Blackjack Real Card Counting Strategies

Using a basic blackjack strategy is the basic key that casual gamers can use to reduce the power of the dealer, often cutting it back to less than 1% when applied with efficiency and diligence. However, while every casual player should get their hands on a basic strategic chart (there are hundreds on the web to print off) – most gamers are intrigued by blackjack card counting. Check out whether low level blackjack gamers have any chance of profiting with the infamous professional concept of playing blackjack……..

Why blackjack card counting works?

The blackjack card pack contains the classic range of playing cards, and although there are some variations between different genres of the game, one thing remains constant – the presence of high and low cards. In blackjack, high cards are represented by 10's and aces, all others are essentially low cards (although there are many different ways of scoring them with hardcore blackjack systems). Simply put, the presence of high and low cards in the pack influence the statistical chance of the dealer busting or forming winning high value scores; however, if the pack is high in the big value cards, it comes much more likely they'll go bust, meaning the gamer automatically wins. The concept can be put in to reverse of course when the pack is low heavy.

Basic card counting concepts for casual gamers

While genuine card counting is much more complicated than simply understanding about high and low value cards – the basic concept of analysing the flow of card scores is the ideal place to start for casual blackjack gamers:

> Make mental or physical note of the number of high and low cards drawn from the pack

> When over 5 high/low cards have been drawn against the one another, the edge has been created – favouring the house or gamer depending on the specific flow pattern.

It's easy to grasp this concept and with low level stakes and free-play credits widely available, it's now easy and low-risk to try it out. One idea is to get to grips with a basic blackjack strategy chart (the place all casual gamers should start) – and then once you're up to speed, try casual counting to see if the strategy works better when the pack is high rich. With time and some research, casual card counting could potentially help boost the fun and rewards of online blackjack.

Real card counting strategies

If of course you're serious about your blackjack gaming and have already honed your basic strategy to perfection and seen some basic results from casual counting – genuine card counting systems is the next step. Fundamentally, card counting strategies label different cards with different values to remember when counting. For example, the Hi-Opt I strategy applies the following values:
>3, 4, 5, 6: +1
>10, Jack, King, Queen: -1
>2, 7, 8, 9, Aces: 0
>¼ pack no aces: +1, 2 aces +2
Once the scoring is learnt, then is the time to make specific mathematical calculations such as the true count and bet with specific card counting moves as instructed differently by each genre of system.