Hey all, my 1st post so wanted to start by saying Hi to everyone
Im new to card counting, been trying to get a lot of reading in. It seems very interesting!
I have a question in regards to my local casino (Casino Niagara - located in Ontario Canada).
I was at their blackjack table yesterday and was looking at the machine that deals the cards. Asked the dealer how many decks they use... he said 5... Theres also no shoe.
How do these machines work? The dealer never stops to shuffle the cards and the cards never end... its just a forever ongoing process of dealing (other than when they bring fresh cards to the table).
How can one count cards on a table like this? It seems like after every hand is dealt... the dealer puts those cards back into the shuffling machine which shuffles them again and gives them the possibility of coming up in the next hand.
For example... lets say youre dealt a 10of clubs and an ace of hearts.
Now, 5 decks means theres 5 of these cards available... take that SPECIFIC card and put a red mark on it.... after yhe hand is done... the dealer puts the cards into the machine which may redeal that very same card.
Is this possible or am I not understanding how those machinese work? The dealer himself had no idea.
Im new to card counting, been trying to get a lot of reading in. It seems very interesting!
I have a question in regards to my local casino (Casino Niagara - located in Ontario Canada).
I was at their blackjack table yesterday and was looking at the machine that deals the cards. Asked the dealer how many decks they use... he said 5... Theres also no shoe.
How do these machines work? The dealer never stops to shuffle the cards and the cards never end... its just a forever ongoing process of dealing (other than when they bring fresh cards to the table).
How can one count cards on a table like this? It seems like after every hand is dealt... the dealer puts those cards back into the shuffling machine which shuffles them again and gives them the possibility of coming up in the next hand.
For example... lets say youre dealt a 10of clubs and an ace of hearts.
Now, 5 decks means theres 5 of these cards available... take that SPECIFIC card and put a red mark on it.... after yhe hand is done... the dealer puts the cards into the machine which may redeal that very same card.
Is this possible or am I not understanding how those machinese work? The dealer himself had no idea.