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I've decided to retire from blackjack card counting after five years. I thought counting and winning at blackjack would be fun. On the contrary, it is quite boring. I thought that the MIT team was a bunch of pansies for getting burned out. That, compounded with the fact that my local...

And what's the deal with 6:5 blackjack...that's gotta be murder on a dealer's brain...

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Serious Question: What happens to the cards at the end of the shoe? The dealer turns to the left and a little thing pops up. The dealer drops the cards in the holder and the cards go down into a box. Another holder thing pops up with a new set of cards. Do the cards get shuffled inside the...

When the dealer puts a stack into the black box behind the table, what happens to the cards? I feel dumb asking this and I would feel even dumber if you told me that they come out in the same order as they go in.

Placed a 50 dollar bet based on TC and got dealt a 10 (yay) and a 2 (****). Dealer shows a 9 so I hit and get an Ace (13) and i hit again and get another Ace (14) and I hit again and get a 10 (bust). Very pissed off. That damn Ace! Any suggestions? Should I side count Aces so I don't...

is it better to play at a table that is full or go one on one with the dealer?

-1? -2? -3? When should I take my chips and try another table?

A=0 2=+1 3=+1 4=+1 5=+1 6=0 7=0 8=0 9=0 10=-1 J=-1 Q=-1 K=-1 Summary: Aces and sevens are now worth zero. How can I calculate the BC and PE? I haven't seen this particular counting scheme anywhere.