21 The Movie's Blackjack Card Counting Lesson

[biskut0024]

How do they tell if your counting cards?

[jasonki33]

0:25 His pronunciation of vingt-et-un made me gag :S

[treyj96]

that shit looks hard. But i wanna do it so bad

[KAYNOMY]

Btw y'all i always wondered when i play bj do i have to kno basic strategy down to the bone or at all?????

[badpanda84]

@KAYNOMY You do realise that actually lets you bring in card with the basic startergy written on it... The casino dont care if you use basic startergy because they still win

[KAYNOMY]

He's wrong you raise ur bet at +2. Because if u raise ur bet at +10 ur running count has to be super high!!!!!!!

[staypress]

he is wrong you start betting higher when the true count goes above +2 and not +10 cos to get a +10 the running count would have to be well over 25

and that would be with about 2 to 3 decks left and below +2 bet the table min OK

[Coldplay2085]

wow at 4:37 anything over a true count of +10 u bet higher? that means u have to get a running count of at least 20 thats bull

[chomps101]

yh you could be at a table for say 1hr, that means that youve lost alot of money already and by the time that true count of ten comes up and you win you probably just won your stake back, with little or no profit.

[staypress]

@chomps101 he was wrong ,you raise youre bet at true count of +2 OK

[chomps101]

@staypress yh but thats a big risk and the advantage isnt great towards you.

[staypress]

@chomps101 yeah but an advantage nonetheless. I mean why play independant rip off games like poker(not proper teas hod em games) and roulette.

[retrocareermelted]

sooo Whos going to vegas seriously?! Fuck a job

[bcpeterbuilt]

Funny thing is the casino makes more money off amature cardcounters, belive me ive seen so many people go out and flush $500 bucks right away. 21 has acually made casinos money.

[sonicboom23]

now when they say casino's dont like it, what are they going to do?

In the movie, they show the casino people actually beating the main guy (ben?), now since it is illegal, how do they do that?

Even if it was illegal the casino people cant actually assault the counters.

[elmolovescookies]

@sonicboom23 that was just hollywood..they usually bar you or ban you and you can't come back..sometimes however, and so i've heard, if your unlucky, since some casinos are corrupted by mobs, they take you out back and maybe break your finger or two as punishment.

[badpanda84]

@sonicboom23 Even if it was illegal the casino people cant actually assault the counters.

Well not offically but you never know - alot of security are dodgy.

However what is most likely to happen is you will get banned -- and most casinos now have the facial recongition software.

[gricka31]

haha, nice french pronounciation

[singh0116]

so do you have to start counting at the start of the the deck or can u just jump in whenever u want?

[wheelman1324]

You have to start from the beginning, not the middle or end. If you do start from the middle or end, you don't know what the count is. If you have like eagle vision or something, you can keep an eye on the table for the card count. Or you could do what the movie did. You can have your friends go to various tables in the casino to keep the count, and when the count gets high, they signal you, say a codename that represents what the count is. Like in the movie, paycheck, or magazine. Throw down bg

[Mikey1724]

no you have to start counting at the start of the deck, you can't just jump in a and play anytime because you need to know which cards were played in the previous hands, unless u had a friend that kept count for you the whole time

[133780]

The dealer isnt the one making the bets.

[pimpmyride666]

If these celebrities know this method so well then shouldn't they be playing at the tables?

[david1909]

Its called acting dumbass they dont really know how to count.... And counting is now banned. Plus u can't count anymore cause most casinos have 2 decks now not 1

[pimpmyride666]

You forgot that it's just as easy to count in multiple deck games! All you have to do is wait longer and divide the running count by the numbers of decks left in play. That would take simple 4th grade math. DUMBASS!

[FliiCiiaa]

counting is not banned. it is legal but the casino's cán ban you from their place lol.

[amarx91]

not everywhere. in new jersey its illegal for casinos to bar your play. you can actually sue them if they do.

[gricka31]

bullshit. most casinos have 4 or 6 deck games, and they have for a long time. they shuffle the deck and add decks at different points in the game to disrupt the counting

[walshie]

Go to a casino please. You are the retard yes.

[514Dante]

you can shuffle track but it is almost imposible you have to practice alot

[magicman3969]

i left a comment but i dont think it worked so ill say it again... what does it mean by good cards like 8, 9, 10 and face cards? what happens if you have like a 12 and the count is +4 or something like that and you hit again... will you get a ten or something?

[pimpmyride666]

when the true count is +4 and using the Hi-lo count, it's mathematically better to stand on 12 against a 2-6 and hit against a 7-Ace.

[majasalvador12]

thanks for this movie.. i discovered that there is such a thing as card counting..

[veralife]

Thanks terra for telling people that dealers have to always hit 16 or under never new ty. Always thought to myself doesn't make sense the dealer also has the same advantage.. but now i've realised ty :D. Oh just to let anyone who hasn't seen the film, if you watch it trust me you'll love it! I always watch it on my ipod!! never get bored :D. watched it like 20times whole movie in around 25 days!! Such a good movie. i have learned how to count and i am quite good remembering it. Ty again terra :D

[znjzblj]

How do you know how many decks are left? i dont get it !!!!!!!!

[rathier83488]

you look at how thick the shoe is and estimate the number of decks.

[pimpmyride666]

Another thing you can do is literally count the number of cards that came out and subtract it from the amount the casino had in the shoe to begin with. Then you can calculate better However; this method is not recommended if card counting is hard enough for you.

[benl3602]

surely even if u hav a higher chance of gettin 20s/21s so has the dealer and so as ur chance

increases so does theres at an equil rate :S so r u watching what they r getting as well?

[Terra812]

A dealer has to hit on anything 16 and under and also has to hit on soft 17 (ace+6)on most tables. When a shoe is 10's heavy they stand a much greater chance of busting. If you tie the dealer that is a push ... you don't lose your bet.

[countplus3]

@benl3602 yes the dealer has the same chance to get 20's and 21's, but when the player gets 21, they get paid 3:2. When the dealer gets 21, they get paid 1:1. This is where the advantage of card counting emerges.

[staypress]

@benl3602 also u can split double and u get 3.2 on BJ's so there yer go but the dealer can not

[Joe8Dom]

im 13 and i learned to count last week

[pman0392]

are you serious how and where did you learn? please tell me!

[Joe8Dom]

yes im serious and i  taught myself after watching this movie then played a game with my dad and cousin and kicked ass

[pman0392]

sick real cool man

[asian123294]

basically...2-6 = +1 7-9= 0 and 10-A = -1

just keep in count...high numbers, u get good cards, low numbers u get bad.

[Terra812]

Joe you have time ...practice. You're 13, in 8 years you can walk up to a blackjack table for real. When you played your Dad was it one deck?

It's a totaly different game when you have 6 decks to keep track of and it's your own hard earned money on the table... practice and leave emotion at the door.

[Terra812]

Read a book titled "Beat The Dealer" by Edward Thorp. Get a card or pic on "Basic Stategy" and learn it. Then practice, practice, practice.

[dgsina]

fucking complicated

[pimpmyride666]

What's so complicated about blackjack???

[gorgimwch]

this is an amazing vid to show u how to count cards!!!!!!!!!!!!