How to count cards

Ninja February 16th, 2008

Ninja says

Nothing really related to artsy fartsy stuff, but I’ve always been curious about counting cards, especially after reading about the MIT blackjack ring. Thanks for the link, Ray!
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Statistically speaking, you are doomed to lose at every game on the casino floor — unless, that is, you can count cards. At the blackjack table, speedy math skills can flip the advantage from the house to you. Granted, it’s a small edge — 2 percent at best, which is nowhere near as good as dragging Rain Man to Vegas. But what have you got to lose? (Oh, yeah, all that money.)

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  • Ninja
    Craps might be the game for me (although it seems like it could get boring quickly). Bah, too bad I don't have a poker face at all.

    - Ninja
  • NinjaVsPenguin
    you have statistically even odds at craps. your long term net aggregate payout will be 0. so if you can't do the math, play craps.

    table games, like poker are also different because of pots and other players. but you have to know how to play poker.
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