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na dintre metodele de a tri[a este num`rarea c`r]ilor, care nu este de fapt tri[at în sine, ci un joc de avantaj. Cånd numeri c`r]i, obiectivul este s` te apropii cåt mai mult de 21, f`r` s` fii prins. Evident, cånd ai dou` c`r]i cu o valoare total` mare, cum ar fi 20, te apropii de 21 [i nu e[ti demascat; sau po]i avea un as [i o carte mare sau un zecar. Deci, dac` [tii c` pachetul are mai multe c`r]i cu valoare de 10 decåt c`r]i mici, po]i s` ridici miza, pentru c` ai o [ans` mai mare s` prinzi o combina]ie de a[i cu valori de zece. A[a se descrie pe scurt ce face un num`r`tor de c`r]i. ]ine o eviden]` a ceea ce a ie[it din joc [i a ce a mai r`mas. Asta înseamn` c` el atribuie ni[te valori pozitive pentru c`r]ile de la 2 la 6, 0 pentru c`r]ile de 7, 8, 9, iar pentru zecar, valet, dam`, pop` [i as, o valoare negativ`. În consecin]`, dac` vine un zecar sau un as, el adaug` un minus, pentru c` a ie[it o carte bun` din joc, ceea ce înseamn` un dezavantaj. Dar dac` vin c`r]i de la 2 la 6, el adaug` un plus, pentru c` o carte mic` a ie[it din joc, ceea ce înseamn` c` au r`mas mai multe c`r]i valoroase pentru el. S` simplific`m modul de a explica. A[a imi înv`] eu b`ie]ii s` numere c`r]i. Evident, nu o fac pentru ca ei s` mearg` s` fac` bani din asta, ci pentru a-i putea identifica pe cei ce folosesc aceast` tehnic`. Dac` iei un pachet care are 52 de c`r]i, ai 4 c`r]i din fiecare num`r: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, deci ai 20 de c`r]i cu valoare mic`, +20. Zecarii, vale]ii, damele [i regii reprezint` -20. Pentru 7, 8, 9 nu se adaug` [i nu se scade nimic. Eu îi înv`] s` ia un pachet de c`r]i, s` îl amestece [i s` numere +/-,

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pån` cånd ajung, s` zicem, pe la ultimele zece c`r]i. Atunci, ei pot încerca s` joace între ei blackjack [i pot sti, cel pu]in teoretic vorbind, ce c`r]i urmeaz` s` vin`. Ei au ajuns la un num`r pozitiv sau negativ. Dac` este un num`r pozitiv mare, +7 sau +8, atunci ei trebuie s` [tie c` multe c`r]i cu valori mari sunt înc` în pachet. În consecin]`, m`resc miza. Totul se rezum`, de fapt, la a te juca cu procentajele, cu statistica, maximizånd profitul [i minimizånd pierderea. Evident, în blackjack se joac` cu mai multe pachete de c`r]i, nu doar cu unul. Sunt 6 pachete în total, ceea ce înseamn` 312 c`r]i. Dar asta face un num`r`tor de c`r]i, iar în acest caz, el ]ine cont de modul în care este setat` cutia (shoe), iar apoi plaseaz` pariurile în func]ie de cum func]ioneaz` aceasta. Numele acestei tehnici este „running count” sau num`r`toare în fug`. Mai mult, un num`r`tor de c`r]i face [i un alt calcul, care îi permite s` ob]in` o valoare just` a ceea ce se întåmpl`. |n timpul unei num`r`tori de tipul celei prezentate anterior, dac` primele 10 c`r]i care ies sunt toate c`r]i cu semn pozitiv, s-ar putea crede c` este un moment propice pentru a paria pentru c` am ajuns la +10, îns` asta se întåmpl` doar la începutul cutiei [i nu are nicio leg`tur` cu ce se întampl` la cap`tul cel`lalt. Deci, ce trebuie f`cut este s` se împart` num`rul ob]inut la num`rul de pachete r`mase. Spre exemplu, pentru +10 se împarte la 5, la începutul cutiei, [i ajungi la +2, care e num`r`toarea real`. Dac` se dau mai multe c`r]i [i se ob]ine +10, dar mai sunt doar 2 pachete r`mase, atunci num`r`toarea real` este +5, care e mai realist`.

ne of the cheating methods is card counting, which is not cheating, but “advantage play”. When you count cards, the object of the game is to get as close to 21 as possible, without getting busted. So obviously, when you have two cards that have a high total, a high total like 20, this is close to 21 and you don’t get busted; or you can have an Ace and a picture or ten. So if you knew that the deck had more ten value cards in it than smaller cards, you could have obviously bet higher, because you stood a better chance if there were more ten value cards or Aces of gaining that combination. So, that’s basically what a card counter does. He keeps an index of what has gone and what is still in the shoe. This means, that he sets values of a plus count against a small card, starting from 2 till 6 inclusive, for 7, 8 and 9 he has a neutral value, and for 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace, he adds a minus value. Thus, if an Ace or a ten value card comes, he adds a minus, because this means that a good card is gone, so it is a minus for him. But if a 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, comes, he adds a plus, because this means that the small cards come out, so the remaining deck has more 10 value cards, good for him. So, we go to simplicity in what concerns explanations. This is how I teach my guys to count cards. Obviously, I don’t teach them in order to go out and make money from it, but only to be able to identify the people who use this technique. As you take a deck of cards, a deck of cards has 52 cards in it, so you have 4 of each 2,3,4,5,6, which means 20 small cards, which is +20. Then we have 10, Jack, Queen, King, Ace,

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which represent -20.If you have 7, 8, 9, there is no count. And I teach them to go through a deck, to shuffle the deck and keep counting +/_, until they get to, let’s say, the last 10 cards. Then, they can play a game of blackjack among themselves and they can then know, in theory, what cards are going to come next, based on what has come out. They have a + or – number. If it is a big plus, +7 or +8, then they know that there are going to be a lot of ten value cards left. So they increase their bet. It is all about playing with percentages, playing with statistics, maximizing profit and minimizing loss. Obviously, with blackjack you have more decks in a shoe; you have 6 decks, which means 312 cards. But that’s basically what a card counter does and in this case, he keeps track of how the shoe is auto coded, and then changes his bet according to how the shoe works. That is called a “running count”. Also, a card counter applies another calculation, which keeps a “true count” in relation to what happens. Because if we keep a running count and the first 10 cards came out and they are all plus cards, then we could think that it is a good time to bet because it is +10, but this is at the beginning of the shoe, and it is not related to what’s happening at the other part of the shoe. So, the thing to do for the player is to divide the count by the number of decks left. For example, for +10 you divide with 5 at the beginning of the shoe and you get +2, so the real count is +2. If one goes further into the shoe, and he gets +10 but there are only 2 decks left, then he has +5, which is more relevant, and is more realistic.

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