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Basics. [edit] Card counting is based on statistical evidence that high cards (aces, 10s, and 9s) benefit the player, while low cards, (2s, 3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, and 7s) benefit the dealer. High cards benefit the player in the following ways: They increase the player's probability of hitting a Blackjack, which often pays out at 3 to 2 odds (although ...
Blackjack team play was first written about by Ken Uston, an early member of Al Francesco's teams along with Bill Erb and Blair Hull. Uston wrote The Big Player (1977) and Million Dollar Blackjack (1981) about Blackjack team card counting techniques. Kaplan enhanced Francesco's team methods and used them for the MIT team.
Al Francesco. Al Francesco (born Frank Schipani; December 2, 1933 – February 3, 2024) was an American blackjack player and gambling strategist. Considered to be “The Godfather of Blackjack”, [1] Francesco is recognized as the creator of the team play concept, the “big player” strategy, and the drop card method. [2]
Colin Jones is an American blackjack card-counting expert, teacher, and entrepreneur. He was a founder and manager of The Church Team, a successful blackjack card-counting team based in Seattle, Washington, which won approximately 3.2 million dollars from casinos between 2006 and 2011. [1] Jones is featured prominently in the 2011 award-winning ...
Ken Uston. Ken Uston (January 12, 1935 – September 19, 1987) was an American blackjack player, strategist and author, credited with popularizing the concept of team play at blackjack. [2] During the early to mid-1970s he gained widespread notoriety for perfecting techniques to do team card counting in numerous casinos worldwide, earning ...
Card reading (bridge) In contract bridge, card reading (or counting the hand) is the process of inferring which remaining cards are held by each opponent. The reading is based on information gained in the bidding and the play to previous tricks. [1] The technique is used by the declarer and defenders primarily to determine the probable suit ...
Nerts. Quick reaction, awareness of cards being played simultaneously, counting. 52 per deck, each player or team uses a standard playing card deck. Each team's deck must be a different design or color from the rest of the decks being used, to identify cards after the round ends. Nerts (US), [1] or Racing Demon (UK), [1] is a fast-paced ...
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