So, You Want to Count Cards?
No bullshit. Here's how you do it. You assign a value to the cards in the deck. Anything with a value of Ten(or an Ace) is worth -1 to your count - which starts at 0 - and anything less then 7(6-2) is worth +1. Keeping track of this is called your running count.
Given these cards
-1
+1
0
-1
We end up with a running count of -1. You continue this process until the deck is shuffled
Then What the Hell is a true count?
I'm glad you asked, voice in my head. True count is the running count, divided by the number of decks still in play. So if you have 2 decks worth of cards yet to be dealt, you divide the running count by 2 and that is your true count.
Okay...but why does knowing this help?
Assuming perfect strategy(consult chart below), for every positive true count, you gain a 1.5% chance of winning. This means you should increase your bet based on a positive true count. This is what we call, gaining an edge on the house. With that, it's only a matter of playing enough hands and you'll come out ahead.
