Blackjack without a discard tray
If you cannot see the discard tray in order to make a true count conversion, how can you beat the game? Simply switch to an unbalanced card counting system and that's all?
If you cannot see the discard tray in order to make a true count conversion, how can you beat the game? Simply switch to an unbalanced card counting system and that's all?
...exploit the fact that an average uses 2.7-2.9 cards on average and keep a side count of hands played-this is much more accurate than visual discard estimation, if you can handle the extra mental work this is what you should do. I'd be very wary about playing such a game though - it may not be honest.
I count the rounds. I intuitely know where I am through the decks by the number of rounds gone, given the number of spots/boxes being played:
One spot open means 5 rounds per half-deck
Two spots open means 13 rounds per 2 decks (6.5 rounds a deck)
Three spots open means 5 rounds per deck
Four spots open means 4 rounds per deck
Five spots open means 3 rounds per deck
Six spots open means 3 rounds per deck + a bit
Seven spots open means half a deck per round, but every fifth round don't increase by the half-deck
Admittedly it gets a little tricky if the number of spots being played keeps changing but I play fairly high stakes and usually have the table to myself or perhaps one other.
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