Can You Make a Living Counting Cards in 2020?
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- It’s 2020, is it still possible to make a living counting cards? What should aspiring and pro card counters know before heading to the casino? Colin shares some veteran wisdom for the new decade.
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I would say card counting can be a good side gig. Making a living at it can be extremely difficult even when the EV says you make a great living because when you get those downswings it can be extremely brutal. There might be days weeks and even months when things don't go your way.
Yup sucks going thru a downswing after going through a long winning streak of $16k . But it's part of the game.
Things always go my way
Thanks for the positive encouragement and sound advice as always, Colin!
Great job Colin. Well informed and just plain real. Love it.
Just watched Holy Rollers.... it's crazy how casinos think card counters are the bad guys
It's perfect for a mariner ..
6 to 8 months at sea
6 to 4 months at casino
Hey, that sounds like a plan!
Great advice. Books that I've read, the experts/hall 0f famers agree that part-time advantage play is best. It is rare for someone to be able to do nothing but blackjack as sole income.
Thanks for the sound advice. I’ll definitely implement it in my game.
I'm early this time. I'm really into your channel! Well done and thank you
You have to enjoy the challenge and adventure. Great video! BTW I think for anyone wanting to try this, going through a rigorous training program would be worth considering. You will learn more about yourself as well--massive value just in that!
I get so exited every time you upload a new video! No matter what you upload I will watch it
Fantastic video as usual Colin
He’s banned in every casino so the only way he makes money is teaching people
Thats a good testimonial
@@maxharlan2565 actually its a bad one
I guess that would prove that what he teaches works
@@Wtahc Don't count cards, you'll be banned from all the casinos and left with only $600,000!
@@codeninja1832 impressed by how you managed to miss the point
Most honest statement on this subject I have heard . I commend the honesty . No reason these days with your group and all the software out there to not train other than excuses. Whats three grand to spend a weekend with you , nothing if your serious. The only thing I would have said differently is "If you can't afford training you will never be a AP not even with 50k. I charged 10k to train folks in the eighties think about that. Three grand come on man your time is worth far more than that.
I'm not knocking Coin's course. But I am a successful recreational card counter, and I taught myself through books and web sites. It can be done.
Russ Lehman So you trained
Colin and all other blackjack card counters take the time to watch the documentary "Inside The Edge: A professional Blackjack Adventure." It is one of the most realistic representations of card counting ever. The negative swings, traveling, EV, and the back offs, LOTS OF BACK OFFS. This film gives the movie 21 the finger Colin I would love to hear your opinion on it
Hey Collin 👋 greetings from Australia, I am 18 and successfully walked out with an $135 profit by card counting from your videos 😂. Big win!!! Love your stuff
I thought it was all continuous shuffle machines in Australia? Hopefully I heard wrong.
@@Blackjackapprenticeship there was 2 sides of the casino. One was all shuffle machines and one was hand shuffled 👍🤘
Mitch milton which Casino bro?
Quit while you're ahead, son, or your life will turn into a miserable downward spiral until you finally feed yourself to the crocs.
@@woonchungliong4173 L
Thanks for the advise.
130k subs !! My man is getting famous I’m waiting the moment you hit a million. You deserve it more than anyone else.
Card counting will definitely die if he hits a million
With the banning, back offs and horrendous rules these days, I wouldn't recommend learning to count unless you going to play anyway. It was SO EASY to win through the late 90's (pre-internet)...$5 tables, stand on all 17's, many places had nice extra rules like resplit aces or double on 3 cards, non-uptight pit bosses, good comps, DEEP cuts - like less then a deck on a 6 deck shoe was not too hard to find. Now there's constant auto shufflers at half the tables; pit bosses trained to look for counters and you can't make any money without huge bet swings 6+X; bad house rules like hit soft 17 and blackjack pays 6:5; fewer places offer surrender; 8 deck watered down shoes; security crews that think that caught Al Capone; the cuts are so bad that if they only cut out 20% of the cards, that's considered good. That said, counting is not hard to do, most of the basic strategy adjustments are easy to learn, it's fun but it's not the movies - you will lose and lose big sometimes but it is still worth doing and somewhat profitable.
And it's getting worse by the day.. AI helps them quickly detect irregular plays and they catch on to counters much quicker than prior
My question is also if you get backed off at a casino then someone said wait 6 months to go back. OK and if that happens every place near where you live you're pretty much fucked since you've lost all your options to play without traveling so how could you even expect to make a living without anywhere to play consistently? Like there's approximately 70 casinos in Las Vegas. If they can catch you easily these days then it's not hard to imagine you running out of places to go to.
@@sadbravesfan I suspect that the only way you could be reasonably profitable is with teams to reduce the speed of backoffs. But if you are the kind of person who can manage teams and have a big enough bank roll that you can probably make much more money starting some other kind of real business.
I was just in Vegas last week. All the downtown casinos that pay 3 to 2 and are $10 per hand all use 8 decks now.
Colin, I love your videos! I started practicing counting and just went to look into the Casinos around Toronto and Niagara. They all have CSM :(
I’m wondering if anyone knows any casinos without CSM’s.
No, not in Ontario. Game security is much tighter in Ontario then in the USA. U probably have to go to small shitty casinos in the US.
Come to Biloxi,MS. Good prices, seafood, hospitality. Drinks included. I say that because I know people that have to pay for drinks at their local shops.
IN Toronto/Niagra you won't find any decent, non-CSM, game unless you are in the High LImit rooms. Even those in and around Cleveland or Detroit still cater to the high roller. Closest places with decent low limit would be the upper penninsula of Michigan.
Try native casinos in CT, MA or other New England areas. Many of them have very loose, player-friendly table game rules and no CSM's. BJ games w/ DSOS17 (dealer stands on soft-17), DOA2 (double down on any first 2 cards), split/re-split, etc.
Very good Video.
honest explenation
Hey Colin tell Dusty and Pink Chip to make some hidden videos of their trips to casinos it would be a blast
You just said the name and alias of one person
Yep your right also Loud en often
Yep your right also Louden Often
I just wanna pay for my vacation
Right!!!
Fck that, get RICH!!!!!
Dont play like an idiot
@wbap
Where to?
You can do it!!
@@curiousgeorge9820 shit any where thats not at home
Would you explain the min bets associated with the bankrolls mentioned
It also depends on where you play. In wendover and jackpot where I usually play. The limits are low. Example $5min-$200max or $25min-$500max. There was a casino i played at in Nebraska it was a single deck but it was $25min-$5,000max.
Shhh.. Keep it to yourself. 😉
Can you give tips on being aninvestor for card counters…like percentage, amount to invest, tips to svoid scams?
Colin-Please tell me what the Ncompass shoe is!!
Would be so dope to do it
I bet casinos love this guy encouraging people to play black jack for a living
They love pseudo card counters, so gamblers and suckers. They hate real professionals.
Don't forget, you have wining hands in negitive counts. That's when basic strategy play is so important. Actually, if you always lost in negative counts you will never win in the long run. Because, your playing on a negative count 80 percent of the time. Discipline on negative play is crucial. Wonging in is such a red flag, you must try to ride out negitive counts. Go with the flow is a delicate trate you must understand.
“But how bout now?”
On every 2020 prediction video.
Is it possible to do this in EU ? I tried to read forums but can't really find anything helpful. Anyone tried it nowadays ? I really want to start to learn it, but not sure if it's worth it in the EU ?
Does card counting work on electronic table black Jack.
People really underestimate how hard it is to actually count cards well. During the currently climate doesn't even make it that good for advantage players. Personally I got into this whole thing because of my love for games. So since I like it I will probably continue.
Card counting is another hourly job. Passive income, it sure isn't. To me, it only makes sense if you love the casino enviroment.
Happy new year Colin and rest at bja and yt. Good video, good points, everything makes sense.
I've watched a lot of your videos in a week maybe, i understand almost everything, now all that is left is practice and bankroll :)
I have one question for you and other card counters. I dont really understand why do we need to wong out if the true count is in the negatives, lets say bellow -4 and bunch of low value cards are left in the shoe. Wouldnt that mean we have less of a chance to bust at 12-16? I understand that it comes at a risk of doubling down on 10 or 11 and getting a low card and lose the hand, but still, can't we use the knowledge of substantial number of low cards left to our advantage?
helping helper you can play at negative counts (at a disadvantage) and deviate from basic strategy accordingly, but you want to play at higher counts because there’s a greater chance for blackjack which pays 3-2 and will be the bulk of the money you make as you will bet higher in high counts
@@austinRstr8 wait, most of EV comes from blackjacks? That doesnt sound right. I should just bet at max of my bet spread trough high counts just waiting for a blackjack? Doesnt also dealer have a higher chance of scoring 2 high cards (20 and blackjack) in high tc?
I am just asking, not saying its impossible
helping helper yes the dealer also has a higher chance of getting blackjack. But they aren’t paid 3:2. You are. So betting higher at higher counts will sometimes result in dealer getting blackjack and you losing your bet, but will also sometimes result in you getting blackjack and winning 150% of your bet . So over the long run you will make more money than the dealer will take.
You might have a lesser chance of busting, but so will the dealer, and that's the important thing to consider. Just play the variations and honor the math of the game.
Personally, I always leave the shoe before it gets lower than a true -3. Probably should do so even sooner since there is little chance of recovery of the counts especially if the penetration isn't great. This way you are walking away from playing in a positive set of cards. (the portion of the shoe played has to be positive to get to the negative remaining cards) . Excess low cards decrease the probablility of blackjacks, and weaken the double down situations, and help the dealers make their hand. Not good.
Thank you for your input fellas, its been helpful, i appreciate it :)
One more thing. How do we deal with situation where true count is high, lets say +3 and we get 12-16, soft17 and soft18 vs 7 or more, (basically where basic strategy tells us to hit) where hitting would mean busting or getting a weaker hand. Is this the negative variation and losing streaks that colin was talking about and we should just play trough it, betting max of the spread waiting for blackjacks and maths to sort out?
How do you report your winnings/losses to the IRS?
Colin serious question, how are you not in the Griffin book after the movie, books and videos? All those backoffs had to bring some casino heat. Are you allowed in any casino now?
Griffin is bankrupt. But I was in it. And I'm in the other databases. But I won more money after being put in those databases than before.
@@Blackjackapprenticeship Oh ok I understand. I figured you made all the winnings before the casinos were catching on. Thanks for the reply I appreciate it.
What about the card shufflers??? And playing with 6 decks
Yes I would agree don't quit your job to be a BLJK player unless you can afford. However substitute teaching doesn't offer a lot of security either if you have to be open and they don't call you. I love the idea of owning my time, I mean life.
Turning 21 in may cant wait to hit the casinos.
They can't wait for you either!
@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 Lol...
yeah colin for president
Probably not gonna get an answer but where do you get your blackjack tables from?
2 years later.. no answer yet
bro where do i get that shirt tho!?
How much have you got to lose trying?
If continuous shuffle machines deter you from card counting oh boy just wait for the negative variance lol card counting is easy being a card counter is not
You can't properly get a true count with continuous shuffle machines. Need to find a game that doesn't use them.
@@Osubucknuts The sad truth is that there are plenty of "blackjack" games that are simply not profitable. Continuous shufflers, lousy penetration or lousy rules (especially 6 to 5 blackjack) can make a game unbeatable, or beatable for only pennies per hour. Fortunately, there are still plenty of games around that are beatable. You just have to find them.
@@russlehman2070 all very true. I have a double deck 3/2 game
I made a $5 bet, then a $10 bet, then a $20 bet at the Flamingo in Las Vegas. The pit boss shoved the $20 out of the circle towards me. I sat for about half a minute and got up to leave. The pit boss followed me from inside the pit. When I got to the end of the pit, he said to me “try next door.” Yes I played just 2 hands and I wasn’t allowed to play the third hand. It was a double deck game. This happened to me 40 years ago. I don’t like casinos and I like them even less today.
Do a video on how people actually manage to bring in $20K of cash and convert them to chips.
Wdym
Collin, when’s a good time to join a table as a card counter? Do you have to make a deck estimate to see when a new deck is going to be played.
Precious Planters new decks are played pretty often
I am 42 just retiree to Cebu in the Philippines I live off social security and VA disability I get right at 5700 a month I plan to have a living budget of 2k and a monthly gambling budget of 3k I only have been here 2 weeks and only last week discovered they have casino's here so this is all very new to me I have had success playing texas holdem in the USA I lived in nashville and several times a year would travel to tunica
This will be totally different from that as I would like to improve my poker or learn and perfect another games like roulette or blackjack
Any advise or tips would be appreciated
I have decided to save a bankroll and wait before going into a casino instead of just going in excited with a pocket full of cash so I plan to spend 2 or 3 months at least watching UA-cam and reading about different games instead of just jumping right in
I wanted to ask, after you know how to keep the count what do you do after? when is the time to strike, +15? you only make videos on how to keep the count not what to do with the count after you know it...
you adjust the bet based on the TRUE count of the shoe. The higher the true count, the more you bet. And you don't want to start betting at a table if the true count is below a +1, which is why counters like to "back count" and then jump in on a table when they know the count is at least a +1. You also have to deviate from basic strategy when the true count is at a certain number, for example when the true count is 3+ you would take an insurance bet, if lower that 3+, you would NOT take the insurance.
Hi, I have a question about counting that really intrigues me. From what I understand, 7's, 8's, and 9's are generally ignored in the count because they are "neutral." However, would it not be foolish to ignore the density of these three cards specifically? For example, say you have a 14 and are facing a ten. In some scenarios based on the count, you may want to hit or stand.
In this scenario, imagine that many (many) 8's and 9's have passed by and you know there his high density 7's in the deck. Could that not influence a hit because the chance of getting 21 and not busting is greatly increased?
Why would you play a game where you could have the winning hand and end up turning it into a losing hand? Your example is perfect - you are alone at the table or last to play before the dealer and you have a hard 14 against his face card. You hit and bust, only to see him turn over a 15. You had a winning hand and turned it into a loser. This can never happen in the game of Baccarat, as, the moment the cards are cut, the outcome of every hand is determined. Food for thought the next time you find yourself staring at a hard 12, 13, 14, or 15.
7 8 and 9 are ignored because those card values roughly are as important to the player and the dealer equally. You cannot get caught up in short term results, when the next card may have given you a better hand if you would have hit instead of stand.
The primary gain from card counting is from knowing when you have the advantage, and therefore when to bet the bulk of your money. For this purpose, 7's, 8's and 9's are pretty close to neutral. You can't beat blackjack through strategy adjustments. In fact, it is possible to beat blackjack by playing strict basic strategy and varying yoru bets with the count, but strategy changes based on the count will increase your edge a bit.
@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 Basic strategy is based on statistics. You make the play that will win the most (or, in many cases, as the hard 14 against a dealer 10 up) loses the least over thousands of hands. Very often the play you make will turn out, after you see the dealers' hole card and the next card(s), will turn out to be wrong in hindsight. But, unless you are cheating (marked cards, cold deck or whatever) you don't know the dealer's hole card or the next card, so you have to hit that 14 every time, knowing that it will bust more often than not, because, in the long run, standing will lose more money than hitting.
It is probably true that if you happen to know that there are an abundance of 7s in the deck/shoe then there are more situations where you should hit on 14.
The hi-low system that Colin recommends is (according to him) a good mix of complexity and power.
A system that adds in counting those middle-value cards *and* asks you to make play 'deviation' from basic strategy based on that count, would likely be worth more Expected Value, but would be harder to learn and implement perfectly.
Maybe it improves your Expected Value by 5%. However, maybe you make twice as many play-errors, and take 10% longer to play your hands because you have to think through a more complex system.
Well, despite being theoretically better, practically that is worse.
If you can handle such a system perfectly and quickly, then it would be worth it. But from watching his videos, I reckon Colin would recommend Hi-Low because it is effective without being too hard.
I’ve noticed casinos in London don’t keep cards in the discard tray. Every few rounds they put those cards in the tray (barely ever reaching half a deck) back into the shoe. This effects the true count. How do you advise getting around this?
That's a continuous shuffle machine. You cant count cards (effectively) on those.
Very interesting and realistic. Some questions though if you have a 50K Bankroll what type of minimum bet our we talking about? What type of bet spreads?
25 - 500
Jackson Kafe how do you calculate this?
@@natez5933 well I think I read somewhere that typically if you have a set bankroll say like 10k then you can do 10% for a max bet. So you could do a max bet of $100. The same would also apply for a 50k bank, so 10% is $500. You can also plug your bet spread into casino verite which essentially will confirm that. You could probably be okay with a $600 max bet in a shoe game as long as your minimum is really small. Like $10. I'm not a professional but that seems to be okay with RoR. If you wanted to figure it out by hand you could look up the Kelly criterion.
Do casinos get suspicious when someone regular sits down at a $75k table? Surely they must know they are card counting
It takes at least one year of practice to enter a casino and practice this trade. Then you must hone this skill in live play. Then you can make money, with great disapline, you can make money.
What's shocking is how small-stakes players are being backed off. On vacation, go from the casino I'm staying at to another casino for a promotion. Full table, casual. I'm talking with other people/ camo bets, ect and get backed off for spreading 6-1 with a max bet of 150. Was told they were following me from the first casino? Lol. If they are sweating my 15/hr ev, they'd send in the National Guard if it was 50+.
everyone is different. some are faster learners than others but i think for most people, 200 hours to learn is a bit of an underestimate
Our Hero. Lol
I'm looking for a dealers shoe to have at my place to host blackjack games do you recommend any?
Amazon: But you don't need a shoe. And for practice, it would just slow you down. Just stack the cards and deal
The casino near me us using a black electronic automatic shuffler now that all the cards are put in constantly FUCK I WANTED TO RIP EM OFF TOO 😂😂💪 HEADS UP
This might sound naive but with a 2000€ bank roll and playing at least everyday if you get 100€/200€ profits every day a week it’s pretty much enough i would say
Hey anyone please help. I live in nyc, and there arent no non digital blackjack table. How the heck will this work out for us counters??
Atlantic City
I got 300 bucks, I’m ready 😂
I'd really like to try either Blackjack or Hold'Em as a side hustle, but my wife and I are 32k in debt, so putting together a few grand (or more) for a bankroll just isn't an option right now.
I don’t think gambling with any money is an option for you then. Judging by your financial state in life without knowing you, you probably wouldn’t have the discipline to learn card counting properly to where you would make profit. Stay away.
done.
Long story short being a perfect card counter is close to impossible.
Well, fortunately, and this is where I disagree with the creator, just a little bit, you don't actually have to be perfect. But you do have to be damned close to perfect, and (this is the tough part for a lot of people), you have to be aware of your mistakes and honest with yourself in assessing the quality of your play, and you need to keep working to minimize the mistakes.
@@russlehman2070 The further you stray from perfection (and still manage to succeed), the more you're relying on sheer dumb luck.... But, true, if you're *near* perfect, you'd still have a greater than 50% chance of winning each session and SHOULD come out ahead in the long run.
@@micky4915 The casinos near me still use 6 decks, which is bad enough. 8 decks is horrible! I don't know what the calculation would be on player edge with 8. Also depends on deck penetration (how far back they place the stop marker). Casinos are obviously taking more and more measures to fight against card counting.
Basically, the more decks they have, and the further you are from the end of the shoe (i.e. having to divide RC by a high number to get TC), the worse the odds are that a high count will result in lots of high cards coming up (and vice versa).
@@micky4915 Sorry if I led you to believe I'm a professional card counter. I have been practicing it and I'm getting really good at knowing when to increase my bet and by how much and also the different playing deviations (for a high count and even low count). My problem is, I'm not a good multitasker. I can keep perfect count when practicing and I'm not actually at a casino. I also memorized a great deal of deviations. But when I play for real in a casino, I have trouble playing and counting at the same time. A different card counter would probably better answer your question. I know with 6 decks you still do get a good amount out of it if you're committed and you're not out to win quick money. You have to be in it for the long haul because you will eventually win, no matter what. With 6 decks, you have a few percent edge over the house if you don't mess up much.
But in the SHORT TERM, anything can happen, even if you play perfectly. You could lose $2000 quickly if you hit a bad streak. But simulations and pro card counters show that after hundreds of hours of playing, you will always be ahead. Some card counters are lucky enough to start off in the positive and never dip below negative, despite their ups and downs. I wish you good luck and hope you're one of those.
@@micky4915 Suddenly increasing your bet at the right time DOES draw heat though. I've seen pit bosses approach people. I think the house does keep the count on every blackjack game. Someone upstairs is keeping the count so they know when to look for people betting huge, out of the blue. They seem to pass a few off as coincidences though.
I just hate hitting 16, i stay on it most of the time and I win it sometime (dealer busts) this happens sometimes even with a 10 showing, but often I lose as well but even then I watch for the next card and probably 95% of the time I can see that I would have busted if I had taken the hit, so it seems better to me to stay on 16, Thoughts???
Anything can happen sometimes, the only certainty is that you'd end up with more money in the long run if you played it mathematically correctly.
Already too LATE , I lost my job due to COVID 19 !!
off to become a Card counter. Wish me luck guys!
How did it go
Unprofessional Records obviously shitty lol
Colin my mate, Can I card count with an auto shuffling shoe?
No
how do you when to bet your true count could decrease below 0 the next hand?
The small percentage over the house is a roller coaster of a ride. You should put your energy and motivation to build a business. Trust me!
Blackjack apprenticeship is a business lol
I've made over 800 dollars recently counting cards starting with $100 your videos are awesome!
you will lose it all back and more if you keep gambling.
Sam You sound upset
@@colincecil3261 hard reality
Sam people see therapist for being sociopathic
@@colincecil3261 what?
I had a friend about 20 years ago who went to work for a company, I think it was called "Corp Capital" based out of Beverly Hills. They had a system that gave them a slight edge in Pai Gow poker. So, my friend collected a good salary, and was expected to play their rules precisely. He was given about $100k at the beginning of each shift in one of the card houses in Northern California. Sometimes he'd end the shift up, and sometimes down. But, over the long run they always came out ahead. It was an interesting gig, I watched him play many times. Wonder if that company is still around.
Sparkey Jones you can’t beAt pi how without cheating there is no strategy to it. House way is best way to set the cards
Is the whole membership only desktop?
No, it works on phone, tablet, desktop.
What about when they switch dealers out every 15 minutes
When you cash in chips do you get paid in cash or by card?
Kachow oww you can choose to play rated and have an account balance or don’t show id and get cash
New strategy come in with like 10 dollars hoping to loose it so that they don't think you are counting
Card counting and becoming a skill blackjack player is like losing weight people by the books but don't put in a time it takes a good year to become a sjilked play It's a Grind you can't be greedy table conditions must be assessed you have to be to have a bankroll and you have to put in the time.. casinos are too paranoid about counters I felt for a year-and-a-half and yet see one player that plays perfect basic strategy..
has everyone seen that video that Chris wants to challenge colen
It doesn't matter if you can play perfectly if you get pushed back by the pit boss and banned from casinos - and that is exactly what will happen once your stacks get too tall. You don't even need to count cards for this to occur. Even if you can prove you're not counting - they will refuse to let you play if you are winning too much.
Your stacks don't need to be tall at all. you can get backed off at any point. Doesn't mean you can't go somewhere else lmao
Please take the Christopher Mitchell challenge. It will be entertaining. maybe we all can learn something.
Yes, please do.....or......make Mitchell take this challenge: easy.vegas/gambling/betting-system-challenge
Thanks for the informative videos. I like the accent on knowing risk, probabilities and adjusting bets accordingly. Can you recommend a few good books on Risk of Ruin/ Probability.
I don't get how you can suddenly hike your stake and keep undercover.
I’m confused cause it’s never out right said, if the running count is 4 then is this good for me the player or would it be better if the count was -4
Why would you want to play a negative count. And a running count of 4 with 5 decks left is much different then a running count of 4 with 2 decks left
Gary Janvrin that didn’t answer my question
+4 is better for the player than -4
Blackjack Apprenticeship thank you so much
Could there possibly be a job that’s as boring and yet stressful as counting cards? I don’t think so, and I counted cards back in the day (say, the late 1970s) when it was way easier than it is now. So, even if you could, why in the world would you?
Card counting is another hourly job. Passive income, it sure isn't.
Colin, can you still play at all in casinos, or are you too recognizable?
Hey Colin! Just to alert you. A channel named “change your life vlog” challenged you in a video. He claims to sell a system that allows him to quote “use casinos as ATM’s”. He claims to win 99% of the time. I know he is a scam charging $500 dollars for his systems. Could you expose him??
@@woonchungliong4173 Thanks to BJA. Myself and several of my AP friends have won hundreds of thousands of dollars as counters because of Colin. Don't judge what you don't know. And to boot, Colin is a stand up dude. Me and my teammate were going through Washington a couple years ago and Colin was nice enough to invite us to his home and have a steak. Dude is a master with the cast iron, too! Hahah
@@theadvantageplayers1068 are you still playing at the casino? What do you play I want to learn but dont know where to start.
Any body who claims to win 99% of the time is lying, and anybody who claims that basic strategy and card counting don't work is pushing some kind of worthless system, such as a progression, "money management" or "look for winning tables" type of crap. I'm not familiar with the channel you're talking about, but, based on what you say about them I already no they're full of shit.
@@woonchungliong4173 lol you are such an ignorant pessimistic person
@@russlehman2070 I agree; Math doesn't lie brother. But here is his channel......go get him! ua-cam.com/channels/NY6h_8ex0vLvRehO8MHr3A.html In it you will find his challenge video to Colin
Matthew McConaughey
Plays a Lawyer Representing a
client that is accused of card counting! And at the end of
The movie the jury finds out
He is Blind!.
cool what movie?
Since casinos think they are so smart and believe all people are card counters because people win
Against the house!. A blind man
Cannot see the cards so how
Can he count cards!.
Do you guys have a discord channel?
I need to build banks first
How about a mariner
Didn't u played others games in casino?
Hey Colin I’ve watched a lot of your videos I have learned quite a few tips and tricks from you I’ve been practicing counting cards four roughly 16 months now I think I finally have enough practice to go into a casino and test my skills i’m not afraid of getting caught counting cards as my local casino my brother is one of the security guards there and I’ve asked him numerous questions about how efficient the casino is with catching card counters and his response was out of the whole three years that he’s worked there they haven’t caught oneSo either there is an any car counters or they suck at catching them.
But my true question is the games they offer in blackjack or double deck dealer must hit on Soft 17And blackjack pays 3 to 2 they also offer a six that came with the same rules apply what do you think is better is to deck or six deck that’s my question any response of a very appreciate it thank you very much for your time and for all the educational videos you put out there.
Given the rules are the same, the less decks is usually better, depending on deck penetration. If they cut out half of the cards in the double deck but deal out 5 of the decks from the 6 before the shuffle, then the 6-deck game would be better. Deck penetration is the biggest factor if a game is good, or not, because your most profitable hands will come at the end of the shoe.
@@T-Vegas yep deck penetration is crucial which is why I usually stick with 6 decks but some casinos still go to the last card very rare though.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're better off getting a regular job.
Well, I actualy think that trying to play 5-10 hours a week while staying at your job to see if you are good enough is a good strategy.
@@gabrieltenorio7131 it's a fine side thing if you are confident in your skill and having a good ev
@@yeet4073 Agreed, but making a living solely off of counting cards would be quite tough.
regular jobs are boring though
😅 thanks
I wanna make 10k to make my mom know she did great and she don’t have to worry
Can I practice with blackjack apps on my phone?
Should you use a rewards card while playing?
Maybe not every time, or yes every time?
Andrew Martin you should never use a rewards card
@@spades911 I actually usually don't when I go play Bj, only when playing roulette or other games with my friends when we go out
80% of these comments are following what the current society thinking. Which is everybody want to believe and do what’s easy for them like working a 9-5 job everyday and wait for their paycheck to pay bills, No one wants to put the effort in to learn something or anything that’s require thinking and studying, simply because nobody like to do things that’s hard and need to use their brain.
Long story short, I don’t know if card counting works or not to everyone, but as a member of Colin’s training site. I had won thousands of dollars at my local casino. It takes lots of studying and memorizing for it to work. If i never count cards, I don’t ever think I could even possibly walk out a casino with extra money. Not to mention walking out with thousands extra.
Hi Colin
I am doing card counting almost for 10 years ,and i am pretty sure it help me a lot to be the winner most of the time.
but still i have question in mind that am not able to answer that:
The is right that when the real count is really high like +5 or even +7 the odds of receiving high card and even blackjack is high and you should bet as much you can , but do not forget that the same odds for getting high card and even black jack is for house(dealer) so unless you can play more than one hand , what is that advantage for player?
10s heavy deck favors player because BJ pays 3-2, double downs become more profitable, and dealer has to hit 12-16 where the player can stand, so break cards are more likely to break.
@@danhardhat2 actually i am talking about the odds of getting 20 or blackjack with your first two card, it is the same odd for you and dealer ,
@@NaserNorouzi yes...but when you get blackjack, you get payed out 1.5x your bet.
If you have been counting cards for 10 years, and still have to ask those questions, you surely havent done it properly. BJ's getting paid 3:2, so if you and the dealer switch getting blackjacks, you will come on top. Yes, you will get a lot of stiff hands vs dealer 10, but since you can change strategy, by standing with 15 or 16 vs 10 (worst case scenarios when the count is heavy), its more likely that the dealer will bust than in a neutral/negative count. Also you will win more often when the juicy spots present themselves, like double down/splitting pairs against dealer's bust-cards. If you are a pro card-counter, this knowledge is a no-brainer.
@@morgankane961 ok Morgan , you are good,