Count down a deck... How fast

[MagikMark0]

So, back to the main topic...How fast on counting down a deck? Overall, I've been practicing counting for about 2 months now. For me when I first started hi-lo, my best was 23 seconds, flipping over the cards.

In the last week and a half Ive been practicing Omega II, and so far my best is 27 seconds with 30 seconds on average. Im having a difficult time lately breaking a 28-29 second average barrier, but my counts are even more accurate, and are done with more ease than ever before.

I never tried counting a deck with all the cards face up, or with a spread before. I may try that within a few days and see if it makes me much faster. I look forward to my results after a week's worth of practice!

[StandardDeviant]

Originally Posted by psyduck

I have been wonging out at TC = -1 and table hopping like crazy. Yet, I lost at most of the tables this weekend. I have no one to blame but the damn variance.

Same happened to me last weekend! I had one shoe with the RC at 20 with only 2-3 decks left in the shoe. The count stayed that high for 2 or 3 hands. Everyone at the table but me drew 20s and BJs, while I was served up 2s and 3s.

Ya gotta love the goddess of fate!

[Harry1941]

I count down a deck in 20 seconds

Harry

[StandardDeviant]

Originally Posted by Harry1941

I count down a deck in 20 seconds

Harry

I am working on counting down a deck in under 1 second.

I shuffle the deck and then remove one card, face down. Then I turn the rest of the deck over and toss it on a table. Then I guess at the value of the face down card. So far, I am right just a bit over 30% of the time, but I hope to improve on that.

[matt21]

Originally Posted by StandardDeviant

I am working on counting down a deck in under 1 second.

I shuffle the deck and then remove one card, face down. Then I turn the rest of the deck over and toss it on a table. Then I guess at the value of the face down card. So far, I am right just a bit over 30% of the time, but I hope to improve on that.

man that's a good one!

[HarryKuntz]

I'm far too lazy to count a deck down quickly, i don't see the point. Infact, i'm that lazy that i've become extremely good at grouping together cards that cancel each other out, I only count what's left over which is as few cards as possible. It much better to concentrate on this skill rather than worrying about how quickly a deck can be counted down one card at a time.

[Harry1941]

I just counted down a deck in 25 second

Harry

[Harry1941]

How does a blind man play blackjack?

Harry

[Kasi]

Originally Posted by MagikMark0

So, back to the main topic...How fast on counting down a deck?

It's irrelevant - the player controls the pace of play since the dealer cannot do sh*t until the player gives a hand-signal. The player has all the time remaining to infinity to make a play or get the count.

I guess I just feel, in general, speed of counting pales to knowing indexes and when, how to play them and how much/when to bet.

More or less. Just a reference point for pros and cons on the idea lol.

[StandardDeviant]

Originally Posted by Kasi

It's irrelevant - the player controls the pace of play since the dealer cannot do sh*t until the player gives a hand-signal.

Yeah, the only time I think it really matters is heads up play, where one has the chance to really increase the hands per hour. But in heads up play it's relatively easy to go fast because there are so few cards to look at.