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Sup everyone

I decided I wanted to learn how to count cards, I been been reading for the past couple days, I notice the hi-low is the most common. Zen and Mentor seems good. Undecided

They shuffle with 6D but only deal like 5D then reshuffle. S17, DAS, No surrender. What system is best for this type of game? Some places have the machine shuffle, some shuffle by hand. What will benefit more? I know you guys will tell me whatever fits me, but I rather hear it from an experience person. I been learning the hi-low count but decided to stop and see whats the better system so I can learn that system instead of relearning how to count with a new system. What is Shuffle tracking? I figure its only good if they hand shuffle.

So when you do get a count, the higher the count the higher you bet? So if true count is 0 or less bet 1unit as in the minimum bet, if count is +2 bet 4units? Whats the % to bet to your BR. Lets say I start off with $1000 and sit at a $5 minimum table? Pass 4 days I been wining a $100 a night, but I cash in only $100, I play minimum $5 then sometimes $25. I know I been kinda lucky and its going to get back at me, so I decided to learn how to count cards to get more advantage.

Whats a good book I should buy? Blackjack blueprint 2, Blackbelt in blackjack, Professional Blackjack are the ones I see a lot on this site.

Please don't advise me to just start off with the hi-low, KO system as a beginner, I don't want to get good at a system and re-learn another. I'm serious about learning and I know I came to the right place for help. I understand if all these questions have been answer, but its hard to read 100+ threads.

I browsed around on youtube and found this video...He says the hi-low count will kill you in the long run because it counts the aces as -1 and leaves out 7,8,9. Its called jstat. If you click on his username you will find his other videos explaining how it works. He said he lost a lot using the hi-low count so decided to upgrade the ten count from some guy and used that for years but got barred and now sharing info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMXQUAxSB5o

Well not that I am an expert on any of this but Ill give you some advice to get you started in the right direction.

1. There is absoloutly nothing wrong with HiLo for shoe games. You might gain an extra tenth of a percent using something more complex but due to its simplicity it should probably be your #1 choice if you are just starting off.

2. As a general rule on this site a 100 max BR is recommended to have a reasonably low risk of ruin. Since you will probably want to have around a 1-15 to a 1-20 spread for a 6D game that would mean a 7.5k to 10k BR if you are using 5 dollar units. Now this is all just rough calculations but other people will confirm that your BR should be in the 5-10 thousand range for a 5 dollar unit

3. As for shuffle tracking it entirely depends on the shuffle. If you PM the exact details of the shuffle I can let you know how effective shuffle tracking could be.

6 decks with 4.5 dealt is a very common game. It's not a good game, but it's common.

You'd be looking at roughtly a $5-$100 spread with a $10k bankroll to attack it with a fairly small risk of ruin.

A count like hi-lo or KO is fine. The reduction in your advantage from using a super difficult count would be less than half a percent.

The youtube video is crap. He's using a "ten count", ignoring aces completely. That's not useful in real conditions (unless you're side counting aces)

Sup everyone

I decided I wanted to learn how to count cards, I been been reading for the past couple days, I notice the hi-low is the most common. Zen and Mentor seems good. Undecided

They shuffle with 6D but only deal like 5D then reshuffle. S17, DAS, No surrender. What system is best for this type of game? Some places have the machine shuffle, some shuffle by hand. What will benefit more? I know you guys will tell me whatever fits me, but I rather hear it from an experience person. I been learning the hi-low count but decided to stop and see whats the better system so I can learn that system instead of relearning how to count with a new system. What is Shuffle tracking? I figure its only good if they hand shuffle.

So when you do get a count, the higher the count the higher you bet? So if true count is 0 or less bet 1unit as in the minimum bet, if count is +2 bet 4units? Whats the % to bet to your BR. Lets say I start off with $1000 and sit at a $5 minimum table? Pass 4 days I been wining a $100 a night, but I cash in only $100, I play minimum $5 then sometimes $25. I know I been kinda lucky and its going to get back at me, so I decided to learn how to count cards to get more advantage.

Whats a good book I should buy? Blackjack blueprint 2, Blackbelt in blackjack, Professional Blackjack are the ones I see a lot on this site.

Please don't advise me to just start off with the hi-low, KO system as a beginner, I don't want to get good at a system and re-learn another. I'm serious about learning and I know I came to the right place for help. I understand if all these questions have been answer, but its hard to read 100+ threads.

I browsed around on youtube and found this video...He says the hi-low count will kill you in the long run because it counts the aces as -1 and leaves out 7,8,9. Its called jstat. If you click on his username you will find his other videos explaining how it works. He said he lost a lot using the hi-low count so decided to upgrade the ten count from some guy and used that for years but got barred and now sharing info.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMXQUAxSB5o

go too (blackjack bluebock 2 Fred Renzey) mentor count fred renzey:cool2:

Those are both good books. They cover a lot of subject matter. Then read them, think about them, and come back with questions.

6 decks with 4.5 dealt is a very common game. It's not a good game, but it's common.

You'd be looking at roughtly a $5-$100 spread with a $10k bankroll to attack it with a fairly small risk of ruin.

A count like hi-lo or KO is fine. The reduction in your advantage from using a super difficult count would be less than half a percent.

The youtube video is crap. He's using a "ten count", ignoring aces completely. That's not useful in real conditions (unless you're side counting aces)

I side count the aces to calculate perfect insurance and blackjack frequencies. I also side count 8,9's for playing and betting purposes. I was barred throughout Nevada with my Ten Count because I pounded them for many years in the 90's. My nephew wanted to make a video about my hobby. We only took one take and it has helped thousands of viewers. If you have any questions, ask me at (Dead link: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=443522575) or on my You Tube page under moviemakerjjcasino.

I'm pretty sure his "count" was thoroughly debunked elsewhere. He's at it again it seems.

I also recall him calling anyone who believed that Hi-Lo, etc. worked was falling for a "fraud". LOL.