Card Counting Research Paper
Card Counting
Sitting quietly with shades on and a cigarette in his mouth, the player at the green-carpeted table receives a 10 of spades.
"Hit me." 1
The dealer draws an ace.
"Well, that makes six a row, you sure are on a roll."
As the player takes the cigarette out of his mouth to reply, he is sternly tapped on his shoulder.
"Sir, I 'm going to have to ask you to leave."
The card player knows there is no point in fighting, he gets up and leaves. He won 't be seeing that casino anymore, for he has been put on the notorious "Black List"2 as a counter.
What is card counting?
Card counting is not rocket science, no psychic powers are needed either. It is tracking the relationship between high-value and low-value cards. A card counter …show more content…
This would be counted as 0,-1,0,+1,+2,+3,+3,+2. The 8 is neutral so the count stays at 0, next the King gets -1 but, the 2 that follows it is +1 bringing the count back to 0. We have another 2, bringing the count to +1 followed by a 6 and 2 making the count +3. The 7 is neutral so the count stays the same and the A has a value of -1 making the final count +2. This number is called the running2 count. It must be converted into a true3 count to be effective for betting and playing decisions. To do this, we divide the running count by the amount of decks left unseen. For example, in a double deck game after the first hand we have a running count of +4. Since there are virtually two full decks remaining we divide the count by two, creating a true value of +2. In games with let 's say, six decks, you would have to estimate how many decks are remaining by keeping an eye on the discard tray. If there are four left, the true count would be …show more content…
Well, that depends on where you stand. If you 're an owner of a multi-billion dollar casino, card counters are people you do not want on your property. To the players, it 's just another strategy to beat the house. If a person is caught counting cards in a casino, they are immediately removed from the premises and put on the Black List. You might say, but how can the casino owners tell if someone is counting? There are many tips they get from the player, one of the biggest ones being that the counter will place large bets at certain points during the game where the probability is highest, and then lower the bets back down again. It is not against the law so you will serve no jail time or probation, pay fines, or anything of that matter. It 's a risk to take, but the outcome can be very
Sitting quietly with shades on and a cigarette in his mouth, the player at the green-carpeted table receives a 10 of spades.
"Hit me." 1
The dealer draws an ace.
"Well, that makes six a row, you sure are on a roll."
As the player takes the cigarette out of his mouth to reply, he is sternly tapped on his shoulder.
"Sir, I 'm going to have to ask you to leave."
The card player knows there is no point in fighting, he gets up and leaves. He won 't be seeing that casino anymore, for he has been put on the notorious "Black List"2 as a counter.
What is card counting?
Card counting is not rocket science, no psychic powers are needed either. It is tracking the relationship between high-value and low-value cards. A card counter …show more content…
This would be counted as 0,-1,0,+1,+2,+3,+3,+2. The 8 is neutral so the count stays at 0, next the King gets -1 but, the 2 that follows it is +1 bringing the count back to 0. We have another 2, bringing the count to +1 followed by a 6 and 2 making the count +3. The 7 is neutral so the count stays the same and the A has a value of -1 making the final count +2. This number is called the running2 count. It must be converted into a true3 count to be effective for betting and playing decisions. To do this, we divide the running count by the amount of decks left unseen. For example, in a double deck game after the first hand we have a running count of +4. Since there are virtually two full decks remaining we divide the count by two, creating a true value of +2. In games with let 's say, six decks, you would have to estimate how many decks are remaining by keeping an eye on the discard tray. If there are four left, the true count would be …show more content…
Well, that depends on where you stand. If you 're an owner of a multi-billion dollar casino, card counters are people you do not want on your property. To the players, it 's just another strategy to beat the house. If a person is caught counting cards in a casino, they are immediately removed from the premises and put on the Black List. You might say, but how can the casino owners tell if someone is counting? There are many tips they get from the player, one of the biggest ones being that the counter will place large bets at certain points during the game where the probability is highest, and then lower the bets back down again. It is not against the law so you will serve no jail time or probation, pay fines, or anything of that matter. It 's a risk to take, but the outcome can be very