How To Count Cards! (A guide that actually works)

Its 4am I’ve never played Black Jack, and i dont reaally understand it but this was worth my time

The Running count Vs. True count analogy using the fish--pond size analogy is very very good. A high Count in the early part of the deck isn't nearly as meaningful as a high count in the latter part of the deck. Very good way of describing it.

Great explanatory video. I learnt to count cards 10 years ago. When I got into a casino environment I'd just instantly forget everything. Well done Steven for sticking with it and thanks for the documentary style videos. Loving the journey so far!

Don’t think we didn’t notice that you waited until twenty TWENTY ONE to release this series

I’m here from Mike’s video. Basically, you have your basic strategy, then diversions and finally, card counting. Which isn’t cheating, merely an advanced strategy that everyone has access to. Apart from the dealer. Because the dealer is forced to hit regardless, we can take an advantage back by using a strategy that is perfectly legal, only due to the rules of the game, unavailable to the house. I love it!

I’m so glad you mentioned the new trend where some casinos are paying 6 to 5 for player blackjacks, and for you telling players to not play at these places. Such a clear money grab on the part of casinos to take from players, the vast majority of whom are playing a 'losing game' anyway. Loving the series, Steven! Keep up the great work!

I liked how you explained stuff like why you can't beat a game like rolette with the black and red game example and true count conversion with the fish example. Probably one of the best vídeos explaing how card counting works I have seen on youtube. Loving these series!

Wow! That didn't feel like a 15min video, easy watch. I always thought you'd have to be a genius to count cards. I found this super fascinating. A cool video would be taking a new player and training them up.

The way my brain works is in order to remember this I need to know how it works. I will google it in a few, but my beginning thoughts (which always change as talk thru it) is something like if there's a positive running count, that means there are more - cards in the playing deck. Meaning you're more likely to get a card higher than 9. If it's a negative count, then more >9 cards have been played, so you're more likely to get the lower cards in the rest of that playing deck. This is the clearest explanation I've ever heard for this, thank you for that. I think other times I've tried learning they simplify it too much, which then confuses me.

You're really tapping into my love of cards with this series! Highly enjoyed this video and am eagerly looking forward to the next installment. X)

I stumbled across your content and I’m hooked!!! This series of card counting you’re doing is amazing and entertaining! Keep up the good work! Can’t wait for the next episode lol

EDIT: I can't believe I forgot to mention pen! 😂 For those wondering, the one other element is eyeballing where the dealer puts the cut card. This affects how many cards are dealt before the shuffle. As counters, we want that cut card to be VERY close to the end of the shoe, so as many cards are dealt as possible. The more cards dealt, the more reliable the information we have is when counting. Typically, most counters wouldn't wanna play a 6 deck game with more than 1.5 decks cut off. But it does vary based off a lot of factors. Video in itself tbh. - Hopefully you all found this video interesting! I thought it'd be handy to give an ACTUAL explanation to exactly what I'm doing! 😃 Btw more bonus fun content here: stevenbridges.ck.page/

"fish to pond radio is important" the seriousness with which you said it was hilarious lol

I've been enjoying the vlogs, but this overview makes it easier to follow. Thanks.

That's way simpler than I thought. I expected people to keep count of how many cards of each value had been played and calculate the odds of each value to be drawn. The+1/0/-1 makes this really easy.

I gained a new respect for your art. I love the idea of card counting. I dont love how much genuine effort it takes

I know nothing about black jack and I want to thank you for wonderful analogies that made this video really possible to follow along with …. Thank you so much I understand so much more about it now. 😊

Nobody has earned a sub like this man. Excellent work.

Hey mate! Just wanted to say, I love these videos, the commitment to videoing the journey and having the patience to not post for years, so entertaining! Quick question - I am thinking about picking this up on BJA in the coming months, but I just wanted to ask, how much time would you need to spend in order to learn the base theory and deviations? It will be a side hustle so wanted to try and make a plan, thanks in advance!

I’m just getting in BJ. I have always been intrigued by it. I have an insane gift of visual memory picked up basic strat in 12 hours. Now learning count. It’s a new concept