Blackjack Expert Explains How Card Counting Works | WIRED

There's a lot more to counting cards in Blackjack than meets the eye. Mike Aponte, former member of the infamous MIT Blackjack Team, takes us through the complicated process of counting cards.



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Blackjack Expert Explains How Card Counting Works | WIRED

[mediumpimpin]

Tried this at the tables. Kicked me out immediately. He never said you couldn’t count out loud.

[jessicaskidmore]

My dad actually won a lot at blackjack in Vegas. The casino did get suspicious that they changed dealers, cards, made him go to a different table and kept a close eye on him. Thing is my dad wasn't counting cards because he doesn't know how, he was just having a really good night.

[prajithu]

Blackjack made me a millionaire..

I was a billionaire before that..

[DoubleH]

The funny thing about card counting is, if someone else is card counting with you at a table (including a dealer or pit boss), then you both know that you're both card counting. It's a crazy phenomenon.

[EXPKTNO]

I forgot to watch "how to play blackjack"

[Traviiis]

He made it sound so much easier than I thought it was.

[reidkemp]

Anyone who’s been to casinos realizes how loud it is in there, and how fast the dealers move cards, and how much pressure when you have your money on the line.. anyone who pulls this off successfully is an extremely cool cucumber

[angelosefstratiou]

Me after watching the video:
Alright then, keep your secrets

[jammything]

He must have a different set of cards to me. Mine all seem to have pictures of pokemon on them.

[callan]

Don’t worry you’re not dumb. This is just so intense

[anthonykent]

So we just gonna ignore the fact that this guy is a master in the art of slight of hand??!

[gmmg]

What makes it hard seems not to be the actual counting, but to make it appear like you're not counting. This means not moving your lips at all, barely moving your eyes and looking at the peripherals of your vision, all while constantly doing addition/subtraction and division on the fly.

[lifewithdarcy_]

That’s why I keep losing....I thought you just wish really hard for the card you want.

[JustSomeCanadianGuy]

Here's the short version you're looking for:

You can't do it.

[febuary]

Ok then, ill bring pen n A4 paper, an abacus to the casino with me.

[publicaccount]

this is probably the best 5 min overall how to count card video I've ever seen. Everything is explained clearly without making it more complicated than it has to be. The hard part is execution which takes a lot of practice. but all the info you need is here.

[jackillest]

i still dont know what the fuck is going on...god damn im stupid

[fredflintstone]

True Story. Friend of mine is math genius. So he thought he would make a bundle by learning how to win in blackjack. He bought book and learned system. Went to casino with bunch of us and he was determined to win a bundle. All of us lost at blackjack except one. The math genius lost the most. The only one that won was drunk as a skunk . Go

[SupPartyPeople]

That's nice now skip to the part where I can summon Exodia to obliterate everyone

[Lawrd.Rivguz]

This reminded me those bits on "The Big Short" where they had celebrities explaining Wall Street's inner works on a "water downed version" everything sounded quasi rational but in reality felt like listening to another language.