I, too, have tried it and it does work. It seems that all the traditional counters automatically dismiss this method because it is not as strong as the other methods. I agree that there is more of an advantage using hi-lo, etc., but those numbers are derived after millions of sim hands played. The law of large numbers will eventually kick in..but after millions of hands. Sometimes, the simplest method is almost as good. Also, if the cards don't come your way, every system looks weak.