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Counting Methods

The Key to Winning

Here are the hands: (? stands for an unseen card)

Player 1. ?, ? He stands pat.

Player 2. ?, ? He hits and gets a 5, then stands pat.

Player 3 . Ace, king This player has a blackjack. She turns over her cards, gets paid 3-2 for her bet, and the cards are removed. Now the deck is -1 because of the king.

Playe r 4. ?, ? He hits, gets a 10, then turns over his cards. He had held a 9, 6 and busted. The deck is still -1, since the 10 and 6 in this player's hand balance each other.

Player 5. 7, 5 Since you can see your own cards, you can keep a count going using them. You hit and get another 7, then stand pat. Now the deck is neutral, since you have a 5 and no 10-value cards.

Dealer . 9, 8 The dealer turns over his cards and must stand, since he has a hard 17. The deck is still neutral, since the 9 and 8 are not included in our count.

At this time, the dealer turns over the players' cards. Player 1 held a 10, 8. The deck is minus 1. Player 2 holds a jack, 6. The deck is still minus 1.

At the end of this round of play, you know the deck is minus 1, and therefore unfavorable to the player, since your minus count tells you that one more 10-value card than a 3-6 card was played out, and therefore there is an extra 3-6 remaining in the deck. Also note that two aces have been played out on this round, making the deck even more unfavorable.