We’ve just come out with an update to our iPhone/iPad card counting trainer app Continue reading “Card Counting Trainer App FREE!” »
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January 1st, 2012How to know you’re ready
October 9th, 2011
I recently got this letter from one of our members… Continue reading “How to know you’re ready” »
Split Double Destroy [Card Counting dispatches from behind enemy lines]
August 18th, 2011
I was at a casino recently that didn’t offer surrender—not in the reports, not in the posted rules, not in the signage. Nevertheless, at my first 16 against a dealer’s face card I asked if I could surrender it and get half of my bet back. The dealer shrugged. The pit boss shrugged. Then he said, “Okay.” Continue reading “Split Double Destroy [Card Counting dispatches from behind enemy lines]” »
We love our loyal Blackjack Army soldiers, and haven’t given anything away for free in the past few weeks. So as a token of our appreciation to our loyal followers, we wanted to give out 10 free copies of our Pro Blackjack Trainer iPhone App. Continue reading “Giving Away 10 More Copies of Blackjack Trainer iPhone App… Just Because” »
Top CVBJ Blackjack drills
February 18th, 2011
Someone on our forum recently asked me what my favorite CVBJ drills are, so I thought I’d post about it. Continue reading “Top CVBJ Blackjack drills” »
iPhone App is up and running!
October 14th, 2010
You’ve been waiting for it and now you can take your practice game with you everywhere. Continue reading “iPhone App is up and running!” »
For those who still don’t know why to Count Cards
September 22nd, 2009
I received this email last week, and thought I’d use it as an opportunity to break it down for those wondering “why do you keep a count of the cards“: Continue reading “For those who still don’t know why to Count Cards” »
Another Satisfied Member
May 11th, 2009
Someone on the BJA forum posted this last week, and I thought it was such an awesome testimonial, I asked if I could post it here on the blog. To protect his anonymity, I’ve removed any of the parts that talked about where exactly he plays. But the rest is completely unedited.This is a fantastic site for the serious blackjack player.
At the moment, I’m up about 7K this year, card counting, using deviations and mainly playing positive decks. These are all strategies that I have learned from this site. In addition, I try to use a stop loss when I play, per table.I consider myself risk adverse (at least at this point), which means I’m trying to limit my down shoes and ride my profits. I believe that Colin said somewhere on the site that his best advice was not to play a negative shoe. In my opinion, that is why I’m up this year. I have no problem moving from table to table to find a positive shoe or to just stop playing and watch the dealer wipe out the table.Needless to say, after playing every weekend this year, I’m noticed by a lot of the pit bosses and dealers. But I receive no heat. In fact, many go out of their way to say hi. I’m guessing it’s because I’m not making huge up bets. I also receive comped rooms (on weekends) and a lot of comped food, which isn’t calculated in my profits.
I attribute all my success to this site and am looking forward to eventually mastering the betting strategy, which will take my game to the next level.
Good luck to everyone!
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New Deviation Chart Up
December 14th, 2008This is for premium members…
The deviation chart that has been available to you on our website has been for Hit 17 games. We put another deviation chart up on the site today that is for Stand 17 games. You can find both charts here. (You will be asked to login to your premium account).
For those of you who don’t know the difference between Hit 17 and Stand 17, let me give a brief explanation.
Stand 17: the dealer must stand on a Soft 17. A soft 17 is when your cards total 17 with an Ace which is acting is an “11″ but could be changed to act as a “1″ if need be.
Hit 17: the dealer must hit on a Soft 17.
It is more advantageous to play S17 games as the player has slightly better odds.
Why the different deviation charts in different books?
October 6th, 2008I received a question from a member of our website recently asking why some of the numbers on our deviation chart are different from what they have seen in another book or website.
Deviation charts can vary slightly, depending on
1. the rules, number of decks, penetration, etc that you’re assuming
2. your strategy for calculating the true count
3. the number of hands that you ran your simulation generator for
We ran our deviations based on the games that we most commonly played and how we calculate the true count. We ran a ridiculously long simulation. So I trust it’s accuracy. Also, keep in mind that the net effect of slight deviation differences between one chart and another are most likely fractions of pennies on the dollar. So if one chart says stand a 12 v. 3 at 2, and another says stand a 12 v. 3 at 1, the actual number may be something like 1.5, so there’s not a massive difference between the 2. You shouldn’t see different themes in deviations. For example, if our chart says to split 10′s against a 6 at a true 4 and above while another chart says to split 10′s only at negative counts, then there’s something wrong with the other chart!
Hope that helps clarify!
