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Well, card counting is suppose to increase your chances, but I'm not certain if it's going to give you extraordinary results. It must take a lot of concentration, and I've read, casino's are allowed to ban players with or without cause. So you better be careful!
Moreover, some casinos try to reduce card counting by switching from a single deck to multiple decks, which makes it even more difficult.
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Really and truly I think that the only people who could successfully do this are the people for whom card counting comes naturally. There are people who could memorise the order of four decks of card without trying, without concentration.
Beyond that, I don't think you could really be successful at this.
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| A friend of mine only counts the 10's, face cards and aces but, if the shoe has 6 or 7 decks it is to hard to keep track don't you think? I also think the body language of the player gives them away and thats how they get caught.
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| I'm quite amazed on how people are able to do this, even though it is highly risky and foolish too if you get caught. You know it's obvious, but the thing is, if they come and get you, how do they know you're actually counting cards at all?
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| No one will ever truly know whether you are doing it or not, or whether you simply are having a lot of luck that day. But if you are showing up winning a lot more than the odds would suggest, then you will get watched. Get lucky enough and the accusations just might fly.
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| Card counting well is a matter or appearing like everyone else as mentioned. No creased or furrowed brow as you do mental gymnastics, no sweaty palm when it seems and easy hand, and no back to back to back wins without losses. I do have a friend who is a wondful card counter and has worked hard to make it less obvious. She doesn't ever play for real money though. Casino workers are trained to spot the oddities though so if you win too much compared to the house odds they are going to watch you and figure out what is causing your winning.
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It is commendable that she doesn't use it to her advantage. I think that few who are real pros at it would be that restrained.
There are world renowned card counters who are banned from the big casinos, world wide. I have no idea if they are able to go to smaller ones but I was watching a profile of one on TV one day and they can't set foot in most casinos.
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| Card counting is not illegal or immoral. If you cannot do it, don't play blackjack. If a casino realises you are counting and are succeccful they will not let you play and will circulate your identity to all other casionos. Disguises cannot fool their face recognition equipment. Croupiers can be trained to card count.. so they shuffle if they see a bias. Obviously you cannot card count against a computer, so there is no point in playing blackjack online.
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