The Gravy Train
Remember that implementing good money management skills and learning how to play optimally only gets you halfway to where you want to go. The other part of your ticket consists of successfully hiding your acquired knowledge and skills, because the casinos will not hesitate to bar you from playing once they realize you can beat [...]
The Macho Mentality
The lure of playing beyond one’s limits is sometimes difficult to ignore. Some blackjack players feel a sense of superiority when they are placing the highest wagers at a table. Others feel that they have a leg up on weaker players whenever they deign to explain some aspect of the game to them. Some are [...]
The Luck/Chance Quandary
Not understanding the difference between “luck” and “chance” has cost gamblers plenty over the years. Part of the problem lies in semantics, while part comes from just plain ignorance. When the French say, “Bonne chance!” they really mean “Good luck!” Luck and chance refer to fortune and probability respectively. Luck is not a commodity that [...]
The Psychology of Blackjack
There are several interesting blogs about the psychology of gambling. At least one professor of psychology has theorized that there is a stronger human motive toward “play” than there is toward “work.” If this is true, then the game of blackjack oilers the promise of complete fulfillment in this sense, since it is certainly a [...]
Counting on Cruises
It has been my experience that cruise ships are generally oblivious to counters. I have been on several of these floating resorts that have made no attempt whatsoever to discourage blatant card-casers. I have often stood around the tables, jumping in and out of games with bets of any size, or simply asking to be [...]
Do’s and Don’ts
The following DO and DON’T lists will help you avoid arousing the suspicion of eagle-eyed pit bosses and conscientious dealers, thereby allowing you to stay in the game and ply your skills:
DO stash chips away in a pocket or purse surreptitiously, especially when winning.
DON’T ever use a betting range of more than ten units, no [...]
Casino Credit
Most casinos are happy to provide you with a “line of credit” for any amount you wish, as long as you have enough money in your bank back home to cover it. There is no fee for this service, and it can usually be in place within twenty-four hours after filling out the application. There [...]
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Conservative TC Bet-Ranging Chart
If TC Is [...]
The Hi-Low RC Bet-Ranging Guide
Note: In using this guide, begin counting at 3.
If RC Is [...]
Running-Count Wagering
The Hi-Low number you keep updating round after round as the cards fall has come to be known as the “running count” (RC). Although the RC always tells you whom the odds favor before any particular hand, it does not always indicate to what degree or how much the advantage is. Many beginning counters make [...]
Hi-Low Wagering Methods
Plus-count Wagering Using the Hi-Low system, players were quick to realize that they had an advantage over the casino whenever the count was at all positive. Even novice counters immediately adopted a winning strategy known as “plus-count wagering” in which they increased their bets a little whenever the count indicated a surplus of T’s and [...]
Dubner’s Hi-Low
Harvey Dubner introduced his version of this “Hi-Low” counting system in 1963. Although based upon Thorp’s and Braun’s research, its beauty lay primarily in its added simplicity. Much easier to implement than Thorp’s Ten-count system, Dubner’s Hi-Low was almost as powerful, and it subsequently brought viable card-counting within the grasp of the average blackjack player. [...]
