All About Card Counting with Blackjack Expert Henry Tamburin

http://americancasinoguide.com Gambling author and blackjack expert Henry Tamburin answers some of the most common questions that players have about card counting in blackjack. Topics covered are: what is card counting?; how does it work?; is it legal?; how does a casino know if you are card counting?; how to learn card counting; and much more.

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• casinos
• gambling
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[spar2020]

A smarter gambler?? Card Counting is not what it's all cracked up to be. you only have a 1 percent advantage over the casino...not great deal of advantage is it? How the casino combats this micro advantage can be wiped out by negative variance. The casinos greatest weapon Variables. Chances are you will give into your emotions and lose big.

[americancasinoguide]

I would agree that there can be a lot of volatility in card counting. However, that's why counters play on teams. One player can have a bad day, but with five players at different tables the results are more likely to be around that 1% advantage for the team.

[754759119]

If I'm playing one deck game in El Cortez Casino, which is a very good casino for blackjack player. The first 10 cards coming out were all small cards(Hi - Low), if I bet now, will the edge benefits to me? should I bet in this situation?

[americancasinoguide]

If the first 10 cards are all low (2-6), then there would be more 10-value cards remaining in the deck and that would favor you as a player. Therefore, yes, you should make a bigger bet. You may not neccessarily win because the dealer may get the better cards rather than you. However, the advantage will be in your favor because your are more likely to get a blackjack, plus the dealer is more likely to bust on his bad hands when he has to draw a card.

[americancasinoguide]

"Heat" is when the casino personnel in the pit start scrutinizing your blackjack play very carefully. They may also call the surveillance department to watch you because they suspect you are a card counter. The 1-2 spread would be the number of units you bet. If you are a $10 player you bet from $10 to $20. A $25 player would go from $25 to $50. A 1-4 spread would be $25 to $100 for a $25 player.

[754759119]

@stephanthienel

what's a betting spread of 1-2 draws heat

[stephanthienel]

@754759119 I've heard that the El Cortez is very aware of card counters at their single deck game and that even a betting spread of 1-2 draws heat.

[754759119]

@americancasinoguide Thank You！

[americancasinoguide]

If you are banned forever and come back to the casino they can have you arrested for trespassing.

[americancasinoguide]

It depends. They may ask you to stop playing blackjack, but you are free to play other games. They may tell you to stop and leave the casino. Or, they may ask for your ID and ban you forever.