Card Counting Pontoon

Hey guys its been way too long since i posted last but what can ya do lol.

Anyways there is a casino nearby me in australia which offers pontoon dealt from a shoe although all the 10 card (not the pictures ones like A,K,Q,J) just the actual 10 cards are removed from the decks. I am therefore wondering how i would go about card counting these tables if it is indeed possible. Would the card counting strategy be exactly the same or would i have to slightly modify it somehow?

Also on a side note what would be a very safe (yet profitable) betting spread to make sure the casino dont pick up on the fact that your card counting.I was thinking of a betting spread of 1 to 8 betting units maybe i dont know, what do you guys think?

Katarina convert?

Hi mate, how ya doin? Your questions (and some you never thought of) will be answered when you look on this site, under Australia Dec 29 post Flash. You could be yet another Katarina Walker convert. :cat:

Im alright and thanks i will check out that "flash" post now

spanish 21

I know it's not Pontoon but Spanish 21 is the US version of your game. I played it awhile back without the benefit of knowing there was a basic strategy available. I used my own knowledge and adjusted my play based on a -4tc and did fairly well. The whole time I was playing I thought this game has to be beatable with all of the side rules available. Since joining this site I obviously learned that there was indeed a basic strategy as well as a counting strategy. I had the pleasure of playing the game last Friday and did well and was impressed with the game. I was playing heads up, winning and enjoying myself. Then 3 other players came to the table and things got hostile because of the way I was playing so I quit. I'm looking forward to another time of playing it again because I really do feel it can be beat. You need to get the Katrina Walker's book, however a basic strategy can be obtained from http://www.hitorsplit.com/spanish21_game.html but it needs to be adjusted to your local rules. Simply click on the appropriate rules and you will have your strategy. Good luck...JtMM

I love playing heads up for that exact reason as i hate it when people go you about decisions you have made about your own hand which ironically as we all know only happens when they/you loose to the dealer, usually these same people hardly say anything or acknowledge you if your certain play ended up winning them money. Anyways this sort of behaviour in a casino when playing a game like blackjack is just unnecessary. I reckon.

The only fine definitive accurate text on Pontoon & Spanish21 is Katarina Walker's "The Pros Guide to ...'"