♠ Blackjack Trainer

Card Counting Course

Hi-Lo card tags, the Running Count at dealer pace, True Count, bet sizing, bankroll, Index Plays, and cover, each with a graded Checkpoint.

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  1. 1. The Hi-Lo card tagsHi-Lo gives every card one of three tags.
  2. 2. The Running Count at paceThe cards come in a stream and you keep one number in your head, the Running Count, updated card by card.
  3. 3. Decks remaining from the discard trayThe Running Count alone misleads you.
  4. 4. True CountDivide the Running Count by the decks remaining.
  5. 5. Bet sizingCounting earns nothing until your bets follow it.
  6. 6. Bankroll and risk of ruinA counter with an edge and the wrong bet size still goes broke.
  7. 7. Index PlaysBasic strategy assumes a neutral shoe.
  8. 8. Choosing a tableCounting cannot beat most blackjack tables in most casinos, so choosing the table is worth as much as everything you have learned so far.
  9. 9. Cover playCounting is legal.
  10. 10. Graduation at casino paceThe benchmark is a full 52-card deck at 0.7 seconds per card, which is dealer speed, with a perfect final count.

About this course

This Course teaches Hi-Lo in the order working counters learn it, with a graded Checkpoint in every Lesson, and it is free. You need 100% basic strategy before you start. Counting earns about 1% over the house, and imperfect strategy gives back about 1%, so a counter with a shaky chart does all of the work for none of the money. If the training table is not showing you sustained 100% strategy accuracy, take the Basic Strategy Course first and come back.

Ten Lessons. Four cover mechanics: card tags, speed, deck estimation, and True Count. Two cover money: bet sizing and bankroll. One covers Index Plays. The last three cover table selection, cover play, and a graduation Checkpoint at casino pace. A Lesson is complete when you pass its Checkpoint. Nothing is locked, so open whichever Lesson you want.