Colin your interviewing style is a breath of fresh air and exactly how all interviews should be. Let your interviewee speak and don't prompt with your opinion or stories. You make these interviews so much better. Superb
I love this format of interviewing someone who has been on both sides. I think you should do this again - maybe make it a series of sorts - Max Rubin, Nathaniel Tilton...I know there's others but they're just not coming to mind right now.
Top notch Colin Jones and BJA. Andy Uyal is an Icon with his writing and his experiences as a professional card counter/pit boss. I'm looking forward to his next book. So far, in 2025, BJA has gone above and beyond the call of duty. I'm always looking forward to what's next because it's usually another surprise I never would have guessed. Thank you so much, Colin and BJA.
Some really sensible information in all this, thank you. I might have pointed this out on this channel before but it is worth saying again because it could come to a venue near you. In Australia, most Shoe Boxes have been replaced with an automatic shuffling box into which each finished hand is placed at the back of the box. While the next cards are being dealt, the box is waiting for the next hand to be collected and automatically shuffle the whole deck in the box. That is six to eight decks of cards with all cards, other than the cards already dealt and in play, available to be drawn. So theoretically, you could get the very same physical card you had in the last hand. When these automatic shuffling machines appeared I had ave very ugly debate with the casino I visited, where I accused them of cheating. It is no longer BJ and I quit playing professionally as it became a waste of time. Now when I play occasionally, I play a money management game of press a percentage of the win, reduce to minimum of my bet range on a loss, wait hopefully for a run of wins to press and play the advantage strategy game. I hope these boxes don’t come to your casinos.
That was so funny, the story of Biloxi security cussing out Colin after he just played a game they offered and politely left. Like he's politely holding the entrance door open for some grandma as they're screaming f-bombs at him and getting each other riled up into a frenzy.
Do you think AI is going to put an end to card counting? It seems very possible to have a camera watch the table, keep track of the count, and watch for bet deviations.
Being nice and personable with dealers at pit bosses will keep suspicion at bay especially if you have the skills to "sing and dance" in the AP space. Talkative and chatty counters throw off staff so easily
Very interesting regards leaving after max betting, does BJA stand behind that recommendation? I generally hear “don’t back yourself off”, doesn’t that seem to contradict that notion somewhat?
@ I apologise for being overly vague, I appreciate that, and with that said, would you endorse that? Do you think that’s the best way to play Vegas for someone who isn’t currently on databases?
.... either minimize the back offs and stay out the books or maximize the back offs and the fun with the risk. Honestly only you as the player can determine what your appetite is. Follow your instincts while not stressing about the details. The devil may be in the details but most times you either miss him by backing off or catch him hot when it's to late. If you are critically thinking you should make the right decision.
Would love to see a video in more defail about why freebet blackjack doesn't work. I know it doesn't but it almost seems like the "free" slpits and doubles could compensate for the 22 push, I would love to understand why it doesn't.
The funniest thing about casinos is they actually love card counters. They just don’t like good ones. They make tons off people who are trying to count cards but aren’t getting it right, all they have to do is find the ones who are
Before court rulings, they were criminals. That mentality has stuck around unfortunately. It’s like boomers view on people that smoke weed legally now, they still think it’s wrong/illegal/immoral
Simple solution is to change the rules so players are unable to get an advantage no matter counting or not. Why don't casinos just do this? It would likely only take 1 minor change like not doubling after splitting to drive away the counters.
Hi I been doing card counting for month now, I have visited casino twice and end up doubling my money, my question is how to improve my math skill sometimes i get lost on subtracting or adding while the count is high on positive or negative i kinda pause
Great video. Do you have any videos that concentrate on talking about limiting one’s time and winning at a table, as in win $1,000, for instance, and then leave, and going elsewhere or at least taking a break? It seems like some of these players stay at a table way too long and because they do so when they are winning they attract too much attention. Thanks
I’m an AP from the Midwest and I just worked Pennsylvania for a year when I lived there. Security/casino operations is laughable in some of these casinos! I had my car pinned in and I wasn’t allowed to leave a casino for something that’s not even a crime in Pennsylvania. These people have no shame and most of it is jealousy and lack of training!
I'm also a Midwest AP, although I live in Ohio so I always have to go out of state to get a good game 😅 where in the Midwest did you like playing the most/find the best games?
@ you didn’t explain it properly. Tell them that they can expect to get 6 blackjacks an hour. And on a $100 bet, they are being shorted $30 each time. That’s $180 an hour. And if they play 10 hours total on their trip. They will be out $1800 just on the 6-5 rule alone. So if they had broken even on their trip at 3-2, they lost $1800 instead by playing 6-5 blackjack when all they had to do is play 3-2 instead. My experience is that of gratitude from the players. They either left to play 3-2 or picked up their chips and cashed out.
@@ligafftheindifferent3495most people play 6:5 because of the minimum bet. Back in the 2008ish, I would occasionally play an hour or two $5 single deck 6:5 for the free drinks and conversation.
I feel like you can get caught up in trying to do to much and once you get a decent understanding and not after too much practicing to go back to your natural playing technique and not be too cocky stay humble and know when enough is enough
I do it all day long in training the bet spread is the problem seeing if you cut off a deck of cards approximately the bet spread would have to be bigger to make more money to cover things like gas and living expenses and stuff but yes it is possible but not a lot of casinos do 4 decks all of them usually are 6 decks and 8 decks and some you'll find 2 decks
@@69memo.42 Why wouldn't it be? You can count single-deck games. You can count 8-deck games. Why couldn't you count something in the middle? It's the rules and the deck penetration that matters, not the number of decks.
Yes it's possible with a 1million decks theoretically. It just changes your edge and takes longer to find best spots the more decks you have. But when count is high it stays higher for longer with heaps of decks :)
I'm not sure the argument that casinos spend more fighting card counters than that save is valid. You have to take into account the amount they save from people that are deterred from counting by all the surveillance. If casinos just let people count, there would be a very large incentive for people to count and far more people would do it.
If they let us play without end it’s better to say counters would be too successful. At least the few that are good. But most will lose that’s what’s being communicated I think. But if there were no back offs the good ones would take casinos for millions at 1 location.
@@BIGMACPOPI disagree. It takes a special breed, but the people who are motivated to count cards are going to count cards and will not be deterred by the mere knowledge that it's frowned upon and that surveillance is watching. Anyone who is deterred probably lacks the necessary drive to even learn the skill.
@@grifter84 They are deterred by the fact that it is really difficult to make money doing it. You have to keep travelling to find a casino you haven't been backed off from, play for an hour, get backed off and have to go and find another casino. If you could just go to your local casino and count cards as long as you like, it would be much easier to make money and, therefore, more people would do it.
Only if you find an edge. Check out edge sorting as one example. Not without some help from either effects in the casinos tools or cheating/collaborating with someone on inside.
Yes the perfect strategy don’t listen to morons that tell you differently…strategy is best self taught…. Not something you can find online I recommend large bankroll , patience & perfect money management… know when to start & stop… before walking into the casino.
The only thing I learned that I would probably use is just imagine they have a 10 or that you will get a 10 but I think I already thought that way before I guess I kind of learned a splitting strategy but that just another bet I think it would be too out of character to push past a previous boundary or to take it too seriously or go too far like I like to double down up to 14 or 15 and I've played too many hands on an app where doubling 11 just fails miserably lol
Something about the way you produce these videos makes me think, you're not who you're telling us you are? I could be wrong . The amount of editing and clean shots makes me think you work for someone powerful. Like the very people you're telling us to defeat? What's the deal with the editing? Way overkill.
I swear to God every video looks like an infomercial. Even the guest seems like he's acting the way you're editing these videos. Or maybe the flow or some sht? Fkn weird dude.
You'd have 500k views if you did cut these videos so incessantly. Every question you ask then the camera cuts to the guys face. Way overkill. It's just too obvious you're chopping these videos up so hard. Trying to make a long form conversation look way too clean. Just relax a little bro. I know you're a card counter but the edits are killing my brain.
Hi colin, I'm a coder, I have a few things I'd love to discuss, it might be a very good idea, I've tried doing it for around 600 hours, I'm in profit overall, a bit too much than expected actually, I'd like to have a conversation about it with you if possible.
I tried card counting and still lost.... might have been I didn't have enough of a bankroll to keep going... maybe I didn't do it correctly... I can tell you I had a few people watching me at the end. :)
Correct statement is "you don't lose to the casino if you don't go to one" You can't beat them if you don't try, that's like saying you won a fight without getting in one
i wonder what is the rule if dealer has to stand on any 17 and keep drawing cards and pull an Ace, you spot the mistake and if you argue it sitting on seat 1 do they HAVE TO give you that Ace next hand?
Yeah most casinos will pull the card back and give you the option to take it or not face up. As long as you catch it prior to end of hand and it can be reconstructed.
The biggest thing is the spread, to do it right you have to spread and once you spread you will get caught. Any casino that can't spot a card counter in 30 minutes and back you off in an hour just doesnt care.
You overestimate how skilled and attentive the staff are. Very few places will back off a counter that quickly - it can take hours, weeks, even months sometimes before a casino gets wise.
It's essentially related to loyalty and cards. They track turnover and try to track winnings and losses via a card that that can be upgraded to different VIP tiers.
19:54 Doubling on soft 19 against a dealer 6 when the dealer hits soft 17 is actually a standard part of basic strategy when the dealer hits soft 17 for any number of decks, and for single deck regardless of whether dealer hits or stands on soft 17.
Slipt 10s for my first time against a 6 tonight …count was right at a true 4. I caused the dealer to get a 21. This guy legit wanted to fight me. Honestly it felt pretty good 😂😂
Best way to beat casinos- don’t go there- with all the technology they have- and the billions they have spent figuring ways to take your money- you don’t have a chance- go have a beer instead
Hi Low is easy to manage keeping count but knowing every variation and also how to maximise action is where it gets tricky. Knowing when not to make the perfect play and take an ev hit to maximise ling term.
I shit you not, I've seen someone backed off for card counting who was playing anywhere from 10-25% of his original bet on a side bet with a 5% house edge every hand. He wasn't hole carding or shuffle tracking. Just straight up the Pit Manager called surveillance and they verified. I felt so bad for the guy, he literally had no clue WTF was going on, plus the Patron was a lifetime loser and had lost something like 17 of his last 20 trips.
I think the main reason it's so dumb the way casinos worry about card counters is because they have taken steps that make the game not playable for just the normal blackjack player. They have probably lost more normal blackjack players because of terrible deck penetration and terrible rules. The table minimums are driving players away. I bet if they did a study sometime on how much money they took in off of $50 table minimums versus $5 table minimums they would probably make more money advertising $5 minimums and get more players. The volume would be tremendously higher.
Ive been beating casinos for over 20 years! How? I havent played any of their slanted toward the casino games in over 20 years! Its also INSANE that they can kick you out for winning, even if its legit winning, but when youre losing your shirt, they offer you free drinks and or a hotel room in hopes that you will tap into more of your life savings to lose more to them! DISGUSTING!
One question bro right now every casino using 25-30 cards only and shuffling then again and again in less than 3 minutes so what's your view in that or can u make a video on that bro How card counting works in that very low cards
@Blackjackapprenticeship th-cam.com/video/Dz5hiog7Uo4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZXlmxTEPcyKjt7dV 4:30,6:30,10:30 it is done by Manual shuffling bro with 25 cards only no machines around
@@srikanthchimata6253 Whether they shuffle continuously by hand or shuffle continuously with a machine, it is the exact same thing. Everything in the CSM video still applies. (Except shuffling by hand is slower, so you'll get terrible hands per hour, so I don't know why any casino would do that...)
@@srikanthchimata6253 The first shoe in that video was 66 cards by my count, not 25-30. They said it was a double deck game, so that's 63% penetration. That's bad, but not crazily so. That's probably countable.
With AI technology, and facial recognition they know exactly how much they can take off you as soon as you walk in. They also own the bank machines in their buildings and can tell exactly how much money you have.
If you guys openly talk about card counting on TH-cam, thousands of views and knowing how to do it. Do you not get walked straight out of the casinos as soon as you walk in?
If there were never 3 to 2 games and were only ever 6 to 5 games nobody would care. It's not the numbers that matter but it's messing with the tradition of the game that makes players angry. And the reality is that if nobody ever sat down at a table with a shoe then there would be only hand dealers now. And it seems idiotic to see a dozen $100 min tables open with no players rather than have all $10 min tables and have them full all the time.
@@zabuza_zen7217 I choose to win in the stock market. The odds are in my favor. On average, a 10% gain annually while casinos get 1% to 5% on wagered dollars. The stock market has better odds. If that changes, let me know.
How in the world do you not understand why they're afraid of b eing beat? Door counters can wreck with a capital w a casino's profits and with today's information technology at hand, you could have an army come in and destroy you over a few months
They are not nearly that smart and they were a whole lot dumber in the 1960's. The whole industry descends from the mob and even today, that overall mentality and general stupidity still dominates the landscape.
As a man, when you are met with confrontational casino staff…. Why don’t you be confrontational back? It’s very feminine to say they were harsh with the backoff
Because you put yourself in the spotlight. You want to not be noticed with most strategies and asking uo when you are being quietly asked not to play blackjack is a quick way to be sure you will be added to the black book
I mess with the casinos so bad . I look dumb and ill bet big on super low counts and hit it most the time i get really close to 20 . Its messes with them so bad
Colin your interviewing style is a breath of fresh air and exactly how all interviews should be. Let your interviewee speak and don't prompt with your opinion or stories. You make these interviews so much better. Superb
Thanks! I really appreciate that.
Besides the 500 cuts yes. Overkill edits.
Agreed, I wasn't sure whether I wanted to watch a 50 minute video on this but it flew by. Very entertaining and interesting.
This & the last couple of vids & podcast has been next level stuff.
So much to relate to in this vid.
Good stuff
I love this format of interviewing someone who has been on both sides. I think you should do this again - maybe make it a series of sorts - Max Rubin, Nathaniel Tilton...I know there's others but they're just not coming to mind right now.
Love these perspectives! Great Interview, Colin! ♠️
Top notch Colin Jones and BJA. Andy Uyal is an Icon with his writing and his experiences as a professional card counter/pit boss. I'm looking forward to his next book. So far, in 2025, BJA has gone above and beyond the call of duty. I'm always looking forward to what's next because it's usually another surprise I never would have guessed. Thank you so much, Colin and BJA.
Great video! This interview and then the podcast with T.Dane have had some really great insights
Some really sensible information in all this, thank you. I might have pointed this out on this channel before but it is worth saying again because it could come to a venue near you. In Australia, most Shoe Boxes have been replaced with an automatic shuffling box into which each finished hand is placed at the back of the box. While the next cards are being dealt, the box is waiting for the next hand to be collected and automatically shuffle the whole deck in the box. That is six to eight decks of cards with all cards, other than the cards already dealt and in play, available to be drawn. So theoretically, you could get the very same physical card you had in the last hand. When these automatic shuffling machines appeared I had ave very ugly debate with the casino I visited, where I accused them of cheating. It is no longer BJ and I quit playing professionally as it became a waste of time. Now when I play occasionally, I play a money management game of press a percentage of the win, reduce to minimum of my bet range on a loss, wait hopefully for a run of wins to press and play the advantage strategy game. I hope these boxes don’t come to your casinos.
That was so funny, the story of Biloxi security cussing out Colin after he just played a game they offered and politely left. Like he's politely holding the entrance door open for some grandma as they're screaming f-bombs at him and getting each other riled up into a frenzy.
I loved Andrew's book! Just as good as Colin's! More from both of you would be appreciated...
Well, Andrew's got a new book in the works! I have not put any thought into writing another book (other than "Tales from the Felt").
Lucky to have witnessed most of this story first hand.
Do you think AI is going to put an end to card counting? It seems very possible to have a camera watch the table, keep track of the count, and watch for bet deviations.
Hadn’t considered that chip shuffling would make me stand out. Duly noted
The odd thing is that it probably just means you are either a poker player or a former dealer. But then again, pit critters are usually not so bright.
@ I am a poker player. One time I was wearing a WPT hoodie and I had a dealer tell me they usually assume poker players are counters.
"Sheer the sheep not skin it"
That's a very profound statement for AP to remember.
Facts , this is how you have to do it unless you want to travel across the United states and other countries
I worked in asset protection for ten years and yes, internal theft/losses are larger than external losses.
Great stuff man!
Great video. Thanks for sharing.
Being nice and personable with dealers at pit bosses will keep suspicion at bay especially if you have the skills to "sing and dance" in the AP space. Talkative and chatty counters throw off staff so easily
Very interesting regards leaving after max betting, does BJA stand behind that recommendation? I generally hear “don’t back yourself off”, doesn’t that seem to contradict that notion somewhat?
Leaving after max betting was referring to getting time in Vegas with minimal backoffs.
@ I apologise for being overly vague, I appreciate that, and with that said, would you endorse that? Do you think that’s the best way to play Vegas for someone who isn’t currently on databases?
.... either minimize the back offs and stay out the books or maximize the back offs and the fun with the risk. Honestly only you as the player can determine what your appetite is. Follow your instincts while not stressing about the details. The devil may be in the details but most times you either miss him by backing off or catch him hot when it's to late. If you are critically thinking you should make the right decision.
Great video guys
top shelf show,
Not how I imagined Andrew to look like but I’m down for a sequel to his book
I look forward to reading the book
Would love to see a video in more defail about why freebet blackjack doesn't work. I know it doesn't but it almost seems like the "free" slpits and doubles could compensate for the 22 push, I would love to understand why it doesn't.
The funniest thing about casinos is they actually love card counters.
They just don’t like good ones.
They make tons off people who are trying to count cards but aren’t getting it right, all they have to do is find the ones who are
You serious? Do you even gamble? They like card counters? Did you vote for Harris? There's no way you said That and really believe it
They don’t HATE anyone. They simply don’t allow advantage players to utilize the advantage
so dumb how casinos treat card counters like they're criminals lol so stupid
Before court rulings, they were criminals. That mentality has stuck around unfortunately. It’s like boomers view on people that smoke weed legally now, they still think it’s wrong/illegal/immoral
When there odds against players are the real crime
The law of the land is to make as much money as possible. Card counters do the opposite. So yes, under their law, you are a criminal. Nasty places.
No what's dumb is counting cards in the first place its greed touch grass
Just like the government to the citizens
Simple solution is to change the rules so players are unable to get an advantage no matter counting or not. Why don't casinos just do this? It would likely only take 1 minor change like not doubling after splitting to drive away the counters.
Hi I been doing card counting for month now, I have visited casino twice and end up doubling my money, my question is how to improve my math skill sometimes i get lost on subtracting or adding while the count is high on positive or negative i kinda pause
Great video.
Do you have any videos that concentrate on talking about limiting one’s time and winning at a table, as in win $1,000, for instance, and then leave, and going elsewhere or at least taking a break?
It seems like some of these players stay at a table way too long and because they do so when they are winning they attract too much attention.
Thanks
We do! Check out this video: th-cam.com/video/LLJ44glCuNg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=di-g1gCI0v3OFLOy
I’m an AP from the Midwest and I just worked Pennsylvania for a year when I lived there. Security/casino operations is laughable in some of these casinos! I had my car pinned in and I wasn’t allowed to leave a casino for something that’s not even a crime in Pennsylvania. These people have no shame and most of it is jealousy and lack of training!
I'm also a Midwest AP, although I live in Ohio so I always have to go out of state to get a good game 😅 where in the Midwest did you like playing the most/find the best games?
They blocked your car? I would have called the police.
interesting video topic, thx 🙏
I will cut casino profits by walking up to 6-5 blackjack and CSM tables and physically pull players off these tables by educating them on the spot.
Good way to get backed off whole not even playing. Better of subtly educating. Haha
I tried telling some idiots playing 6:5 at a casino that had lots of 3:2 and they literally got annoyed with me. Lesson learned.
@ you didn’t explain it properly. Tell them that they can expect to get 6 blackjacks an hour. And on a $100 bet, they are being shorted $30 each time. That’s $180 an hour. And if they play 10 hours total on their trip. They will be out $1800 just on the 6-5 rule alone. So if they had broken even on their trip at 3-2, they lost $1800 instead by playing 6-5 blackjack when all they had to do is play 3-2 instead. My experience is that of gratitude from the players. They either left to play 3-2 or picked up their chips and cashed out.
@@ligafftheindifferent3495most people play 6:5 because of the minimum bet. Back in the 2008ish, I would occasionally play an hour or two $5 single deck 6:5 for the free drinks and conversation.
I feel like you can get caught up in trying to do to much and once you get a decent understanding and not after too much practicing to go back to your natural playing technique and not be too cocky stay humble and know when enough is enough
How come all the US casinos dont have shuffle machines like in Oz? End of counting straight away
Watch the movie casino.
They dealt with them like that back in the day.
Plenty holes in that desert.
Which casino can I find Andy at so he can sign my book the next time I’m in Vegas?
per separation of powers casino security has to ask customers before removing a card counter.
Do you think card counting on 4 decks is still possible?
I do it all day long in training the bet spread is the problem seeing if you cut off a deck of cards approximately the bet spread would have to be bigger to make more money to cover things like gas and living expenses and stuff but yes it is possible but not a lot of casinos do 4 decks all of them usually are 6 decks and 8 decks and some you'll find 2 decks
@@69memo.42 Why wouldn't it be? You can count single-deck games. You can count 8-deck games. Why couldn't you count something in the middle? It's the rules and the deck penetration that matters, not the number of decks.
Yes it's possible with a 1million decks theoretically. It just changes your edge and takes longer to find best spots the more decks you have. But when count is high it stays higher for longer with heaps of decks :)
yes
Why wouldn't it be?
We hit up LV 18 -20 times a year and we have absolutely seen table game mins. come down on the strip over the past 6-8 months.
Only on weekdays in the daytime or other time periods?
19:57 double on soft 19 and soft 20?!!!! I’ve never heard or seen counters do that.
Soft 19 vs. 6 is a basic strategy double for H17 cames. Doubling soft 20 has the same indexes as splitting 10's.
Doubling on soft 19 against anything isnt basic strategy,not on the basic strategy I learnt by...@@russlehman2070
@@russlehman2070and there is a derivation for this on a S17 table.
I'm not sure the argument that casinos spend more fighting card counters than that save is valid. You have to take into account the amount they save from people that are deterred from counting by all the surveillance. If casinos just let people count, there would be a very large incentive for people to count and far more people would do it.
Extremely valid point. I agree
If they let us play without end it’s better to say counters would be too successful. At least the few that are good. But most will lose that’s what’s being communicated I think. But if there were no back offs the good ones would take casinos for millions at 1 location.
@@BIGMACPOPI disagree. It takes a special breed, but the people who are motivated to count cards are going to count cards and will not be deterred by the mere knowledge that it's frowned upon and that surveillance is watching. Anyone who is deterred probably lacks the necessary drive to even learn the skill.
I have wanted to learn for years, but see no point in it. I've focused on poker instead.
@@grifter84 They are deterred by the fact that it is really difficult to make money doing it. You have to keep travelling to find a casino you haven't been backed off from, play for an hour, get backed off and have to go and find another casino. If you could just go to your local casino and count cards as long as you like, it would be much easier to make money and, therefore, more people would do it.
Does anyone know if Baccarat is beatable long term with strategy?
no strategy for baccarat
The main game is not beatable. Some of the side bets can be beaten with a well calculated counting strategy.
Only if you find an edge. Check out edge sorting as one example. Not without some help from either effects in the casinos tools or cheating/collaborating with someone on inside.
Yes the perfect strategy don’t listen to morons that tell you differently…strategy is best self taught…. Not something you can find online I recommend large bankroll , patience & perfect money management… know when to start & stop… before walking into the casino.
@@miggsalmasy2682 if baccarat counting existed it would 100% exist online
Did you play in Tunica at all?
The only thing I learned that I would probably use is just imagine they have a 10 or that you will get a 10 but I think I already thought that way before I guess I kind of learned a splitting strategy but that just another bet I think it would be too out of character to push past a previous boundary or to take it too seriously or go too far like I like to double down up to 14 or 15 and I've played too many hands on an app where doubling 11 just fails miserably lol
I was backed off while playing automatic roulette at rivers in Pittsburgh. What's up with that?
They think you are RNG manipulating the machines 😂
Something about the way you produce these videos makes me think, you're not who you're telling us you are? I could be wrong . The amount of editing and clean shots makes me think you work for someone powerful. Like the very people you're telling us to defeat? What's the deal with the editing? Way overkill.
I swear to God every video looks like an infomercial. Even the guest seems like he's acting the way you're editing these videos. Or maybe the flow or some sht? Fkn weird dude.
You'd have 500k views if you did cut these videos so incessantly. Every question you ask then the camera cuts to the guys face. Way overkill. It's just too obvious you're chopping these videos up so hard. Trying to make a long form conversation look way too clean. Just relax a little bro. I know you're a card counter but the edits are killing my brain.
Hi colin, I'm a coder, I have a few things I'd love to discuss, it might be a very good idea, I've tried doing it for around 600 hours, I'm in profit overall, a bit too much than expected actually, I'd like to have a conversation about it with you if possible.
I tried card counting and still lost.... might have been I didn't have enough of a bankroll to keep going... maybe I didn't do it correctly... I can tell you I had a few people watching me at the end. :)
I live in Sweden, hoping to learn enough one day to make some money. But we don't have real a casino here! =(
European casinos aren't really countable. a few come and go. in the US they are abundant. Plenty to pick and choose from
@ It would be great to find someone in Europe with knowledge about the casinoworld to learn from. Especiall here in Europe ☺
On two separate occasion I’ve been able to spot counters before they even started playing by observing they were awkward and not personable.
You beat a casino by not going in one
Correct statement is "you don't lose to the casino if you don't go to one"
You can't beat them if you don't try, that's like saying you won a fight without getting in one
i wonder what is the rule if dealer has to stand on any 17 and keep drawing cards and pull an Ace, you spot the mistake and if you argue it sitting on seat 1 do they HAVE TO give you that Ace next hand?
Usually they will let you have that ace.
Yeah most casinos will pull the card back and give you the option to take it or not face up. As long as you catch it prior to end of hand and it can be reconstructed.
it's taken me until now to realize the game during the intro is higher a TC 3+ [assuming shoe] because he gets a blackjack and then gets even money]
The biggest thing is the spread, to do it right you have to spread and once you spread you will get caught. Any casino that can't spot a card counter in 30 minutes and back you off in an hour just doesnt care.
You overestimate how skilled and attentive the staff are. Very few places will back off a counter that quickly - it can take hours, weeks, even months sometimes before a casino gets wise.
This is why 2 player teams work best. One min bets until count is high, other team mate max bets during good part.
What’s does getting rated mean
It's essentially related to loyalty and cards. They track turnover and try to track winnings and losses via a card that that can be upgraded to different VIP tiers.
19:54 Doubling on soft 19 against a dealer 6 when the dealer hits soft 17 is actually a standard part of basic strategy when the dealer hits soft 17 for any number of decks, and for single deck regardless of whether dealer hits or stands on soft 17.
Slipt 10s for my first time against a 6 tonight …count was right at a true 4. I caused the dealer to get a 21. This guy legit wanted to fight me. Honestly it felt pretty good 😂😂
15:02 I'm sure casino staff are not at all concerned about the prospect of falsely accusing and penalizing or even ejecting innocent players.
I’ve never understood how having a good memory can be considered “cheating”.
Best way to beat casinos- don’t go there- with all the technology they have- and the billions they have spent figuring ways to take your money- you don’t have a chance- go have a beer instead
$50 minimum to get good rules? WOW. I haven’t been to Vegas in awhile but I assumed you could still play a $25 game.
Counting is actually so easy
Hi Low is easy to manage keeping count but knowing every variation and also how to maximise action is where it gets tricky. Knowing when not to make the perfect play and take an ev hit to maximise ling term.
it is. getting table time if you're a winning player is not.
I shit you not, I've seen someone backed off for card counting who was playing anywhere from 10-25% of his original bet on a side bet with a 5% house edge every hand. He wasn't hole carding or shuffle tracking. Just straight up the Pit Manager called surveillance and they verified. I felt so bad for the guy, he literally had no clue WTF was going on, plus the Patron was a lifetime loser and had lost something like 17 of his last 20 trips.
If you teach the dealers how to count, they’ll quit their jobs and come back and beat the casinos for 3-5 times their salary
Hey Colin, whatever happened to Ben?
Your thumbnail is spelled wrong. It’s HERE not HEAR. 👂
I think the main reason it's so dumb the way casinos worry about card counters is because they have taken steps that make the game not playable for just the normal blackjack player. They have probably lost more normal blackjack players because of terrible deck penetration and terrible rules. The table minimums are driving players away. I bet if they did a study sometime on how much money they took in off of $50 table minimums versus $5 table minimums they would probably make more money advertising $5 minimums and get more players. The volume would be tremendously higher.
Ive been beating casinos for over 20 years! How? I havent played any of their slanted toward the casino games in over 20 years! Its also INSANE that they can kick you out for winning, even if its legit winning, but when youre losing your shirt, they offer you free drinks and or a hotel room in hopes that you will tap into more of your life savings to lose more to them! DISGUSTING!
One question bro right now every casino using 25-30 cards only and shuffling then again and again in less than 3 minutes so what's your view in that or can u make a video on that bro
How card counting works in that very low cards
Those are Continuous Shuffle Machines we did a video about them here: th-cam.com/video/Y4BIVuO1WHM/w-d-xo.html
@Blackjackapprenticeship th-cam.com/video/Dz5hiog7Uo4/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ZXlmxTEPcyKjt7dV
4:30,6:30,10:30 it is done by Manual shuffling bro with 25 cards only no machines around
@@srikanthchimata6253 Whether they shuffle continuously by hand or shuffle continuously with a machine, it is the exact same thing. Everything in the CSM video still applies. (Except shuffling by hand is slower, so you'll get terrible hands per hour, so I don't know why any casino would do that...)
@@srikanthchimata6253 The first shoe in that video was 66 cards by my count, not 25-30. They said it was a double deck game, so that's 63% penetration. That's bad, but not crazily so. That's probably countable.
With AI technology, and facial recognition they know exactly how much they can take off you as soon as you walk in. They also own the bank machines in their buildings and can tell exactly how much money you have.
Casinos are that bratty kid that didn't like the outcome and took his ball and went home. You offer the game!, casinos. Grow a sack
3 OSN entries and all from 12 years ago? Ok seems legit.
Wow
Worried about low level card counting and parking fees and resort fees. The greed.
If you guys openly talk about card counting on TH-cam, thousands of views and knowing how to do it. Do you not get walked straight out of the casinos as soon as you walk in?
These guys are retired. Someone like Steven Bridges, yes.
Who doesn't know the basic strategy rules but anyone who plays basic isn't gonna win any money
Very misleading title of video.
How?
@ my point exactly.
@@taxpayer6079 what point?
If there were never 3 to 2 games and were only ever 6 to 5 games nobody would care. It's not the numbers that matter but it's messing with the tradition of the game that makes players angry. And the reality is that if nobody ever sat down at a table with a shoe then there would be only hand dealers now. And it seems idiotic to see a dozen $100 min tables open with no players rather than have all $10 min tables and have them full all the time.
Fart then take the chips 💨💨💨
Casinos only want suckers..and if you gamble in a casino..its what you are.
Andrew Uyal is identical to Max Rubin---both turncoats to the AP community. Love it or leave it, the truth hurts.
I beat all the casinos by not gambling.
You can’t win if you never play. That’s a motive for life too.
@@zabuza_zen7217
I choose to win in the stock market. The odds are in my favor. On average, a 10% gain annually while casinos get 1% to 5% on wagered dollars. The stock market has better odds. If that changes, let me know.
How in the world do you not understand why they're afraid of b eing beat?
Door counters can wreck with a capital w a casino's profits and with today's information technology at hand, you could have an army come in and destroy you over a few months
i swear card counting was created by casinos
Nah but you can google who actually created it
They are not nearly that smart and they were a whole lot dumber in the 1960's. The whole industry descends from the mob and even today, that overall mentality and general stupidity still dominates the landscape.
Thanks.
Less interviews.
More practice/tip videos.
This guy is a traitor
Andrew, I read your book. It’s great!! Do you have an email address? I want to ask you some questions about your experiences.
As a man, when you are met with confrontational casino staff…. Why don’t you be confrontational back?
It’s very feminine to say they were harsh with the backoff
why would you want to make yourself more memorable?
Because we're not counting cards to prove our masculinity. We're doing it for money.
(Also, female card counters exist)
Because you put yourself in the spotlight. You want to not be noticed with most strategies and asking uo when you are being quietly asked not to play blackjack is a quick way to be sure you will be added to the black book
because some of us are smart enough to not harm our long term success simply to protect our fragile masculinity.
I mess with the casinos so bad . I look dumb and ill bet big on super low counts and hit it most the time i get really close to 20 . Its messes with them so bad
I'm concerned you are gambling sir and not counting.
So in other words your handing the casinos money?