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What is Card Counting? (Page 1 of 2)
Blackjack is based decks of 52 playing cards. If you have ever had a statistics and probability course in school, you’ve probably dealt with the probability of drawing one particular card from the deck. Using the same principles it’s possible to determine the odds of winning or losing any particular blackjack hand.
In any casino blackjack, the house has the edge. That means over time, the casino is going to win more hands than the player. Eventually the casino will win. The casino gets this edge primarily because the player goes first. The player has a chance to bust before the dealer.
Basic blackjack multi-deck strategy is designed to minimize the house edge. If you adhere to strict rules regarding what action to take based on the dealers up card and your hand total, you can reduce the house edge to it’s bare minimum. Basic strategy has already worked out which action will statistically be the best action for the player. Basic strategy does not guarantee you will win every hand. But over a long enough period of time you will perform better if you adhere to the basic strategy. Keep in mind that no matter how well you play the basic strategy, the house still has the statistical edge.
Card counting is the next step beyond basic strategy. The dealer must hit below 17. This means that having low value cards in the shoe is statistically beneficial to the dealer. The dealer has an advantage when it is likely that he will draw a low value card. Conversely, the dealer is at a disadvantage when there are more ten value cards in the shoe. The dealer is more likely to bust when hitting below 17. Statistically the player has an edge of the house when there are more 10 value cards in the shoe.
Card counting seeks to take advantage of knowing when there are more ten value cards in the shoe. Blackjack has a “history” in that as cards are played from the shoe they move to the discard pile. So, if you know that more low value cards have already been played, then you know that there must be equally many ten value cards remaining in the shoe. Therefore you know that you have an advantage over the casino. When you realize you have the statistical edge, you raise your bet accordingly. You wager more when the cards are in your favor.
All card counting systems rely on keeping a “running count”. The running count represents the history of the game. Basically, every time you see a low value card played, you add one or more points from the running count. Every time you see a ten value card (or an ace) you subtract a point. A positive running count is signals that more low value cards have been played, and that there are equally many ten value cards in the shoe. In the most basic systems, that’s all you need to do. You need to know when to add or subtract points, and you must keep an accurate running count in your head.
Please note that that “history” of the game is lost whenever the dealer shuffles. All cards are added back into the shoe, so the game starts over. At this point you must start your running count over at its initial value.
Play Free Mega Joker Online
Mega Joker is a basic 3-reel, 5-payline slot game with a progressive jackpot. You can play this free no download slots game from the comfort of your home. Online versions of the game have super meter mode and basic mode (Do we need to explain these modes? Pls do so) as well. The more bets you place for super jackpot the more chances you have of winning.
The Mega Joker Machine
If you want to have fun gaming try free Mega Joker no download slots game online. It is a popular game played at casinos and online casinos by thousands of enthusiastic gamers all across the world. Mega Joker Slots game machine has a row of four main buttons which controls your play.
In this progressive slots machine there are no wild symbols and there is no “free spin” or “multiplier” option. The game is based on a fruits theme and the symbols are Joker, Seven, water-melon, cherries, orange, plum, bell and chest.
* Spin: You can spin the reels at the current bet level in either regular or super meter mode.
* Bet: In super meter mode you can change the bet size between twenty, forty, hundred and two hundred. In regular you change between one and ten.
* Max bet: Maximize your bet at ten coins and spin the reels.
* Collect: Banks the amount currently in super meter and returns to regular spin mode.
You can adjust the sound and auto-play settings by using the small controls below the game window.
How To Play
You can maximize your earning power and entertain yourself playing free Mega Joker slots. If you bet between one to ten coins in basic mode you can work your way to ten and use the maximize bet feature to go into super meter mode. Once you are here, all credits will be stored in the super meter. If you reach bet hundred a joker in the middle reel will award a mystery win which could be anything between hundred and two thousand credits. At bet two hundred one or more jokers will give you a mystery win of hundred to two thousand credits. There are randomly selected progressive jackpots which help you when you bet more to better your chances of winning.
In Mega Joker online slots first you have to click a coin and select your coin value. Bet allows you to select the bet (one to ten in basic mode and twenty, forty, hundred or two hundred in super meter mode). Max bet plays the game at maximum bet lines, highest bet level and pre select coin value. In Spin the game at current bet lines and in Collect you can move your credit from super meter game to basic.
Under the basic mode you choose coins of value between 0.10 or 0.20. In regular mode when you win a spin your winnings will be transferred to super meter at the top of the machine. You can continue from here or bank your winnings by hitting the Collect button.
Free Mega Joker no download slots has a randomly drawn progressive jackpot. Each time you play a portion of the bet is added to the Jackpot and is paid in the progressive jackpot value on the casino server whenever the jackpot is won. Your currency may be different from the one is displayed but it will be converted when you collect your winnings. Enjoyment is assured when you play Mega Joker online.