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title: 'Single Deck Card Counting Practice 2 Spots Blackjack'
source: 'https://youtube.com/watch?v=YJpf-QVMgHc'
video_id: 'YJpf-QVMgHc'
date: 2026-07-07
duration_sec: 0
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# Single Deck Card Counting Practice 2 Spots Blackjack

> Source: [Single Deck Card Counting Practice 2 Spots Blackjack](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YJpf-QVMgHc)

## Summary

This video demonstrates basic card counting in blackjack, using a single deck to show how to keep a running count while playing multiple spots. The host plays through several hands, explaining decisions and updating the count after each round.

### Key Points

- **Setup and Cut Card** [00:00] — The host sets up a single deck, counts out 7-8 cards for a cut card, and plays two spots to simulate casino speed.
- **First Hand Decisions** [00:57] — 15 vs dealer 8: hit. 17 vs 10: stand. 12 vs 10: hit. 14 vs 10: hit. 21 wins. Running count updated.
- **Soft 16 Double Down** [01:50] — Soft 16 vs dealer 4: double down, gets one card (20). Other spot also 20. Dealer busts with 21, so push.
- **15 vs 9 and 17 vs 9** [02:19] — 15 vs 9: hit (25 bust). 17 vs 9: stand. Dealer has 20, loses both.
- **13 and 20 vs 6** [02:34] — Both stand. Dealer has 16 and busts, win both.
- **Final Hand and Count Verification** [02:50] — 13 vs 5: stand. Dealer hits to 15, then busts. Running count ends at zero, matching the remaining cards.

### Conclusion

The video shows that with practice, card counting can be done at casino speed, and the running count should match the remaining cards in the deck.

## Transcript

couple different spots here we got one and two that we're going to play um I'm though um just for the sake of the speed of this video so it goes a little faster kind of a feel as to how it's actually done in the casino um and you can kind
of count at casino speed if you will after each round I'm going to put the running count down in the corner over here and since this is just one deck that running count is also the true Count right so now because I'm playing a
couple spots I'm going to count out maybe 1 two 3 four five six seven eight cards here and put a cut card that should be enough to um not run out of cards in the shoe all right let's see if we can do this play in two spots um
we can do this play in two spots um we'll go one green chip uh for each each one here all right and I'm only going to be U betting in this spot this one will for the bets okay let's see here starting off if
you have a 15 versus a dealers eight this is a hit 177 you can stand on that now this guy is going to also stand at a 20 and uhoh got a uh 11 and a 17 so we
got to stand on that this is a push that guy would win okay so keep your money there remember you should be counting along with me and if you are counting I'll put the running count again right here for you okay next
round looks like we got a 17 versus a 10 any blackjack no there is not stand on any blackjack no there is not stand on 17s 12 this is hit 14 hit and 21 nice all right the dealer has 14 and too many there you go so got a
$25 on that one okay let's see if we can get a few more rounds in before got to be done here all right what about a soft 16
here all right what about a soft 16 versus a dealers 4 this is a double down oops we'll double this right here get one card o look at that nice got a 20 also a 20 over here so stand on that dealer has 10 uhoh oh
dealer has 10 uhoh oh 12 21 that's too bad that's how it goes 12 21 that's too bad that's how it goes sometimes oh no anyway looks like maybe one or two more hands all right what about a 15 versus a
hands all right what about a 15 versus a dealers nine this is a hit 25 too many um 17 is going to be a stand and dealer had 20 shoot lost both of those
there all right what about 13 or 20 versus six both cases is a stand dealer versus six both cases is a stand dealer has 16 and bust
there oh there's our cut card see if we can get through this one here we have a 13 versus a dealers five that's a stand five is going to be a hit 15 now we can stand dealer has soft 16 hard 16 and there you go too many
nice end on a win okay but more importantly let's see if you're able to get the count what do I have left in the shoe here looks like zero so it should have ended at a running zero did you get the
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