It will be a great advantage for you, if you grasp the idea of basic card counting. The simple Hi-Low method can be easily taught. It usually involves only keeping track of high and low cards: you just assign to each card that falls figures of 1, -1 or zero. The principle of this method is as follows: higher the total is, the more likely it is that high cards are coming next. And it is understandable that higher cards increase your chances to hit blackjack.

This article provides more complex card counting strategies. It is less risky to use only methods of basic card counting. But each blackjack player is ambitious and he or she wants to improve the game, he/she wishes to have more rewards. That’s why blackjack players begin to learn the advanced card counting strategy. Mistakes there can be very costly, but rewards are also very high. But as we know, nothing ventured, nothing gained. May be, does it make sense to learn deeply the advanced strategy to reduce risk of losing fortune?

Let’s talk about one way of increasing the accuracy of your card counting. It is called the true count. According to this technique you should observe the total number of cards that have been already dealt. And now it is high time to calculate the true count. You simply divide the total that you have arrived at by the number of decks remaining in the shoe. For example, if you have reached a count of 8 and the dealer is using an 8-deck shoe, of which half the cards have been dealt, there are 4 decks remaining. Dividing your count by the number of remaining decks leaves you with a true count of 2 (8/2). And now you can see that high cards are unlikely to come and that’s why there is no reason for raising your bet too high. Now you are aware of the remaining cards in the shoe due to the fact that you have obtained the true count.