Well since this is my first post I would like to introduce myself.... I am a 20 year old male that is turning 21 in March and am ploting my short-term life goal of running Cesars Palace straight bankrupt! This goal started shortly after the end of "21" ( The movie... hehe ). Anyway I figure if that dork can make 640k I am going to be able to flip every Casino on the Vegas strip
.... So instead of posting here I went and bought a book from Barnes & Nobles called "Blackbelt in Blackjack" by Arnold Snyder. Reason I decided to go with this one was because I came on these forums and it seemed to be the prime recommended choice for beginners - Anyway that was only about 6 hours ago lmao...
So now after 2 phat blunts :cool2: and a few cups of coffee here I am on page 63 with plenty of questions!!
*Red Seven vs Hi-Lo - From what I have read the Red Seven is much better all around but then again these are the words of Arnold Snyder the man who invented it lol - I do not doubt it, but just would like to get some thoughts
* He speaks of how it eliminates " true count " and guessing the amount of played cards - Would you agree?
* Also I am a begginer and the reason I have not enlightened myself pass page 63 is because he starts talking about more advanced systems until about page 111 which would be chapter 11 - My question is this.... Should I just skip to " Table Conditions " which is page 111 chapter 11?
^^ Now to help you answer the above question about me skipping take note that I have already devoured a deck of cards with the Red Seven counting system in 36.8 SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nearly 4 seconds faster then someone that should have been practicing for 20+ hours and ready for Casino play!!!
** Now do not get excited lol I work with numbers all day so I was expecting to be above average - As hard as this may be to believe due to my age ( 20 years old ) I trade Futures contracts and Equities on a daily basis ( My own account so don't worry I am not going to bug anyone to buy a million shares of "google" lol ) That being said I am not doing this for a source of income nor a " means to an end " like that Ben Cambel kid from " 21 " lolll ( I love that movie ) but more or less just to prove to myself I can do it, which I already know I can but knowing and doing is what seperates the men from the boy's
All the above being said any input from you Guru's would be appreciated - Best wishes,
Pwn
WAITTTT!!! -- ONE MORE QUESTION - Sorry guys I have another quick one that I just remembered.... Obviously Hi-Lo is balanced as at the end of the deck your count is 0 and the Red Seven is unbalanced with a ending amount of +2 - He states that making the pivot point 0 on ANNNNY unblanced system all you would have to do is subtract the ending amount from 0 ( zero ) and apply that to your starting count - Would you agree?
WAIT AGAIN PLEASE, SORRY - One more question - Sorry.... Ok now I know I asked if I should skip to page 111 which would be chapter 11 but before that there is a different count called ZEN count - I am fairly confident that I might be able to learn this even though it is a more advanced system --- Should I just eliminate Red Seven and learn ZEN? Or eliminate both of them and just stick to what the MIT boys recommend which would be Hi-Lo
I know I have a lot of questions but look on the bright side - I bought a book before I started asking them hehe :grin:
So now after 2 phat blunts :cool2: and a few cups of coffee here I am on page 63 with plenty of questions!!
*Red Seven vs Hi-Lo - From what I have read the Red Seven is much better all around but then again these are the words of Arnold Snyder the man who invented it lol - I do not doubt it, but just would like to get some thoughts
* He speaks of how it eliminates " true count " and guessing the amount of played cards - Would you agree?
* Also I am a begginer and the reason I have not enlightened myself pass page 63 is because he starts talking about more advanced systems until about page 111 which would be chapter 11 - My question is this.... Should I just skip to " Table Conditions " which is page 111 chapter 11?
^^ Now to help you answer the above question about me skipping take note that I have already devoured a deck of cards with the Red Seven counting system in 36.8 SECONDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nearly 4 seconds faster then someone that should have been practicing for 20+ hours and ready for Casino play!!!
** Now do not get excited lol I work with numbers all day so I was expecting to be above average - As hard as this may be to believe due to my age ( 20 years old ) I trade Futures contracts and Equities on a daily basis ( My own account so don't worry I am not going to bug anyone to buy a million shares of "google" lol ) That being said I am not doing this for a source of income nor a " means to an end " like that Ben Cambel kid from " 21 " lolll ( I love that movie ) but more or less just to prove to myself I can do it, which I already know I can but knowing and doing is what seperates the men from the boy's
All the above being said any input from you Guru's would be appreciated - Best wishes,
Pwn
WAITTTT!!! -- ONE MORE QUESTION - Sorry guys I have another quick one that I just remembered.... Obviously Hi-Lo is balanced as at the end of the deck your count is 0 and the Red Seven is unbalanced with a ending amount of +2 - He states that making the pivot point 0 on ANNNNY unblanced system all you would have to do is subtract the ending amount from 0 ( zero ) and apply that to your starting count - Would you agree?
WAIT AGAIN PLEASE, SORRY - One more question - Sorry.... Ok now I know I asked if I should skip to page 111 which would be chapter 11 but before that there is a different count called ZEN count - I am fairly confident that I might be able to learn this even though it is a more advanced system --- Should I just eliminate Red Seven and learn ZEN? Or eliminate both of them and just stick to what the MIT boys recommend which would be Hi-Lo
I know I have a lot of questions but look on the bright side - I bought a book before I started asking them hehe :grin:
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