[00:01] Blackjack. This method is called the High-Low This method is called the High-Low method. Card
[00:14] learn, but before you go back to the casino table to count cards, you should know that casinos don't allow card counting. Technically, a casino notices you're counting cards, you can be kicked out.
[00:28] The goal of card counting is to keep track of how many high and keep track of how many high and low cards are left in the dealer's shoe. If there are
[00:40] in the shoe, it's good for the player because the chances of getting a Blackjack increase. Blackjacks pay out at 1.5 to 1, whereas regular wins are only paid out at 1 to 1. For the dealer, it's better if there
[00:52] are more low cards in the shoe because the dealer is forced reducing the chances of going bust. The High-Low method assigns the cards to three groups: cards 2 to 7
[01:04] have a value of 1, cards 7 to 9 have a value of 0, and 10 has a value of 1. Jack, Queen, King, and Ace are valued at running  The goal is to have the value of all cards dealt by the dealer. The higher
[01:19] this value, the better the player's chances. At the beginning, it's time it becomes easier to
[01:46] one high and one low card which cancel each other out and have a value of zero. The same applies to the second hand. The third hand has two high cards with a value of -2. The fourth hand has two
[02:00] medium cards with a value of zero. With the dealer's three cards, the running value of dealer's three cards, the running value of all cards is -1. Continue counting the cards as new ones are dealt.
[02:27] to estimate the value of the remaining cards. To do this, you need to know or estimate how dealer's shoe. The easiest way to do this is to observe the cards already dealt and subtract them from the original decks. To get the value of the remaining cards,
[02:41] by the total number of decks remaining in the shoe. If the running value is 15 in half of a six-deck shoe, divide 15 by 3, which gives the current value of 5, and card counting becomes your skill.  To take advantage,
[02:55] bet more when the total value is higher. Remember this graphic, which is also available on our website, to see when you even more casino tips.