I had the best day in my blackjack career today and I didn't win a penny. I sat down with a real pro and really learned how to count cards today. I have been playing for about a year thinking I was good, I was wrong. I could count down a deck in less than 20 seconds so I thought I was cool with what I needed to do to play the game. What I witnessed this morning made me think I might be wrong and I was.
I met this dude who we all know but I won't mention who, and the first thing he does to me is toss a bunch of cards on the table asks me to count them and is picking them up in the process. Of course I can't do it its impossible. So he gives me a pile of cards and tells me to toss them up in the air and only pick up the ones that land face up. This SOB then asks me what the count of those cards were, I don't know but he does! This amazes me. From there he systematically goes through counting with me no different than any book I read but with a precision that is unbeleivable. I can go on forever on how different it is to count or count perfect but I won't.
I have been practicing and playing for over a year. I have used CVBJ to practice with. I have played in casinos and felt confident. But I did not count through a shoe with no mistakes until we were through the 7th shoe today. As a matter of fact on my first shoe I was only off by 2 by my second I was off by 8, by my 3rd I was off by 13. This was an eye opener to what is really happening to me in the casino. I also was taught techniques how to gauge decks and make TC calculations quickly. I am still a novice but I feel someone just put a book of how to in my head. Today was awsome. I can't wait to start making some trip reports. Although I do know perfect play might not give perfect results, it doesn't matter I have confidence how to practice and play.
I met this dude who we all know but I won't mention who, and the first thing he does to me is toss a bunch of cards on the table asks me to count them and is picking them up in the process. Of course I can't do it its impossible. So he gives me a pile of cards and tells me to toss them up in the air and only pick up the ones that land face up. This SOB then asks me what the count of those cards were, I don't know but he does! This amazes me. From there he systematically goes through counting with me no different than any book I read but with a precision that is unbeleivable. I can go on forever on how different it is to count or count perfect but I won't.
I have been practicing and playing for over a year. I have used CVBJ to practice with. I have played in casinos and felt confident. But I did not count through a shoe with no mistakes until we were through the 7th shoe today. As a matter of fact on my first shoe I was only off by 2 by my second I was off by 8, by my 3rd I was off by 13. This was an eye opener to what is really happening to me in the casino. I also was taught techniques how to gauge decks and make TC calculations quickly. I am still a novice but I feel someone just put a book of how to in my head. Today was awsome. I can't wait to start making some trip reports. Although I do know perfect play might not give perfect results, it doesn't matter I have confidence how to practice and play.
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