🔒 Understanding Basic Strategy

This video emphasizes the importance of mastering basic strategy as a foundational step before learning card counting in blackjack.

🔒 Basic Strategy Chart Walkthrough

We walk you through every single basic strategy decision, and show you some places where you might want to pay particular attention.

🔒 Order of Operations

This video outlines the order of operations in blackjack decision-making when multiple potential options are available such as taking insurance, surrendering, deviating from basic strategy, or following basic strategy.

🔒 Surrendering your Hand

Is it true that surrendering is a fools move? In this video, we explore the surrender rule, when it’s advantageous and reduces your risk, and how to use proper signals.

🔒 Count Cards Using Hi-Lo

Get ready to dive into the “secret sauce” of blackjack. In this video, we explore the popular Hi-Lo card counting system, renowned for its balance of ease and effectiveness.

🔒 How to Calculate the True Count

To make multi-deck blackjack truly effective, you must understand the importance of the True Count. The true count is calculated by dividing the running count by the number of decks left to be dealt.

🔒 Tips on Practicing Card Counting

This video provides tips, and drills to help you quickly convert the running count to the true count, including thoughts on estimating decks in the discard tray.

🔒 Deck Estimation

How crucial is deck estimation in card counting? This video emphasizes that while estimating the remaining decks is subjective, practicing visualizing deck amounts, and avoiding common tells can improve your overall success as a card counter.

🔒 Practice a Bet Spread Based on The True Count

About 80% of your advantage comes from mastering basic strategy, perfecting counting, and betting based on the true count. This video gives you tips on how to practice these skills effectively.

🔒 Intro to Deviations

Deviations can boost your card counting edge by 20-30%. This video introduces playing deviations, which help you maximize your earnings beyond basic strategy and true count.

🔒 Deviation Chart Walkthrough

Colin walks you through key playing deviations, focusing on when to split, double, or surrender based on the true count. He makes a distinction between deviations for Hit 17 and Stand 17 games, ensuring you maximize your edge no matter what the conditions.

🔒 Bankroll Considerations

In this video, Colin dives into bankroll management for card centers, emphasizing the importance of balancing risk and potential earnings. Your bankroll is all the money you dedicate to card counting, and managing it wisely is key to maximizing Expected Value (EV) while mining the risk of losing it all.

🔒 Variance

Colin dives into the concept of variance in card counting, comparing it to a coin flip where short-term outcomes can be unpredictable, but long-term results will align with your EV. Understand how to manage variance through proper bankroll management, betting strategies, and maintaining the quality of your game.

🔒 Understanding Bet Spreads

Proper bet spread management ensures you’re betting proportionally to your advantage without risking too much too soon.  This video explains how to bet less when the casino has the edge and increase your bets as your advantage grows, particularly when the the true count reached the “glorious true one”.

🔒 How and When to Play Multiple Hands

When should you play multiple hands? Colin breaks down the pros and cons of playing one, two, or more spots at the table, focusing on maximizing EV and managing risk.

🔒 Wonging and Back Counting

This video explains back counting and “Wonging” strategies. By using these strategies, you avoid playing hands when the casino has the advantage, and only enter the game when the count is favorable. This helps maximize efficiency, lower risk, and increase the number of profitable hands you play.

🔒 Risk of Ruin

Colin explains the importance of managing your risk of ruin in card counting. To be a successful card counter, it’s crucial to keep risk low, ideally at 2% or less. Maintaining risk properly allows you to maintain your bankroll and continue generating EV.

🔒 Understanding N-Zero

N-Zero (N-0) is a key concept in professional blackjack that helps determine how quickly the math will work out in your favor. Lowering N-0 means faster, more reliable profiles. In this video, you’ll come to understand the concept and learn strategies to reduce N-0

🔒 How to Use the Pro Betting Software

What kind of money can be made, given your bankroll and the conditions available to your casino? How much money should you take on your trip? The Pro Betting Software allows you to do the math on the fly. Colin demo’s the Pro Betting Software, part of Apprentice and Elite plans.

🔒 Pro Betting Software: Pro Tip

In this pro tip, Colin advises you to be cautious when raising bets at a true 1. Before increasing your bet, use the Pro Betting Software, part of Apprentice and Elite plans, to check if you actually have an edge at that true count based on the games rules.

🔒 Micro-stakes / Replenishable BRs

Colin discusses strategies for managing a small “microstakes” bankroll, where not much initial money is available to play, and a “replenishable” bankroll which can be funded regularly through other income. In either case, there are ways for you to squeeze out more EV and grow your bankroll.

🔒 Making the Jump to Pro Card Counting

Are you ready to make the jump to pro? Transitioning from hobbyist to pro card counter requires more than just skill and a bankroll. Learn what it takes to thrive in the high-stakes world of card counting.

🔒 5 Tips to Increase EV

In this video, Colin dives into five practical strategies to boost your EV, and perfecting the art of being a card counter. If you’re ready to up your game to legendary status this video is for you.

🔒 How To Use CVCX

CVCX is third-party software that can be used to run simulations on blackjack. It’s not as user friendly as our tools, but some people really love to use it, and it’s been an invaluable tool for many card counters careers. Is it right for you? Find out in this video, and members get our custom sim files.

🔒 How to Use the Basic Bankroll Management App

Learn how to use our Betting Software Lite, available on all plans. It helps you understand basic bet spreads, and shows you different options based on your risk tolerance and bankroll size.

🔒 Common Mistakes New Card Counters Make

Colin shares insights on the most common mistakes new card counters make and how to avoid them. These mistakes can seriously impact your success. Learn what to prioritize to maximize your advantage at the tables.

🔒 Single Deck vs Double Deck vs A Shoe

It’s important to understand the differences between games with a variety of decks. Common understanding is that single or double deck games are more advantageous for players, but there are actually many tradeoffs to consider. Colin walks you through those tradeoffs, and helps you understand what conditions could make you choose one game over another.

🔒 How to Count Cards on a Facedown Game

Colin discusses the challenges and strategies for counting cards in face down blackjack games, particularly in double-deck or single-deck scenarios. He emphasizes the importance of using a foolproof system to avoid mistakes and shows you the method used by his million dollar blackjack team.

🔒 How Rules Affect Your Ability to Beat the Game

Colin delves into the impact of different casino rules on the house edge and how it affects your strategy. Understanding when you truly have the advantage is crucial. Explore why avoiding bad rules is essential, and how even smaller rule variations can influence when to start raising your bets. Crucial knowledge to optimize your EV.

🔒 Importance of Deck Penetration

What is deck penetration? How much does it matter for your bottom line? This video takes a deep dive on the impacts by showing you real simulations of when the dealer cuts off one deck, or multiple decks. This can have a significant impact on your bottom line.

🔒 What You Need to Know About Shuffling

Colin breaks down three main types of shuffles you’ll likely encounter: hand shuffles, automatic shuffle machines, and continuous shuffle machines. We cover which types of shuffling are most advantageous, and which are not.

🔒 No Hole Card Blackjack

Colin explains the nuances of playing no-hole-card blackjack, a variant you might encounter outside the U.S., particularly in Canada and Europe. He also explains the key differences between the two main types: Original Bets Only, and European No-Hole Card. If you’re planning to play internationally, this video is essential to ensuring you’re making the right strategic choices.

🔒 Bringing your Training to the Casino

Are you ready to take your card counting skills to a casino? This video dives into what you need to consider before stepping up to a table. Colin provides a step-by-step guide on how to transition from practice to live play. If you’re gearing up for your first casino experience, this video will help set the right expectations.

🔒 Testout Demonstration

Colin demonstrates how to conduct a test-out session for card counters. The session involved monitoring running counts, playing decisions, and ensuring accuracy throughout a 6-deck shoe.

🔒 When to End a Session

Deciding when to end a blackjack session can be tricky, especially with so many myths about quitting while you’re ahead or avoiding a “hot” dealer. Colin shares legitimate reasons for ending a session. Learn how to make smarter decisions about when to play, and when to call it a night.

🔒 Planning a Trip

Planning a successful blackjack trip requires careful preparation to avoid common pitfalls. Colin shares personal stories of trip failures to highlight the importance of research before setting out. He emphasizes the value of sharing information, and using Casino411; a member benefit to avoid unpleasant surprises.

🔒 Money Safety Tips

Learn essential money safety tips and how to handle cash while traveling as a professional card counter. It’s important that you have and follow strict systems for managing and storing your bankroll, whether at home or in a casino. Also learn how to deal with being questioned by authorities like TSA or DEA.

🔒 CTRs: Currency Transaction Reports

When playing high stakes, understanding Cash Transaction Reports is crucial. By law, any cash transaction over $10,000 must be reported to the IRS to prevent money laundering. If you’re serious about card counting, you’ll likely encounter CTR’s. Learn how this can affect you before you find yourself in this situation.

🔒 Should You Tip?

Is it ever advisable to tip the dealer? How much would tipping cost you in EV? These questions and more are addressed in this video, and certain strategies to consider if you are considering tipping the dealer.

🔒 RecordKeeping

The fact is, if you aren’t keeping good track of your sessions, you’re not sure if you’re a winning player or not. It’s important to keep track of every session, how much you came in with, and how much you walked away with, and track that in a system that is easy to use and can show results over time, like our tracking software.

🔒 Comps, Coupons, Matchplays & Tournaments

Did you know that certain promotions can be valuable on their own? Colin walks you through the basics on how to take advantage of casino promotions, and shares stories of teams who have made millions just using casino promotions.

🔒 Using ID

What are the pros and cons of showing casinos your ID? When do you have to show ID? When can you refuse? By having your name, casinos could enter it into a database of known advantaged players, alert other casinos nearby, etc. Many pro blackjack players find it advantageous to protect their identity. Learn more in this video.

🔒 Using Cover and Camouflage

Colin focuses on the concept of camouflage or cover that card counters can use to avoid detection in casinos; how you look, act, and play.

🔒 Creating a Team

In this video, Colin shares his experiences and insights from playing as part of various teams throughout his career. While some card counters play solo, Colin discusses the benefits of teaming up.

🔒 Your Rights as a Card Counter

It’s important to understand your rights as a card counter. Colin explains that while card counting is not illegal, how you navigate interactions with casino staff varies depending on the type of casino, especially the differences between state-run and tribal casinos.

🔒 Surveillance in Casinos

Colin discusses the role of casino surveillance and how card counters should navigate it. What tactics do surveillance personnel use to detect card counters, and how do advantaged players attempt to stay undetected when possible?

🔒 Dealing With Casino Personnel

Colin discusses effectively interacting with casino personnel, covering three key areas: comps, handling mistakes, and general rapport. Colin advises a “friendly yet firm” approach, and avoid escalating situations that may be stressful. By being mindful of how you interact with casino personnel, you will likely have a more enjoyable time, and possibly increase longevity.

🔒 Dealing with Heat and Handling Backoffs

How should you navigate heat and backoffs in a casino? Getting backed off is a natural consequence of a winning game, and it can be challenging to know what to do. This video gives some helpful tips about how to think about the backoff process, lays out the many different types of backoffs, and some red flags.