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Counting cards from behind the table as a spectator. Counting cards in blackjack when you're not playing in the game.
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A card counting system that has an equal number of cards valued at + and -. The sum of a count of all cards in a deck in a balanced count is always 0.
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In a card game, dealer or the players who books the action of the other bettors at the table.
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The total amount of money you have the intention of gambling with.
The amount of funds available for wagering. Sometimes refers to the total amount of money available to gamble with, but can also refer to the amount available in a given playing session. To ban a player from playing at a casino. This term is almost always used to refer to blackjack card counters.
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consists of a complete set of rules that cover all possible decisions a player may encounter, but without taking into account any other player's cards or any previously dealt cards.
In blackjack, the set of plays that you should make to maximize your advantage.
The optimum playing strategy for blackjack when not counting.
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The amount of the maximum and minimum bets a player is making during a blackjack playing session. A 1-5 bet spread means that the player is betting a minimum of 1 unit per hand and a maximum of 5 units per hand.
- Browse Related Terms: 21+3, Action, Bet spread, Betting Limits, Even Money, Flat betting, High roller, Kelly betting, Money management, Steaming, Stop loss limit, Surrender, unit
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How well a card counting system can take advantage of the theoretical advantage offered by that system.
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Establishes the minimum and maximum amounts that can be wagered on one bet.
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A member of a card counting team who makes a big bet when the count is favorable.
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A casino chip worth $100.
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Refers to the game of 21, but also refers to a natural total of 21 on the first two cards. A blackjack always consists of an ace and a face card or a ten. Blackjack usually pays better than even odds. The most common payoff on a blackjack is 3 to 2, but some single deck blackjack games have a 6 to 5 payout. And sometimes you'll get lucky and find a casino offering 2 to 1 payouts on blackjacks. A blackjack is also called a "natural".
A hand whose first two cards total 21.
Total of 21 on your initial two-card hand.
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Exceeding the hand total of 21.
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The card placed on the bottom of the deck or in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut.
The first card of a new deck after the shuffle and cut. The card is discarded and placed on the bottom of the deck.
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Remove cards from the top of the deck and place them in the discard tray after a shuffle and cut.
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To get a total greater than 21. Automatically a loss.
same as Break, exceeding the hand total of 21.
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To exceed the total of twenty-one.
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