Recent content by bjtocki

KO is easy, but I think TKO is more complicated than Hi Lo. If you do really have problem with division and multiplication, then TKO is the way to go.

Forgot to mention that in your case 32-33sec is only good if you are able to do so by watching TV, talking to somebody, drink and eat snack at the same time, while being able to retain the running count on your mind... and needs some acting so you won't appear thinking too hard on counting...

I think 47-49 is too slow, should be at least around 30sec for quick dealers and 40sec for slow dealers. When I started and have been practicing intensively for 4 months, I was able to reach up to 16 seconds, but after hitting the casinos, I found out 40 is probably enough for most of the games...

Humans can have super psychic powers... in hollywood too, wonder why don't they play BJ to get rich quickly.

Isn't that guy the same guy that posted here trying to sell his system? :grin:

And it's white that never tips :laugh:

You just need to practice more. I think the 3rd base is the best (casino knows that it's the favorite seat for counters), then 1st base, because I can see all the cards at once, don't have to move my head at all.

Yes, it is good enough. I have been using KISS III for some time with success, although now I am using Hi Lo. If you are playing shoe games 4 to 8 deck games, you don't really need 2nd or 3rd level counts unless you like to torture yourself :whip:. I have tried most of the counting system...

By my own experience playing BJ is Experience = 90% Card Couting = 10% I have probably read 95% of the BJ books in the market and have been practicing on CVBJ for 3 months everyday before even hitting the casino for the first time. But I realized that there were 90% more that I had to learn...

It's a new member.... humm... I rather not download it :grin:

I had this experience only once. I just don't see anybody winning that day, my tables and all other tables. What bugs me is that I played heads up with a dealer, while I was losing 5 consecutive hands mostly pat and when I had 14 vs 9 I hit it, but the dealer was hesitating to give me the card...

They are waiting for suckers for sure. I would called them ploppy casinos :laugh:

Yes, it's true that some stores use 8 deck discard tray for everything. For example at AC Tropicana, they have done that for 4 decks too. But still, it hasn't been a problem to me because by looking into the missing gap, it's not hard to estimate the decks used on the table, setting the new...

As I know, that movie was created by MGM (the MIT team hit MGM casino too :laugh:). This actually boosted casino's bottom line, go figure. Check out the article about "21 Movie - Truth and Fiction" at http://wizardofodds.com/blackjack/21movie.html and also at...

I totally agree. So I came up with another way, estimate it using the discard tray itself, not by the pile of decks. For example, if you are looking at the discard tray and it has filled to the half, you know it has little bit more than 3 decks, if it is 1/4 filled, then you know it is little...