Running Count in Blackjack: What It Is and How To Keep It

Running Count in Blackjack: What It Is and How To Keep It Let’s start by answering a question. What is the running count in blackjack? When you’re counting cards in blackjack, the running count is the total value of the count, positive or negative, at any given time. This is [...]

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Recommended Blackjack Bankroll

Recommended Blackjack Bankroll and Money ManagementThere are three parts to blackjack money management: How to optimally bet (and the corresponding bankroll needed) Knowing how much to bring to a casino Knowing how to change your bets if you are losing My brother likes to joke with me whenever he knows [...]

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Is Card Counting Illegal?

5 Things you should know about Card Counting: Card counting is NOT cheating. Card counting is simply using your brain, like a winning chess player. Fortunately, using your brain is still perfectly legal in the US! There are a couple reasons why people think card counting is illegal. First off, [...]

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Why Are You Losing at Blackjack?

“Why am I losing?” Talking about losses isn’t the most exciting topic. But we care about really helping you crush casinos at blackjack. And that involves taking an honest look at why players lose.

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Colin’s Thoughts on the Documentary

Holy Rollers: The True Story of Card Counting Christians, documents several years of the blackjack team I co-managed. Upon it's release, it was one of the top 5 documentaries and independent films on iTunes and resulted in media attention and interviews from CNN, New York Times, and even the Christian [...]

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Top 5 Misconceptions about Counting Cards

I don't blame people for knowing very little about card counting, or the life of a card counter. Most people assume that if you say you're a card counter then what that really means is you're some sort of super-genius who can turn $100 into a million dollars in a [...]

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Split Double Destroy – My Office

The money moves fast. When I lose count of the chips stuffed in my pockets or the cash I have extracted from them, or just when I need to dodge a little heat, compose myself, or strategize, I retire to my office—the casino bathroom.

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Split Double Destroy – Asking Made All The Difference

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. […]

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