constantly. It feels easier at night. Maybe you know more about the apps then me. It's so random they dont think I'll battle thier app and win. It's a tough fight for sure but I'm not counting anything anyway.
I tested five/ace system few days ago, starting with 80,000KRW aproximately equivalent to 70 us dollars, ending up to 110,000KRW aproximately equivalent to 100 us dollars. It probably works even though you have small size bankroll.
KO doesn't involve true count conversion, so it's easier. It's pretty equivalent to Hi-Lo for shoe games, but not as versatile. Meaning, it's not as good at single and double deck.
Can someone please tell me the bet spread per each true count for $1000 and $2000. Also a program for calculating your advantage, so I know if I can play at my casino, because my casino uses 6 decks, with payout of 3/2, dealer hits a soft 17, surrenders allowed, doubling down after splitting and everything else that is blue on Collins basic strategy charts is allowed. The dealer checks for blackjack before others double down or play the hand out ( my friend was at a weird casino in Mexican hotel where they dealers didn’t check for blackjack before the hand was played out ). Also the dealer cuts the 6 decks in 3/4, so 1.5 of the deck isn’t getting played. Please can someone respond to me with an answer or tell me where I can find that info???
Also what I usually do is I back count and only play when it’s high positive TC. So, bet spreads really haven’t been bothering me, but I am planning on taking blackjack seriously, since I’ve mastered all of the techniques and I feel comfortable in a casino.
Mike L bro I’ve seen 2 of your jokes so far and they make me concerned you are going to make Colin stop check the RUclips comments lol 😂 please stop. We are trying to learn here and if you make jokes at least make them funny
@@derekmoore295 checking* If you come at me, you better be able to write properly. Or I'm gonna make you look silly. Also, always split 8's. Colin taught me that.
Destroys your EV and maxes your risk of ruin. Counting only lets you know when you raise the bets, if you don't bet correctly, you can't win no matter what.
Bangers 18 no you can’t jump mid shoot and start Counting. Most of the time you would actually have the opposite count if you joined mid shoot. Let’s say there was +4 true count before you started counting. That means more high cards will come out most likely and you will think you have a negative count when in reality you still have a positive and you won’t bet correctly
thoughts on omega 2? i'm tired of doubling down on an 11 with a tc of 5 just to draw an ace. it's harder to keep track but i'm starting to get the hang of it. i figure another 50 more hours or so and i'll be able to test it out in a casino setting. plus, 9 isn't really a neutral card. i like how omega 2 counts it as -1 and differentiates the difference between 2,3,7 and 4,5,6
IF you can master it, go for it, but just remember, whatever system you play, you will always be playing probabilities, it's just the nature of the game, and you will still have times where you get bad draws. Probably the worst hand I've ever lost was doubling down on 11 vs dealer 5 with a big bet on the table and a sky-high count, I got a low card and the dealer made a hand -- you can do everything right and still lose, it's a game of probabilities and averages, not certainty, and the best we can hope for is that things work out as they are supposed to in the long run. I've looked into many systems including Omega II, I own Bryce Carlson's book Blackjack for Blood and have read it, but I believe Zen (Arnold Snyder's system presented in Blackbelt in Blackjack) is a better system to play. Zen is also a level 2 system, but it's easier and I believe more accurate where it matters most, in betting correlation. The semi neutralized ace also correlates better for playing deviations, and the insurance correlation is much better as well. And by the way, counting the 9 as -1 does create problems, if you read Brett Harris's detailed and exhaustive report, he explains in detail why this is. In fact, his system, dubbed as Brh-2 is supposed to be more accurate than Omega II because it "fixes" some of the problems inherent in Omega II, however, if I remember right, it's been a long time since I studied it, Brh-2 is an unbalanced system whereas Omega II is balanced.
Great video as always. You may have said this before, but if you did, I don't remember. Can you break even just with playing deviations, or would you still play a losing game?
I just came up with a card counting system i was wondering if you wanted to try it out with your software to see what the odds are and how much you gain and lose. It is almost like the ko card counting system but it changes alittle 2 to 7 are +1 and 8 is a 0 and 9 to ace is a -1 count. Tell me how good it is.
Hello Colin. First and foremost, I love your videos. I do have a question: What is your opinion on Blackjack + 3 card poker? Have you played it before, and what was your experience on it? If possible, can you do a video of your take on BJ +3 card poker regarding odds, recommendations, and strategies? Thanks so much and keep up the good work!
so hold on, is the ace/5 count better than just basic strategy? I want to just be able to do something in the middle before high low, i kinda know basic stratigy, its hard for me to remember the ace combos tho.
Ace/5 _uses_ basic strategy, so of course it's better than just basic strategy. Basic strategy has a negative EV of about 0.5%, and Ace/5 has a positive EV, albeit very slight.
If the count is positive, do not leave the table at all. Other players do not affect your odds of winning (people think they do because they take the good and bad cards but note that this does not change the probability that you or the dealer gets good or bad cards. The other players are equally likely to help or hurt you). The bad part of their coming to the table though is that they are causing more hands to be played which leads you to play fewer hands of positive count.
Colin just a question, i live in the Netherlands and i want to learn how to count cards but i found out they use continuous shuffle machines that shuffle after every round does that make counting cards useless/impossible?
He has a video on that topic. Make sure you check out all his video before asking questions because your answer is most likely already been broken answered in detail
Mike L you don’t want just anyone to answer your question tho. You want someone who will give you the right answer and Colin is for sure one of those people but if he responds to a question he already has a video on, he will simply refer you to that video due to the fact that he can’t give you better information in a comment reply than he can from his video on the topic. Trust me it is worth watching every video. It is free information that is perfectly accurate advice and will help you tremendously
@@derekmoore295 he directed the question to Colin. Thus, he took the proper first step. Doubling-down on this is making you look silly. *Another joke nailed!*
It's impossible to count as they use 8 pack shoes in a constant shuffler machine and they add used cards back into the shuffler . This is what happened on my cruise recently.
Lu Ruello ,,,,,,, I have found that ship, smaller island resorts like Aruba and some of the Bahama casinos have no gaming over watch ( gaming commission) like Vegas does they can walk in for example and play a slot machine for 24 hours or whatever game if it does not pay out as advertised they can cause them more grief they can imagine, but another place like Bob Aire just a few miles from Aruba seemed ok , but it is a small place which I liked better because if you got up a couple of hundred dollars they didn’t make you uncomfortable, a couple years ago I played at the Luxor in Vegas when I got up a couple thousand dollars they cut the 6deck shoe very close to the front they had to shuffle every few hands with 5players I took that as an invitation to leave which I did, when you get the pit boss to get on the phone and watching you and they start offering you comps. Some give there names and some don’t, because they do share your information with other casinos!!
@@monkeyshines1908 Incomplete info my friend. How many decks remaining in the shoe? Running Count / Remaining Decks = True count +3/?=? Also, Don't round up the True Count. If it is +0.5 then it is either +0.5 or 0, never +1. "You should truncate, and not round, when using these tables. Examples: If the count per deck required to double down is +4, then double down only if you have a count per deck of +4 or more, and do not double down if your count per deck is say 3.8. If a count per deck of -1 is required to stand, then stand if your count per deck, truncated, is -1 or higher. (Zero is higher than -1, and a count per deck of -1.8 is truncated to -1.)" - S. Wong
@@monkeyshines1908 50% Pen isn't worth playing. Watch this to understand converting the True Count a little bit better ruclips.net/video/1ClRkNxinB8/видео.html
Just watch for periods were there are more Hi cars or more low cards, and if you see a period where lots of low cards have came out and You know there are more 10's remaining than play accordingly, same if you see lots of 10's come out. And you know there are gonna be lots of small cards still coming. Some examples of how to use this might be to take more hits if you know there are lots more small cards. And bet bigger if you know there are gonna be lots of 10's coming
I would love a player as good as Colin to explain to me how it is possible to have above a 50% ROR if you are playing at an advantage. Let’s assume you bet essentially your entire bankroll in 1 bet (with enough $ for splits and doubles or the entire bankroll on 1 bet without any splits/doubles) with a true count of 2 or more, obviously the risk would be high but how could it be most likely to lose? It makes way less sense considering these other numbers such as a 1-15 bet spread with a 5 figure bankroll playing at an advantage and having an 80% ROR! I know you pros are smart, the software is good, I have learned almost everything I know from you all, and I haven’t found Colin to be incorrect on any math/numbers he has mentioned but this just make no mathematical sense to me at all. Someone enlighten me!
Ryan Colangione I never said you win more than 50%. Of the time which I assume is what you were trying to say because “win 50% or better” is a statement that doesn’t make sense. The positive EV comes from blackjacks, double downs, and the fact the in higher counts those more commonly work out in the players favor and on top of that the dealer is more likely to bust on every hand since they are required to hit 12-16 and the player isn’t. Clearly you don’t have an answer so don’t worry about answering it then.
@@derekmoore295 at a TC+2 the odds of winning are about 43%, losing about 47%. RoR% is directly related to the number of trials. Since AP's want an infinite number of trials bets are sized to minimize RoR% while maximizing ROI (typically 1/2 Kelly). If only 1 trial was performed in your scenario, then your odds of going bust are about 47%. As the trials increase RoR increases. Give me an exact number of trials and I will give you an RoR for betting your entire bankroll on each trial.
Ryan Colangione Ryan Colangione I’m not sure what you mean by “trials”. I assume you mean number of hands? So by what you are saying then the absolute worst ROR possible (playing perfect basic strategy/deviations/counting/betting) would be 57%? To answer your question I would like to know the ROR for 10 hands, 100, 1000, and then 10,000 hands spreading from $10-100 with a bankroll of $10000.
@@derekmoore295 spreading 1-10 with a 10K bankroll, $10 min, $100 max, playing TC-2 0$, TC-1 & TC0 $10, TC1 and higher $100. S17, 6deck, DAS, DA2, LS, RSA, SP4, 83% penetration, 3:2, heads up game (The game at my local casino that I can't play due to being backed off 3X already). 10, hands, 100 hands, 1,000 hands = 0% RoR. 10,000 hands 3.277% RoR. In response to your original post, betting your entire bankroll 10K at a 10K max table limit (same game but only playing TC1, 0.61% advantage) 10 hands 40% RoR 100 hands 79% RoR 1,000 hands 93% RoR 10,000 hands 97% RoR *CVCX software used to sim all game conditions and compute results.
Since that would equal a true count of slightly more than a true 3, yes you would raise your bet (in accordance with your bankroll and risk tolerance).
It doesn't work online, it's like trying to play against a computer that's trying to beat you it's just never gonna happen. Same, with trying yo win against a continuous shuffle machine, do you think they spent a bunch of money buying those continuous shuffle machines for your benefit or for thiers?
Say Ace/Five side-count and now you're talking about something worthwhile, it turns Zen into Wong Halves and gives a better correlation for insurance used in conjunction with the count.
Lucky Ladies side bet. If count is high more often than not you will achieve a win on the side bet (hand that totals 20). So is it valuable to make this side bet when the count is high?
@@joesawyer4150 Looks like it is more complicated that what it is worth. Only a 3% higher betting correlation than Hi-Lo. You'll find that with many other counting systems, which is why Hi-Lo is the most popular system in use. Best value for the effort.
@@joesawyer4150 It is purely a theoretical count system. It would be virtually impossible to execute in real world play. See the comments at the bottom of this review. www.blackjackreview.com/wp/2016/07/28/what-is-the-best-card-counting-system/
Please answer, someone. What do the pros say in there head when they count? Just the regular 1-2-3-4, D1,D2,D3, etc? Or are there more key words that help reduce the amount of time you put in saying the word in your head. I don’t know if anybody understands my point, but if you do help me please 😂. Another question is with enough practice will I really get better and better? I’ve been practicing everyday and I see little progression and I get stressed because I don’t know if I will get good enough one day. Any advice would really help me. Thank you!
Instead of "D (pause) One" I use something like : Done Do Dee Door Dive Dix etc ( I do not count in english) Saves some energy for me. When you know Basic strategy without thinking about it, you can focus on RC, TC, Deviations, having a conversation while doing all this stuff etc. It becomes easier and easier every week. 👍 Edit: I'm not a pro !
It’s all about mastering basic strategy 1st and it being 2nd nature and then keeping the running count will be easy when you don’t have to think about every decision you make in the meantime. I personally keep 1 hand under the table with 1-2-3-4-5 fingers up and when the count gets to 6 I go back to 1 finger while remembering the general count I will know if it is positive or negative, or if it is +1 or +6. Hope that make sense for you.
SenicHyde I am not a professional either but in my opinion, you should not worry about what other people say in their head. Whatever makes counting easiest for you personally is what you should do, as long as you are still making proper betting and playing decisions.
What prevents casinos from moving to auto shuffle machines? Why don’t they change the nature of the game to make it unwinable? Will card counting still be viable 4 years from now when I’m ready to start making money?
Colin. With all the card counting systems why do we NOT keep track of Aces? It seems to be a major part of our EV to get paid 3/2 for BLACKJACK? True ace count = (for 6 decks=24 aces) 24 - seen aces / (decks remaining). eg 1 deck dealt only 2 aces TCa=(24-2)/5=4.4 a plus A count !!!!
Hi colin, interesting video. I love what your team do. (sorry If my english is not really good, I came from France) I have invented a card counting system, and I would like your advice about it, and maybe if you have time to make a long term simulation about it. the system : 4 and 5 worth + 1 ; A and K worth -1 It's the same system than ace-5 except we add "4" and "K" also.
Comps are usually not worth it. You gotta lose like $500 to get a $25 voucher for a burger. I'd rather take thousands from the casino and "comp" myself
Wow, A-5 sucks ass! I practice halves system, learn most playing deviations, play several hands instead of one during a high count, and learn bonuses, such as king bounty.
If you've read Stanford Wong's books and indeed play his Halves system accurately, you are likely well beyond the scope of many of Colin's videos. Personally, I do not believe Wong Halves to be a viable system for the overwhelmingly vast majority of players, it is simply too difficult to master, and in my opinion, it does not confer enough of an advantage to make it worth the extra effort. But Kudos to you if you can do it. I would tell you to look into the Uston APC, the system is laid out in his book Million Dollar Blackjack if I remember right. It's also a level 3 system like Wong Halves, but I think it's easier to count and it's actually a slightly more powerful system as well.
You didn’t mention the amount of $ you were betting on those simulations. For example you just said “using a 1-15 bet spread” with no min bet amount mentioned. I would assume $1 to $15 but there is no way the profits would be that high at that rate so you must have forgot to mention it on any of those simulations lol or am I crazy?
No viable ...only 24 aces in 6 decks vs 120 ten cards vs 120. 2-6 cards in 6 decks ....losing proposition : I rather recommend : -2 =A, 2,7-9 beCouse 7-9 cause consecutive ties and A,2 cause dealer can recieve many cards without going over 21 -1= 10 cards ,+1 3-6
It's very hard to show an example if there is a ton of variance while playing. That's why people constantly say "trust the math", or if you want, you can do the math yourself.
Ace Five Count works, but don't overbet! Chances are another player will snag your blackjack or the dealer gets it. So don't go table max, you'll be sorry!
Here’s a tip that might help any system mature within your own game.
So I came up with a different language for negative counts. I sort of combined using d-1 d-2 d-3 into:
Dip:0
Done: -1
Doo: -2
Dee: -3
Door: -4
Dive: -5
Dix: -6
Deven: -7
Date: -8
Dine: -9
Den: -10
Deleven: -11
And for 12 and on just use regular language. This is for new and old counters who sometimes get a count like -3 and 3 mixed up at times when you end the last hand not saying negative or “d” before the number (it happens especially when the number in the last hand drastically changes).
So give it a try, it might take an hour or two of practice but it definitely helped me mature into an ap quicker and avoided a lot of mistakes.
I start at 100. High cards are +1, low cards -1.
So anytime count is below 100 our advantage anytime it's above 100 house advantage.
This removes all the hassle of switching from negative to positive and the same numbers -20 to +20 for example is 80 to 120.
Much easier i was having big difficulty but now it's easy.
@@moef.5326 and how exactly do you calculate the true count with that system?
@@lunar1227 by substracting 100 from the final result and dividing it by the number of unused decks
@@lunar1227 write it out as an equation, I’m sure you’ll figure it out
@@moef.5326 I simply start my count at 1488 then add 37 for low cards and subtract 37 for high cards. Then to calculate the true count I just subtract 1488 and divide that by 37 times the deck count. The cards basically count themselves with this method.
Been following you for a little now. Just stopped at a casino last night driving home for the holidays using your system. I had two sessions, one +170 and the next +175, and I shoed away a possible back off with playing the part correctly ;). Not gonna lie, I kinda wanted to be backed off on my first time!! It really does work. Keep on keepin on guys, and thank you.
Thanks for this video man. Going to go hit the Jackpot in GTA V now
I assume you’ve noticed by now but they use four decks and shuffle after every hand. Impossible to count
Another man of culture I see. Nice to know I'm not the only one who's here to improve my gta game 😆
The way to do gta 5 is literally don't play if you keep losing and play if you keep winning. Gta isn't as random as real life i think. You'll either be on a winning streak or losing streak. I just use perfect basic strategy and don't play if I keep losing. I have over 2 million casino chips. Solely from black jack
About to count the hell out of them cards 😂😂😂
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I incorporated the A/5 count into the traditional hi/lo count by making the A's -2 and the 5's +2; whereas 2,3,4,6 remain +1 and 10,Jack, Queen, King -1. On a simulator it achieves a slightly improved game over time.
How many hands did you simulate?
I'd have to think using that same strategy with A/6 would give slightly better results than A/5 since 6 is considered the worst card for the player?
@@prophetmargin7497 nope 5 is. I'm not at home so I don't have the weights in front of me but 5 is weighted worse.
@@DwazeHoer Thanks for telling me right after I committed A/6 to memory!
@@prophetmargin7497 so this is in Bryce Carlsons "blackjack for blood"
He has an "optimized" count in his book that is not humanly possible but gives an idea of what a perfect count would look like.
5's = +8.74
6's = +5.42
This in an avg for betting and play. Because ace 5 is a betting count and doesn't consider plays expecting only perfect basic its closer to
5= +10
6= +5
Colin, please make a video on Hi-Low versus K.O. - thank you!
Always bet on black.
- Wesley Snipes
Always split aces.
- Colin Jones.
Know when to foldem
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@@christopherbengel5637 and Sublime.
@@Brianlee131 Wasn't that Kenny Rogers?
@@RackwitzG Kenny Rogers, yep
Counting is hard!! Case in point, I've lost count how many times I've watched your videos. 🤘😎🤘
I wonder if this would work at banking blackjack in California blackjack.
Try dealing the game and Counting at the same time.
Just counting cards as a player isn't that hard if you practice a lot.
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I think this is mainly for beginners or recreational players that want a simple system to reduce that house edge.
Better playing basic strategy + Ace 5 then playing any other casino game. Infact teaching people A 5 first as grand rule with Basic Strategy would save people alot of money and give them a base to card counting.
Ace-Five count works great for me. SO MUCH EASIER than 2-6=+1 and 10-A=-1. Soon as I get my target win in the round I walk away, take a break and repeat.
The thing I always tell people when they say that counting cards is cheating is that it’s no different than playing Bridge. The casinos just want to keep players drunk and stupid. Keeping track of what cards have been played (in your head) is simply playing well.
Here’s a quote anout keeping track of what cards have been played in Bridge.
“How do you remember the cards in bridge?
Remembering what has happened is one of the skills of the game. At the beginning of each hand, the four players, who are paired into two teams, have 13 cards each. As the cards are played, it is vital that you keep track of how many in each suit have gone.”
At 3:00, Colin calculates EV/hour and RoR, but he doesn't say what the betting Unit is. Using a unit of $25would certainly have a higher risk of ruin than a unit of $10. Does anyone know what unit Colin uses here?
$10
Apply the A5 count to Spanish 21 for a better advantage. A 1-3 spread will get you above break even. Not bad for a high stakes player playing for comps.
Fascinating stuff Colin. Ive been looking into these alternative methods
please make a video on the knockout system. Been a subscriber for a wile now, love the vids.
I use red zen count with deviations but I'm learning more towards changing into the high lo and working on my active observations. Is it a good plan to change systems when one has a count strategy down?
IF you can pull it off and play the new system accurately, yes, but if not, no. The only thing that really matters is if you can play the system accurately/well. It's better to play a weaker system perfectly than play a more difficult system and make a bunch of mistakes.
Red Zen or Red Seven, I'm not familiar with the Red Zen count. I play a modified version of the Zen count myself. I believe the system Snyder presents in his book was called Zen lite, or Red 7.
I guess to be exact, it's a great game(multiple black jack games and options of course), but one very important thing to me is the very awesome single deck of black jack that they offer. Lastly, I'm telling you guys, it's badassery in the black jack since. Sincerely, Tom Costin.
I'm wondering if it's better to play with a full table, head to head, or is there a magic number of players to have at the table? Would more player make the count harder or better since you have more time?
Mathematically, I think head-to-head is best since you can play more hands per hour.
(And if you're slow at counting, you can take your time and control the pace of the game, since no other players are there to get mad at you slowing the game down, or to choose to hit really fast and go bust before you can keep track.)
Maybe you'll get a bit more heat since no one else is around changing their bets, so your bet spread will seem a bit more obvious.
But even then, if you play twice as many hands, and get backed-off in half the time, then that is still a small benefit, since you get the same amount of EV but have some free time now (perhaps to go to another casino).
Colin, I would like you to make a video about the halves counting system! So little info is out there about it...
Colin. What about using the 10 count, separately, as a way to take insurance?
The most powerful deviation for Hi-Lo is to take insurance at a true +3 (or higher). Using it myself, it is incredible how often it works out (and saves your stack of chips).
@@T-Vegas Had a high count shoe a couple weeks ago....I was betting between $50-$100....dealer showed ACE four times! All four times I bought insurance, all four times the dealer had the 10 value in the hole!
Sad that the dealer had 4 blackjacks to my 0...but good that I did not lose any money on them.
I’m glad you made this I heard about this never seen a video on it before.
Have you done a video counting just high cards? 10-A?
Hello Colin and Gang, Have you guys played at the El Cortez Casino in Vegas? Those pit bosses are openly tolerant and the best i'v ever seen, badassery in it's finest as a pit boss demeanor in general, go there and have a blast. 👍
@Sheldon Cooper No, never would mock you guys by no means. Respectfully, I thought it was a good place in all fairness. Maybe I am wrong. Was just trying to help.
How large of a bankroll would be necessary to bring the risk of ruin down to acceptable levels?
Depends on your unit size. At 5$ a hand and a 1-10 bet spread with 5000$ you should be doing fine!
For me REKO has always been the best combination of simplicity and effectiveness. For me, negative counts were always slightly harder to count than positive counts, so I use REKO adjusted to start at 0. But, hi-low is also good and only slightly harder. I don't think the advantages that any tier-2 counts bring is worth the added mental effort / possibility of mistakes.
So does ace five still have an advantage over the casino even though very small?
yes, but his point is that it doesn't matter due to the high risk
Can we do card counting at electronic table?
Hey Colin. Could you do a video on keeping two counts, please? Let's say it's the Ten Count for Insurance purposes. Aside from the errors a player could make, how much EV can one generate from keeping a 10 count? TIA.
when you convert your running count to true count, what happens to the running count after it?? Just keep your running count where you left off or start new running count from where your true count is ??
You still gotta keep track of ur running count when counting cards. True count is used for Blackjack deviations (playing deviations and betting decisions). For example, you would buy insurance iff the TC is 3 or higher. Normally, buying insurance is against basic strategy, but when the TC is high, higher cards are more likely to come from the deck. Likewise, you will bet more when the TC is higher bc you will have an advantage.
@@unknownunicorn1373 thank you for the info ...
Awesome channel. :-)
Just curious, exactly how small of a bet spread would you think could stay under the average casino's radar?
Geesh. It is so hard to know. I've been backed off for 1-2 bet spreads (by winning too much as a known AP) and used 1-140 unit bet spreads for hundreds of hours. Depends on the casino, how smart they are, how much you're betting, how much you're winning, and if you're on the radar as a known AP.
@@Blackjackapprenticeship Wow, I guess that one must learn to enjoy the unexpected.
But, I have to imagine that playing 1-140 unit bet spreads with an edge is well worth a busload of back offs! Thanks for answering.
Hey Colin Can i use your BASIC strategy chart and deviations on european blackjack or should i learn another chart specifically for european blackjack
Memorize ENHC BS if that's the game you'll be playing.
depends what country you'll go aswell, i was at the rebuy casino in prague last week and lets just say that that they made their own rules and it would be nearly impossible to profit from that.
I dont think I can count the cards in the Pokerstars PA Blackjack. They reshuffle 4 decks each hand. So I started throwing out 5 hands and changing the amount of hands constantly. It feels easier at night. Maybe you know more about the apps then me. It's so random they dont think I'll battle thier app and win. It's a tough fight for sure but I'm not counting anything anyway.
If it's a continuous shuffle machine, then no, you can't count cards.
where did you get those chips ? i want a set just like it
I tested five/ace system few days ago, starting with 80,000KRW aproximately equivalent to 70 us dollars, ending up to 110,000KRW aproximately equivalent to 100 us dollars. It probably works even though you have small size bankroll.
I’ve heard some very heated debates about high-low vs KO counting methods, mathematically what are the advantages of each?
KO doesn't involve true count conversion, so it's easier. It's pretty equivalent to Hi-Lo for shoe games, but not as versatile. Meaning, it's not as good at single and double deck.
Can someone please tell me the bet spread per each true count for $1000 and $2000. Also a program for calculating your advantage, so I know if I can play at my casino, because my casino uses 6 decks, with payout of 3/2, dealer hits a soft 17, surrenders allowed, doubling down after splitting and everything else that is blue on Collins basic strategy charts is allowed. The dealer checks for blackjack before others double down or play the hand out ( my friend was at a weird casino in Mexican hotel where they dealers didn’t check for blackjack before the hand was played out ). Also the dealer cuts the 6 decks in 3/4, so 1.5 of the deck isn’t getting played. Please can someone respond to me with an answer or tell me where I can find that info???
Also what I usually do is I back count and only play when it’s high positive TC. So, bet spreads really haven’t been bothering me, but I am planning on taking blackjack seriously, since I’ve mastered all of the techniques and I feel comfortable in a casino.
Colin is the man. And this channel is the cat's meow.
I will be making jokes here in an attempt to become the Comment Champion.
Mike L bro I’ve seen 2 of your jokes so far and they make me concerned you are going to make Colin stop check the RUclips comments lol 😂 please stop. We are trying to learn here and if you make jokes at least make them funny
@@derekmoore295 checking*
If you come at me, you better be able to write properly. Or I'm gonna make you look silly. Also, always split 8's. Colin taught me that.
Here’s a question: what if you DON’T raise your bet at +2 but you ONLY raise it at +5 (and you double it). What does that do to the math?
Destroys your EV and maxes your risk of ruin. Counting only lets you know when you raise the bets, if you don't bet correctly, you can't win no matter what.
I have a question,what about the book knockout blackjack with using the 7 as a plus card so you dont have to worry about the true count?
Can you only start counting at the start of the show or can you just jump In and start counting and still be accurate??
Bangers 18 no you can’t jump mid shoot and start Counting. Most of the time you would actually have the opposite count if you joined mid shoot. Let’s say there was +4 true count before you started counting. That means more high cards will come out most likely and you will think you have a negative count when in reality you still have a positive and you won’t bet correctly
Eric Smith thank you
Shoe. Not show, not shoot, lol
thoughts on omega 2? i'm tired of doubling down on an 11 with a tc of 5 just to draw an ace. it's harder to keep track but i'm starting to get the hang of it. i figure another 50 more hours or so and i'll be able to test it out in a casino setting. plus, 9 isn't really a neutral card. i like how omega 2 counts it as -1 and differentiates the difference between 2,3,7 and 4,5,6
IF you can master it, go for it, but just remember, whatever system you play, you will always be playing probabilities, it's just the nature of the game, and you will still have times where you get bad draws. Probably the worst hand I've ever lost was doubling down on 11 vs dealer 5 with a big bet on the table and a sky-high count, I got a low card and the dealer made a hand -- you can do everything right and still lose, it's a game of probabilities and averages, not certainty, and the best we can hope for is that things work out as they are supposed to in the long run.
I've looked into many systems including Omega II, I own Bryce Carlson's book Blackjack for Blood and have read it, but I believe Zen (Arnold Snyder's system presented in Blackbelt in Blackjack) is a better system to play. Zen is also a level 2 system, but it's easier and I believe more accurate where it matters most, in betting correlation. The semi neutralized ace also correlates better for playing deviations, and the insurance correlation is much better as well.
And by the way, counting the 9 as -1 does create problems, if you read Brett Harris's detailed and exhaustive report, he explains in detail why this is. In fact, his system, dubbed as Brh-2 is supposed to be more accurate than Omega II because it "fixes" some of the problems inherent in Omega II, however, if I remember right, it's been a long time since I studied it, Brh-2 is an unbalanced system whereas Omega II is balanced.
What about speed count. How does it compare to the ace five hi-lo and KO?
Great video as always. You may have said this before, but if you did, I don't remember. Can you break even just with playing deviations, or would you still play a losing game?
It depends on the rules of the game. For typical rules, you could ALMOST break even from deviations and flat betting.
@@Blackjackapprenticeship Okay, Thanks! I was just curious.
I just came up with a card counting system i was wondering if you wanted to try it out with your software to see what the odds are and how much you gain and lose. It is almost like the ko card counting system but it changes alittle 2 to 7 are +1 and 8 is a 0 and 9 to ace is a -1 count. Tell me how good it is.
Hello Colin. First and foremost, I love your videos. I do have a question:
What is your opinion on Blackjack + 3 card poker? Have you played it before, and what was your experience on it?
If possible, can you do a video of your take on BJ +3 card poker regarding odds, recommendations, and strategies?
Thanks so much and keep up the good work!
Thanks. My advice is don't play the 3 card poker side bet part of the game! Just play the normal blackjack bet.
Ace/5 works! It is great to use with card counting as well.
sir what should i watch for the beginning of counting?
so hold on, is the ace/5 count better than just basic strategy? I want to just be able to do something in the middle before high low, i kinda know basic stratigy, its hard for me to remember the ace combos tho.
Ace/5 _uses_ basic strategy, so of course it's better than just basic strategy. Basic strategy has a negative EV of about 0.5%, and Ace/5 has a positive EV, albeit very slight.
dont see how this works if the remaining deck is high in low cards regardless the ace/5 count
Colin,if your playing at a table with 3 other players and the true count is +4,if 3 more players join the table should I stay on that table?
If the count is positive, do not leave the table at all. Other players do not affect your odds of winning (people think they do because they take the good and bad cards but note that this does not change the probability that you or the dealer gets good or bad cards. The other players are equally likely to help or hurt you). The bad part of their coming to the table though is that they are causing more hands to be played which leads you to play fewer hands of positive count.
@@GaryLuKOTH thanks for the advice
Colin just a question, i live in the Netherlands and i want to learn how to count cards but i found out they use continuous shuffle machines that shuffle after every round does that make counting cards useless/impossible?
yup.
He has a video on that topic. Make sure you check out all his video before asking questions because your answer is most likely already been broken answered in detail
A, it's okay. Ask any question you want. Someone will help you.
Mike L you don’t want just anyone to answer your question tho. You want someone who will give you the right answer and Colin is for sure one of those people but if he responds to a question he already has a video on, he will simply refer you to that video due to the fact that he can’t give you better information in a comment reply than he can from his video on the topic. Trust me it is worth watching every video. It is free information that is perfectly accurate advice and will help you tremendously
@@derekmoore295 he directed the question to Colin. Thus, he took the proper first step. Doubling-down on this is making you look silly. *Another joke nailed!*
Interesting, but I don't think I'm going to mess with the Ace five count.
I know Norm. It is cool hearing his name in this video
Hey colin hope all is good bud. Hey whats the verse on your arm. That Hebrew?
Yes, Hebrew. Right arm says, "Love the LORD." Left arm says, "Love your neighbor."
@@Blackjackapprenticeship love it. That's beautiful my brother in Christ. Gave me a good idea of what I want next
It's impossible to count as they use 8 pack shoes in a constant shuffler machine and they add used cards back into the shuffler . This is what happened on my cruise recently.
Lu Ruello ,,,,,,, I have found that ship, smaller island resorts like Aruba and some of the Bahama casinos have no gaming over watch ( gaming commission) like Vegas does they can walk in for example and play a slot machine for 24 hours or whatever game if it does not pay out as advertised they can cause them more grief they can imagine, but another place like Bob Aire just a few miles from Aruba seemed ok , but it is a small place which I liked better because if you got up a couple of hundred dollars they didn’t make you uncomfortable, a couple years ago I played at the Luxor in Vegas when I got up a couple thousand dollars they cut the 6deck shoe very close to the front they had to shuffle every few hands with 5players I took that as an invitation to leave which I did, when you get the pit boss to get on the phone and watching you and they start offering you comps. Some give there names and some don’t, because they do share your information with other casinos!!
So this method is just regular gambling?
nope, because your EV is still positive, this is technically an "investment"
What is the true count on 6 deck shoe when running count is +3?
@Dough Boiii Thanks!
@@monkeyshines1908 Incomplete info my friend. How many decks remaining in the shoe?
Running Count / Remaining Decks = True count
+3/?=?
Also, Don't round up the True Count. If it is +0.5 then it is either +0.5 or 0, never +1.
"You should truncate, and not round, when using
these tables. Examples: If the count per deck required
to double down is +4, then double down only if you
have a count per deck of +4 or more, and do not double
down if your count per deck is say 3.8. If a count per
deck of -1 is required to stand, then stand if your count
per deck, truncated, is -1 or higher. (Zero is higher than
-1, and a count per deck of -1.8 is truncated to -1.)" - S. Wong
The deck penetration is %50..
@@monkeyshines1908 50% Pen isn't worth playing.
Watch this to understand converting the True Count a little bit better ruclips.net/video/1ClRkNxinB8/видео.html
Is 25 second to count a deck of cards using Hi-Lo system any good?
I have dyslexic and autistic and I find it hard to keep count, is there any tips for me? Also I love your channel 😍
Shouldn't that cancel each other out? Lol
Just watch for periods were there are more Hi cars or more low cards, and if you see a period where lots of low cards have came out and You know there are more 10's remaining than play accordingly, same if you see lots of 10's come out. And you know there are gonna be lots of small cards still coming. Some examples of how to use this might be to take more hits if you know there are lots more small cards.
And bet bigger if you know there are gonna be lots of 10's coming
I would love a player as good as Colin to explain to me how it is possible to have above a 50% ROR if you are playing at an advantage. Let’s assume you bet essentially your entire bankroll in 1 bet (with enough $ for splits and doubles or the entire bankroll on 1 bet without any splits/doubles) with a true count of 2 or more, obviously the risk would be high but how could it be most likely to lose? It makes way less sense considering these other numbers such as a 1-15 bet spread with a 5 figure bankroll playing at an advantage and having an 80% ROR! I know you pros are smart, the software is good, I have learned almost everything I know from you all, and I haven’t found Colin to be incorrect on any math/numbers he has mentioned but this just make no mathematical sense to me at all. Someone enlighten me!
You never win 50% or better, that's why (simplest answer I'm giving on RUclips channel)
Ryan Colangione I never said you win more than 50%. Of the time which I assume is what you were trying to say because “win 50% or better” is a statement that doesn’t make sense. The positive EV comes from blackjacks, double downs, and the fact the in higher counts those more commonly work out in the players favor and on top of that the dealer is more likely to bust on every hand since they are required to hit 12-16 and the player isn’t. Clearly you don’t have an answer so don’t worry about answering it then.
@@derekmoore295 at a TC+2 the odds of winning are about 43%, losing about 47%. RoR% is directly related to the number of trials. Since AP's want an infinite number of trials bets are sized to minimize RoR% while maximizing ROI (typically 1/2 Kelly). If only 1 trial was performed in your scenario, then your odds of going bust are about 47%. As the trials increase RoR increases. Give me an exact number of trials and I will give you an RoR for betting your entire bankroll on each trial.
Ryan Colangione Ryan Colangione I’m not sure what you mean by “trials”. I assume you mean number of hands? So by what you are saying then the absolute worst ROR possible (playing perfect basic strategy/deviations/counting/betting) would be 57%? To answer your question I would like to know the ROR for 10 hands, 100, 1000, and then 10,000 hands spreading from $10-100 with a bankroll of $10000.
@@derekmoore295 spreading 1-10 with a 10K bankroll, $10 min, $100 max, playing TC-2 0$, TC-1 & TC0 $10, TC1 and higher $100. S17, 6deck, DAS, DA2, LS, RSA, SP4, 83% penetration, 3:2, heads up game (The game at my local casino that I can't play due to being backed off 3X already). 10, hands, 100 hands, 1,000 hands = 0% RoR. 10,000 hands 3.277% RoR.
In response to your original post, betting your entire bankroll 10K at a 10K max table limit (same game but only playing TC1, 0.61% advantage)
10 hands 40% RoR
100 hands 79% RoR
1,000 hands 93% RoR
10,000 hands 97% RoR
*CVCX software used to sim all game conditions and compute results.
Hi, if u have a +10 with 3 decks remaining, would u increase the bet slightly?
Since that would equal a true count of slightly more than a true 3, yes you would raise your bet (in accordance with your bankroll and risk tolerance).
Has anyone ran the Math on Tweaking the High Low system by changing the 7s to +1 , and the 9s to -1 , and keeping the 8s at 0 with deviations ?
how can they stop card counting if your playing online ?
It doesn't work online, it's like trying to play against a computer that's trying to beat you it's just never gonna happen. Same, with trying yo win against a continuous shuffle machine, do you think they spent a bunch of money buying those continuous shuffle machines for your benefit or for thiers?
A break even method might as well be a losing method.
Thanks for the video I walked into a casino with .69 cents and walked out exactly 69 minutes later with 6969.69 using this strategy.
Say Ace/Five side-count and now you're talking about something worthwhile, it turns Zen into Wong Halves and gives a better correlation for insurance used in conjunction with the count.
I struggle when i have 16... i bust so many times :/
I think that's normal. this is like the crappiest total you can get in blackjack, at least if you are using basic strategy only.
Why isn’t it an Ace/six system
electoral college.
Statistically speaking, fives have even less value to the player than sixes.
Saw the ROR and fainted. Wrote this comment when I came to.
Do you always get discovered and asked to leave? Or sometimes they never notice?
I'm sure every casino will eventually notice, but some will take longer than others.
Little finger turned to card counting after GoT I see.
I seen most of your videos, but I can’t find one where you play actual blackjack at a casino. Can you make one?
lol, you didn't see all of them... One example is his "real backoff" video. Watch that.
Jesse lol he on the table playing for less than 30 seconds and he just show us clips of him getting kicked out. I mean real playing like slotlady
@@DnlSlvdr lol
Jesse lol
@@DnlSlvdr lol
Is there a link to the simulation software? i looked up CB data and all that and found nothing other than fishy websites and stuff
Not CB. CV = Casino Verite. Google that instead
Lucky Ladies side bet. If count is high more often than not you will achieve a win on the side bet (hand that totals 20). So is it valuable to make this side bet when the count is high?
What about KO
Do a graham7 video please colin
graham7?
@@Blackjackapprenticeship hello
Aces equal -6
Tens equal -5
9 equal - 1
2, 3 and 6 equal + 4
4 equals + 5
5 equals + 7
7 equals + 3
8 equals 0
@@joesawyer4150 Looks like it is more complicated that what it is worth. Only a 3% higher betting correlation than Hi-Lo. You'll find that with many other counting systems, which is why Hi-Lo is the most popular system in use. Best value for the effort.
@@T-Vegas I understand that, I just wanted some stats on how it played.
@@joesawyer4150 It is purely a theoretical count system. It would be virtually impossible to execute in real world play. See the comments at the bottom of this review. www.blackjackreview.com/wp/2016/07/28/what-is-the-best-card-counting-system/
Please answer, someone. What do the pros say in there head when they count? Just the regular 1-2-3-4, D1,D2,D3, etc? Or are there more key words that help reduce the amount of time you put in saying the word in your head. I don’t know if anybody understands my point, but if you do help me please 😂. Another question is with enough practice will I really get better and better? I’ve been practicing everyday and I see little progression and I get stressed because I don’t know if I will get good enough one day. Any advice would really help me. Thank you!
Instead of "D (pause) One" I use something like : Done Do Dee Door Dive Dix etc ( I do not count in english)
Saves some energy for me.
When you know Basic strategy without thinking about it, you can focus on RC, TC, Deviations, having a conversation while doing all this stuff etc. It becomes easier and easier every week. 👍
Edit: I'm not a pro !
It’s all about mastering basic strategy 1st and it being 2nd nature and then keeping the running count will be easy when you don’t have to think about every decision you make in the meantime. I personally keep 1 hand under the table with 1-2-3-4-5 fingers up and when the count gets to 6 I go back to 1 finger while remembering the general count I will know if it is positive or negative, or if it is +1 or +6. Hope that make sense for you.
Bagheera174 x thank you!!!
Derek Moore thank you!!!!
SenicHyde I am not a professional either but in my opinion, you should not worry about what other people say in their head. Whatever makes counting easiest for you personally is what you should do, as long as you are still making proper betting and playing decisions.
What prevents casinos from moving to auto shuffle machines? Why don’t they change the nature of the game to make it unwinable? Will card counting still be viable 4 years from now when I’m ready to start making money?
Colin. With all the card counting systems why do we NOT keep track of Aces? It seems to be a major part of our EV to get paid 3/2 for BLACKJACK? True ace count = (for 6 decks=24 aces) 24 - seen aces / (decks remaining). eg 1 deck dealt only 2 aces TCa=(24-2)/5=4.4 a plus A count !!!!
How much is the membership?
KO review!
Biggest card Red A??
2:38....
Hi colin, interesting video. I love what your team do. (sorry If my english is not really good, I came from France)
I have invented a card counting system, and I would like your advice about it, and maybe if you have time to make a long term simulation about it.
the system : 4 and 5 worth + 1 ; A and K worth -1
It's the same system than ace-5 except we add "4" and "K" also.
Good
done.
I want one of those dealer peeks!
Comps are usually not worth it. You gotta lose like $500 to get a $25 voucher for a burger. I'd rather take thousands from the casino and "comp" myself
Wow, A-5 sucks ass! I practice halves system, learn most playing deviations, play several hands instead of one during a high count, and learn bonuses, such as king bounty.
If you've read Stanford Wong's books and indeed play his Halves system accurately, you are likely well beyond the scope of many of Colin's videos.
Personally, I do not believe Wong Halves to be a viable system for the overwhelmingly vast majority of players, it is simply too difficult to master, and in my opinion, it does not confer enough of an advantage to make it worth the extra effort.
But Kudos to you if you can do it. I would tell you to look into the Uston APC, the system is laid out in his book Million Dollar Blackjack if I remember right. It's also a level 3 system like Wong Halves, but I think it's easier to count and it's actually a slightly more powerful system as well.
5 more important than ace n u wrong.. a 5 strategy made b4 him it n the book bj as a business
IBM found the strategy
Hit on 16 if the dealer has a ten.
Also, Where does the one-legged man eat breakfast?
IHOP.
Rusty shackelford
Mike did not create this
You didn’t mention the amount of $ you were betting on those simulations. For example you just said “using a 1-15 bet spread” with no min bet amount mentioned. I would assume $1 to $15 but there is no way the profits would be that high at that rate so you must have forgot to mention it on any of those simulations lol or am I crazy?
First sim was betting $10 to $150. Second sim was 2x$50 to 2x$500
No viable ...only 24 aces in 6 decks vs 120 ten cards vs 120. 2-6 cards in 6 decks ....losing proposition : I rather recommend : -2 =A, 2,7-9 beCouse 7-9 cause consecutive ties and A,2 cause dealer can recieve many cards without going over 21
-1= 10 cards ,+1 3-6
What is the risk of ruin with a $500K bankroll? Asking for a friend.
That’s a vague question. It depends on your bet spread and what your table rules are.
Julian h braun IBM Corp
Would have been nice for you to show a real actual example of you playing this out for you to just verbally explain it isn't just enough
It's very hard to show an example if there is a ton of variance while playing. That's why people constantly say "trust the math", or if you want, you can do the math yourself.
Ace Five Count works, but don't overbet! Chances are another player will snag your blackjack or the dealer gets it. So don't go table max, you'll be sorry!
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Lol
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And no, I'm not a payed Sayer.
Didn’t teach me anything
that's not what the video was about