The act of counting cards itself is relatively easy. Plus one, minus one, zero… child’s play, right? Wrong.
As any professional blackjack player will tell you, the difficulty is not counting the cards, butremembering the accountt.This is what separates hackers from professionals.
Take it from me, I foreverI used to forget the account, especially after playing for long periods of time. I would have it in my head, and by the time the dealer paid, the number was gone. Whoops…
It kind of defeats the purpose of counting cards, don’t you think?
Now I will share with you a trick that will guarantee a much greater success than the one I had at the beginning. The following words go along with the count, memorize them and you will never lose focus again.
+1 = Tree (one trunk)
+2 = Switch (two modes, on and off)
+3 = Stool (three legs)
+4 = Car (four wheels)
+5 = Glove (five fingers)
+6 = Pistol (six rounds)
+7 = Dice (roll a seven and your dice)
+8 = Pool (the black 8 ball)
+9 = Cat (cat has nine lives)
+10 = Bowling (ten bowling)
+11 = Football (eleven players on the field for each team)
+12 = Eggs (dozen eggs in a carton)
+13 = Witch (Friday the 13th, unlucky 13th, etc.)
+14 = Ring (14k gold)
+15 = Paycheck (15th and 30th of each month)
+16 = Sweet (sweet 16)
+17 = Magazine (the “Seventeen” magazine)
+18 = Voting booth (18 to vote)
Try saying a sentence to yourself after each hand (not out loud, of course, or you’ll look like a freak). For example, if you have a +4 account, you might say, “I need to get my because washed this week.” You know what I’m saying? One sentence is all you need to make it stick.
If the count is negative, the words remain the same, just note if it’s more or less and you’ll be fine.
Practice and you will see a great improvement in your card counting skills. I highly recommend Zen Count if you are looking to learn a new system, as it has very high effectiveness. That said, have fun and good luck at the tables!