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PostHeaderIcon Foiling Card Counters with Continuous Shuffle Machines

blackjack-handThe most successful way to win a shoe game which uses 4, 6 or even 8 decks of cards, like blackjack, is without any doubt the card counting technique. Not illegal, but not welcomed by casinos either, card counting is the only strategy that transforms a pure game of chance in a skill game. Generally speaking, higher the number of decks used is, lower the advantage of the game, but there is still an advantage. In a traditional game of blackjack the cards are hand shuffled by a dealer, according to a pattern he was taught during his training period, which guarantees a random shuffle for the next shoe. This represents the perfect stage for an expert player to guess hands through card counting.

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PostHeaderIcon Tricks at a Live Casino Blackjack Table

Research and experience has shown that blackjack, contrary to popular belief, can in fact be beaten. If you are proficient in some basic skills, this will easily decrease the house edge by approximately 5 percent. However, to go further in the game, you will have to use a strategy known as card counting. This in turn is divided into two sub strategies. There is a level one or the introductory level of card counting, which involves only focusing on the ten cards and aces, while disregarding the others. Here the emphasis lies on increasing your winning percentage, while keeping the card counting system free of any complications.

The advanced level of card counting is for those who are willing to spend a considerable amount of their time figuring out numbers. For this, you need to have a certain level of aptitude in math, particularly with real natural numbers. Moreover, you also need to possess a lot of dedication for working long hours and unveil what is similar to a mystery. In order to do this effectively and in the least possible time, you could learn a few tricks and strategies. Keep in mind that these will not ensure victory.

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PostHeaderIcon Card Counting

One of the most popular games in the casino is Blackjack. This game is a highly intellectual game that requires a lot of intelligence, practice and research to master. Players have to learn the basic blackjack strategies and the rules while starting off with the game. Every player playing blackjack must have a strategy as the strategy is the only weapon in this game. Basic strategy for blackjack is the important knowledge that includes the sets of rules as well the know how of reading blackjack strategy chart. The game basically depends on knowing how to play the soft and the hard hands.

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