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Most blackjack card counting strategies are no more difficult with a higher number of decks. Instead of counting actual 'cards', one instead keeps a running tot
by jacobkg 12y ago
Most blackjack card counting strategies are no more difficult with a higher number of decks. Instead of counting actual 'cards', one instead keeps a running total of points based on the cards that come out.
In fact a higher number of decks can improve one's advantage when counting because when the count turns in your favor it can happen with more of the deck left to come (so a longer period of advantageous play)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_counting http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Card_counting
- CPLX 12y agoThis is incorrect, the larger the number of decks, as a general rule, the smaller the advantage of card counting becomes.
- kxo 12y agoIf you're counting in a (rare) two-deck game with a full table, time between shuffles is so low that it isn't worth it from a hand/hour standpoint.
- CPLX 12y agoThat's nonsensical. The EV of an hour would depend far more on the table limit than any other factor. If I could find a table that would let me vary the bet from $1 to $10,000 a hand on a two deck game they could have Parkinson's patients with oven mitts on shuffling with chopsticks for all I care.