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I just came back from another trip where I lost money. I am beginning to think the only ones making money at Blackjack is the casino's ,the authors ,and the software salesmen. I have been playing for a year now. I practice several hours a day. I count cards with the TV on, have several people deal to me and, have a software program that tracks my skill level.

I can play perfect BS ( according to the software program),and can count down a deck of cards in 18 seconds, 2 decks in 39 seconds. I understand when to deviate from BS . I have tried both the Hi Low and the K.O. count. Can anyone explain to me what I can do to improve?

You have to play good games as well.

Misguided players don't see the differences between pitch games and shoes. Card counting works in one flavor but not the other. Shoes games are only beatable with counting in conjunction with shuffle trucking.

Most of the best financed players don't play pitch games at all. It's tough to spread table min to table max at pitch games...you can do it all day long on shoes and the rules are usually better and the game is 2x to 3x faster and preferential shuffling is almost never an issue.

Jacks&Aces probably is playing a combination of poor games and not playing aggressively enough. Being able to count isn't enough. Is he aggressive enough to jump his bets when the count calls for it regardless of whether he is winning or losing? Want a 97.5% chance of being at break-even or ahead? Better play about 1000 hours. Better use a big spread or do a lot of table hopping

The higher the count, the rarer it is.

Bravo! You got me chuckling and you are much better than Seroquel and cheaper too!

Good games are definitely the key, and bankroll. Were you betting properly? One Kelly? Half Kelly? Not spreading enough because you were afraid of barring? Winning is the primary target. If you can't win, camouflage is useless. Spread as much as your bankroll allows. If you win, then considered camouflage. Shuffle tracking helps in making a poor game better also.

It is bet spread. I seem to always win just to give it back. I am sure your right I was only using a 1-5 spread. It would take a couple of hours to win a couple hundred. I would loss it in about 15 minutes later. So thanks

I wait about a week or two and then can't take it anymore.

Don