If you’ve been through any of the blackjack-related content on this website then you’re aware of the basics of what a system for counting cards is. You’re likely to also know that there are a variety of ways of counting cards, each having its own pros and cons. Speed Count Blackjack is another one of the counting methods.
Speed Count Speed Count is the system that was promoted in the book by Frank Scoblete and Henry Tamburin in their book Golden Touch Blackjack. If you’re interested in the complete information on how the Speed Count works, you ought to buy the book.
However, I’m not convinced it’s a worthwhile system to study. There are other systems that offer the same benefits as Speed Count that also lack certain Speed Count’s shortcomings.
This article is intended to provide a quick description of how Speed Count works.
What is Card Counting? Work (In general)
I’m not planning to go into too much detail regarding the theory behind counting cards as I’ve already discussed this topic elsewhere on the website. In a nutshell, this is what you should know to know concerning counting cards.
The most winning blackjack hand is an unnatural (a 2 card hand with 21 cards). This hand has odds of 3 to 2, and it is only created if you have an ace or a 10.
Because the number of cards within the deck is random There are decks that become lopsided with the number of higher cards compared to the lower. (Aces as well as 10s count as the highest cards.)
If you’ve got a deck that is full of aces and 10s the chance of getting unnatural and receiving the 3-2 payout is increased.
A counter for cards tracks in an overall way–which cards were dealt so that he can get an idea of the degree of the deck is lopsided (or otherwise) it has become. If the deck is in good enough shape in aces and 10s you can increase the amount of the bet.
The majority of systems add 1 to the total when a low-value card comes in, and remove 1 of the counts when the high cards are dealt. If the number is positive, you wager more. If it’s negative or 0 the bet is lower.
Some players adjust their strategy in accordance with the count but the main benefit of counting cards comes from raising or lowering bets in accordance with the number.
Different counting systems evaluate different cards that have a different values. Certain systems are balanced meaning that there’s an equal number of high cards and low ones in the deck. Certain models (like Speed Count) are not balanced. Speed Count) are unbalanced.
Another thing to be aware of concerning counting cards:
REMEMBER:
It is essential to consider the number of decks being utilized. The more decks that are in useless influence to the structure of the deck that each card’s composition has.
It is done by turning the running count to the true count. For this, you have to divide each deck by how many remain within the shoe.
A system that is not balanced such as one like the Speed Count eliminates the need to convert counting the number of runners to the actual count.
What is the reason why the Speed Count is different from other Card Counting Systems?
We can now get down to the details of how the Speed Count is different from other systems for counting cards. We will also discuss the ways and reasons that the Speed Count works in theory.
The concept of this Speed Count is that the average blackjack hand consists of 2.7 cards. In addition, on average one of the 2.7 cards will be a smaller card (2 3, 4 5, or 6).
The majority of card counting systems require adding and subtracting. In the simplest sense, you will have cards worth +1 and ones worth 1.
Speed Count Speed Count eliminates half that equation. The only cards you count are smaller cards that are counted as +1. The rest of the decks are counted as zero.
For this to be put into practice To put into practice, you take a look at the number of small cards that you’ve seen at the table. Then, you subtract the total number of hands dealt that particular round. Also, you include hands dealt by the dealer. If a split occurs, you have to count both hands as well.
If you’re at a table that has 3 participants and an instructor you’re dealing four hands. If the total amount of cards with small numbers is higher than 4, you’ve witnessed more than the usual number of smaller cards dealt. This means that you could increase your stake on the following hand, as the deck is more valuable in aces and 10s than it is supposed to be.
What kind of edge Do You Gain Utilizing The Speed Count?
I generally visit Norm Wattenberger’s website to gain an understanding of the effectiveness of a card counting system can be, but Wattenberger doesn’t mention the Speed Count. This isn’t a good sign in any way since Wattenberger is quite meticulous.
Please be aware
I read on one website that the edge gained by using Speed Count is 1% over the casino, however, the site also claims that it’s 3 times the advantage you’d get when you play blackjack using a basic strategy. It’s a big question since an average strategy player won’t have an edge over the casino. (If you increase the edge of the casino, then the odds get worse to the gambler. )
I did find some references to a KO method of counting, and one of the people who invented Speed Count, Henry Tamburin said that the KO gives a better advantage against casinos. Tamburing is also claiming his Speed Count is simpler to utilize.
It’s hard to imagine a counting card system that isn’t as simple as the KO, but that’s fine.
I have seen a thread on a forum where Norm Wattenberger talks about Speed Count and compares it with the system KO. According to Wattenberger that it’s true that the Speed Count offers an advantage that isn’t even a tiny only a fraction of what’s described by the author of the guide. According to him, the KOS system is much more effective and equally easy to utilize.
A majority of websites that offer pages on this topic skip the essential step. Like any unbalanced count, the Speed Count begins at an amount that is different from zero. This is determined by the decks employed during the game. The thread on the forum I linked to suggests that the initial number of decks with six decks would be 27.
A Few thoughts regarding Frank Scoblete and Henry Tamburin
I’m not an expert in counting cards like some are. But I’m an experienced expert in the field of gambling authors and experts. I’m not as knowledgeable about Henry Tamburin’s writings as I am about Frank Scoblete’s writings However, I’m able to provide some comments on the work of Scoblete.
Much of the advice he gives is wrong.
Some of it is really terrible.
I was reading his work Guerrilla Gambling around 15 years ago when I first became fascinated by writing on gambling as money. As an aspiring gambler, I was dissatisfied with some of the untrue advice that was provided that was in his book. For instance, he claims that machine games for video poker are more dangerous than craps, but this doesn’t hold any water. (Both games have their pros and drawbacks.)
He also offers a wealth of suggestions in his book on roulette wheels that are biased, however, I’ve already written the dangers of trying to time the roulette wheel can be a fool’s game. I won’t repeat that critique here.
Scoblete is well-known today for his suggestions on how to control the game of craps by playing dice. I’m skeptical at the extremes of this plan but I’m not doubting his ability to earn a substantial amount of cash from his workshops and DVDs about the issue.
However, Scoblete seems like a decent enough person.
Henry Tamburin, on the contrary, appears to have better advice all the time.
However, let’s admit it. These guys aren’t the people you should be learning how to play blackjack from.
The most knowledgeable experts in card counting and blackjack are those who are like Arnold Snyder and Stanford Wong. The Red7 Count developed by Snyder is likely to be more effective as compared to Wong’s Speed Count while being just as simple to use.
