Life is never like the movie
jarry said:
in movie 21 the Ben and Fisher were betting thousands of dollars and they won..they were sure that they win but i think that its impossible..when you count cards you can now that there are a lot of high cards left so you can be sure that you will get 20 but theres a danger that dealer will get 21 so its nonsens to bet 100000 dollars for one hand..this is also the reason why i think that card countong isnt very efficient..
Forget the movie. It simplifies things and makes counting appear to be like turning the casino into your personal ATM.
At the same time, you seem to know little about blackjack or cardcounting, though I am not sure what you mean by efficient unless you are trying to compare the movie to real casino experience.
At a high count, you still can not be sure that you will get a 20 but here is what you do know. You know that the chance of someone getting a blackjack is higher than usual and if you get that blackjack you get paid a bonus and if the dealer gets it, he gets no bonus. Thus you have an important advantage here.
You also know that because of a high number of big cards that if you get a double down hand or a split hand (especially against a dealer stiff) you will have a much bigger chance of winning these multiple bet hands than usual.
You also know that if the dealer is showing a stiff that he will bust more often in a high count.
These are the things that give you an advantage even though both you and the dealer have exactly the same chance of getting the high cards.
Efficient: Needs a definition here but if you mean that you will be sure to win all your big bets (like in the movie) then cardcounting is definately not efficient. You get an edge, 1.5-2% overall, perhaps 4-5% on really nice counts, but that is it, the movie makes one, who does not know better, that perhaps the edge is 100%?
Cardcounting gives you an advantage, just an advantage.
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