Gamblers Vs Card Counters

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Blackjack Apprenticeship

Күн бұрын

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@IdentityMemes 2 жыл бұрын

This is probably one of the most satisfying videos to watch on this channel

@chrisfinch8637 2 жыл бұрын

The most satisfying and helpful videos you could ever see.

@albinothug 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah this is legit

@90daydifference Жыл бұрын

Why did I feel the exact same way

@Cman250250 Жыл бұрын

i couldn’t stop. ok now sleeping

@cheeseman673 Жыл бұрын

And its because of Colins lovely vest

@tonneblack5168 2 жыл бұрын

I liked that. There should have been a video window showing the discard tray so we could practice estimating the decks.

@Savagemister 2 жыл бұрын

good suggestion

@Heffey02 2 жыл бұрын

was thinking that myself

@officialkiwimusic 2 жыл бұрын

I just found this channel so I'm trying to just get the basic card counting down I'm not doing so well but it helps when he has the running count for the next round

@CJGilbert 2 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely a perfect video. I loved that We could play along to keep the count. Please make more of these. So much fun!

@milehighgambler Жыл бұрын

Makes training a lot easier. I was trying to count along too

@caseyhoward9101 Жыл бұрын

As someone who is just learning the basically strategy, I liked being able to guess when the next move should be. I was going to try counting too but gave up early.

@Bill-j2g 3 ай бұрын

@@caseyhoward9101learn that basic strategy. Counting will only complicate your training at this point

@huckleberryfinn8795 11 ай бұрын

Love how yall put the running count and decks remaining on the screen in between rounds. So I can verify my accuracy when conting along.

@alexscott2614 Жыл бұрын

4:46 I lost it when she split on a 20 then manages to bust, she could’ve won that hand, crazy

@briandraper7630 4 ай бұрын

You are only supposed to split tens if you are counting and the count is high, but she wasn’t counting so no way she should have done that lol

@MarineAquariumNovice 3 ай бұрын

@@briandraper7630never supposed to split them vs a 10 though 😅

@Jaych8866 2 ай бұрын

@@MarineAquariumNovice but what if the count is true +24

@MarineAquariumNovice 2 ай бұрын

@@Jaych8866 I haven’t studied those advanced deviations but if thats the index… then send it!

@leonardoneves6232 10 күн бұрын

@@Jaych8866 I am just starting blackjack, but my guess would be you don't split against tens, below 6 for sure, 7 8 and 9 I have no clue

@circleo1992 2 жыл бұрын

You really should do more videos like this. Now that you might not have any more ideas of guides on how to play Blackjack, this is a good way to get videos out.

@northside314 2 жыл бұрын

I very much liked this format. I've been with you for quite some time and this was very entertaining. Having the dynamics of different experience and playstyles was fun to watch without needing to be more concerned with my own hand and count.

@oreo2584 2 жыл бұрын

Lol I’m sitting here eating breakfast frustrated at her moves

@OpenCarryUSMC 13 күн бұрын

Good practice for sitting at a red chip table. Lol

@theentropykid 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the best vids you’ve done so far. Just getting into blackjack and all about your page. Please more real-time vids like this! Thank you 🙏

@jorrdanna6219 2 жыл бұрын

This was fun to watch, and it brought home how fast the game goes, and how quickly things change.

@jorrdanna6219 2 жыл бұрын

So I tried to count this today. I was off by 1 two separate times, and off by a lot (6,) in one hand when I forgot I was counting. I got distracted. Watching this again taught me a lot about what you were doing and when and why. I think I need to learn strategy now and keep practicing counting and see if i can do both at once. rofl.

@jopetsugaming1953 Жыл бұрын

was off by 1 at some point, but couldnt remember or didnt know basic strategy on some occasions

@OpenCarryUSMC 13 күн бұрын

Most casino tables will be going much faster than this and if it’s a $5 or $10 table there are going to be a lot more cards as the seats will be full.

@Coyner4321 2 жыл бұрын

I love this kind of content, I hope you guys continue to make more like it! Thank you! I do not count cards, I just enjoy playing basic strategy. Some day I'll learn to count, for me specifically it's just a lot to comprehend.

@Nico2718_ 2 жыл бұрын

This was so entertaining! I'm not necessarily asking for anything, but it would be nice if you make those type of videos every once in a while (like few times a year) 🙂 also, I was looking for a not that aggressive bet spread, I guess I already found a 1-6 one 😅 also, since I started learning basic strategy and counting about a month ago (I don't spend that much time training a day, like 15/20 minutes) I decided to try keeping the running count on my own from the 2nd hand (I got the idea after the 1st one): I messed up twice, which is obviously very bad, but at least it was right on the 2nd hand because I got distracted and another very chaotic one. But yeah, all of that too say that it was very entertaining and also super useful, this is the first time I'm actually able to see the speed of an IRL game (I know it can vary a lot, but still), great video! 💪

@adamtank8819 2 жыл бұрын

You can't beat the game with a 1-6 spread if the penetration is 1.5 decks. You need around a 1-20 spread (2 spots) to have good EV and a lower N0.

@adamtank8819 2 жыл бұрын

If it's a single or double deck then yeah for sure, but for 6 decks you need bigger spread

@lqhym12700 9 ай бұрын

玩百➕乐吗

@Shamy702 2 жыл бұрын

The first 17 minutes was about how my sessions have been lol.. this was an awesome video guys!!!!! Love it

@leon17x37 2 жыл бұрын

This was a great video thank you. I'm just starting to learn and this was cool to watch and practice in real time

@Blackjackapprenticeship 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@leon17x37 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant. Now how good do I need to be for the boot camp?

@Momode1111 2 жыл бұрын

@@leon17x37 as good as you can be, so you can get tested out while youre there

@Savagemister 2 жыл бұрын

MORE OF THIS, PLEASE!

@drugaddict931 5 ай бұрын

Grace is just placing random bets because she knows the moneys fake

@dougnice67 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

@72guitarguy 2 жыл бұрын

Colin I love your content BUT it would be cool to see this with a ploppy playing perfect basic strategy and not doing things like splitting 5s of the jump. I know the counters would likely still prevail but the ploppy could have a positive variance streak that would make it interesting. I just think it'd be a better comparison, anyways thanks again for the great content!

@user-vl6wp1qj3d 2 жыл бұрын

I wish the dealers at a casino kept asking if we want them to deal another hand at the end of the shoe xD Nice video, good fun. If you do more, make sure to have the discard tray in the shot

@luisalexander8492 2 жыл бұрын

Fr I get a good count after hours then I see the discard card 😭

@richardyoruw992 6 ай бұрын

@@luisalexander8492❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ 17:01 ❤❤❤❤❤❤

@SavagePoker81 3 ай бұрын

When I started reading and memorizing the basic strategy chart of yours last week and played yesterday a 1 card deck here in my local casino in just almost 30mins my $150 bankroll went up to $710.. Though my card counting still messing a bit but hopefully I get there soon thank you Sir!

@Vagorim 2 жыл бұрын

Remember guys, card counting does work you need a good bank roll, and you will lose hands but that’s where you need to place the appropriate bet. It’s all about generating positive EV and it’s a long term game. I won my last few sessions of blackjack but the time is just as much as a pro poker game. I play poker most of the time now. I every once in awhile play blackjack. But when I do I go with a solid bank roll and play strictly with counting. Lastly stay humble and stay focused no matter how fun it is if you lose the count please get off the table!!

@ericnstuff Жыл бұрын

Could you make/are there more of these? This passively teaches a lot about the game and is relaxing af to watch.

@ZachWalz 2 жыл бұрын

There should be more of these videos. Very useful!

@troyw1000 Жыл бұрын

Just like a regular casino, Colin never busts!

@Jay-og4yb Жыл бұрын

Last time I was in Vegas I busted on every 12 If i had over 18 dealer pulls a 20 or 21. Any time i doubled an 11 it was always less than 4. Dealer never busted once So rigged

@troyw1000 10 ай бұрын

@@Jay-og4yb I wouldn't say rigged, just terrible variance.

@JOEY22445 7 ай бұрын

More of these. It's fun to watch and to practice counting :)

@Blackjackapprenticeship 7 ай бұрын

We're working on another one soon!

@MikeyD594 2 жыл бұрын

This was really good to see how far I have gone learning how to count and convert true count, watching them bet the amount I am guessing they should was so fun I'd love to see more of these, and possibly with a view of the discard tray as that is probably the only part I am not too comfortable with ;D Love this channel, been watching for a while now and is probably the best for learning all you need to get started and I bought some of the books mentioned in some videos, really good reads ;D

@icydeadpeeps 2 жыл бұрын

Echoing the sentiment that this was a great format. I'd like to see this more frequently. Some suggestions for improvement: A better view of the deck/discard so we can play along with estimating true count. Also I like the periodic updates on running count but it could be a cool way to use the annotations or a special closed caption in the video so that the count is always available updated to the most recent hand.

@CovertLego Жыл бұрын

Love when yall play, deal etc and let me count along and learn live.

@epicvocalz7901 Жыл бұрын

Still just starting out…had trouble keeping up with the RC but this video really helped with understanding how TC works

@Michaelscott62518 5 ай бұрын

I’m getting it and I barely started looking into this I love it I’m right on the count and the running count after each hand played so far will keep learning more thank you.

@elmo_eman2867 2 жыл бұрын

Its like yall read my mind.Ive been waiting for this channel to drop a video like this.

@casynoel874 2 жыл бұрын

This is a awesome video, you guys should really do more like these!!!!! Very helpful!

@timsatterfield9752 2 жыл бұрын

Been playing since 2019. Logged in 650 hours that first year, then about 100 hours the following years. Break even player even after all this time. It is what it is. The forces are strong when I am about to have a chance to get ahead!! My 2 card 20s are fun to see on the high count until…dun dun dun….hello Dealer backdoor blackjack (4) times in a row to my pocket 20s. The funniness of the casinos!

@OpenCarryUSMC 13 күн бұрын

Break even at the tables but hopefully you enjoyed some good comps. I played twice a week for two years. Comps paid for all of my fuel? Two packs each day of smokes, all my hotel room stays (didn’t stay every time) and I was playing $5 tables with the occasional stint on the single deck if it were empty or one player sitting. Oh yeah, 150 mile round trip and they paid for all that fuel. Also got a couple of couples massages for the gal and I.

@timsatterfield9752 13 күн бұрын

@@OpenCarryUSMC yes it is all a fun time overall. Thanks for the response!

@THENAMEISQUICKMAN 2 жыл бұрын

It was pretty entertaining watching the two counters play perfectly and your wife just play according to her whims and sometimes things just wouldn't work out for the counters while she would get lucky. It goes to show that card counting is playing the odds, but odds are just that - odds. You can profit over a career of counting if you're good, but you WILL have sessions where you lose hand after hand after hand despite playing perfectly and you *will* inevitably feel the tilt when someone who's drunk, doesn't know what they're doing and is just there to have a good time wins big lol.

@DwayneS777 2 жыл бұрын

I got to get me a vest like Colin is wearing when I hit the casinos. Love it. Pitt boss won't think I'm counting wearing that flash.

@WeDoNotCare1 2 жыл бұрын

At 9:30 they say "I need a reverse fill", for anyone curious, in the casino industry, we call those "table credits" instead of "table fills" :)

@MetaModern-df6he 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. Oh man when she spilt the queens, I couldn’t believe it 😂 and then went bigger size on the next play. Yikes. Crazy to think some people actually play like this. Great illustration of the gambler mindset! Cheers!

@mikewhite735 Жыл бұрын

She had a classic case of playing with other peoples money. No skin in the game.

@OpenCarryUSMC 13 күн бұрын

I count and I split 10’s from time to time. If the count is good and the dealer shows a 6. Might be what throws them off. That and doubling on 12 when the count is low.

@OGMaverickGaming Жыл бұрын

I learned to play blackjack on The World Is Not enough PS1 game. Ever since then I play it blackjack when I'm not too busy. My win rate is pretty high despite not learning to count cards in the traditional sense.

@Koum_Bets 2 жыл бұрын

I was just at the casino counting cards. Had my first losing session in about 2 months. No matter how many times I lose, it totally sucks. I was in a great winning streak from Vegas to the near by casinos. But it's too to know how the pros do it. I'm a little off on my wager. It's good to know the value you put on the hands. Thanks

@eddie-xi6ls Жыл бұрын

Would love to see more sessions like this.

@vorlonzevatron7142 Жыл бұрын

I use Uston advanced point count. The true count is almost twice as high into the mid game. For example at 9:15 it is 28 divided by remaining half deck number and is greater than 2.5. Hi lo is a little less than 3 not high enough to take insurance.

@sebastiandierks7919 Жыл бұрын

SD1 surrendering 88 v T above a true 1, very nice. Didn't know that deviation.

@odehTV 24 күн бұрын

More of this please, great practice

@Randy-kh6gy 2 жыл бұрын

can you please keep making these video's very helpful for someone learning to count to keep just focused on the counting part

@Blackjackapprenticeship 2 жыл бұрын

We do what we can for KZbin, but the good stuff is and will always be in our Membership area.

@paymansharifi2445 Жыл бұрын

I loved Colin's face I can tell he's torn cause his wife is losing But also happy she's losing cause she's playing wrong hahahaha

@JN24185 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I find the actual witnessing the application of the strategy combined with the card counting is the most helpful form of teaching. Personally.

@stevenhogg4913 2 жыл бұрын

absolutely loved this! hopefully becomes a new feature of the channel.

@U-TubeSurfer45 Жыл бұрын

Great episode! Post more! At least once a week. These are helpfull. Watching others, that are at a lot closer to our levels, practicing. Would be great as well if you put thr card's sums and the count on the screen the entire time.

@paragrin8385 2 жыл бұрын

i was able to keep up for quite a bit of it. would be awesome to see more of this type of video

@paragrin8385 2 жыл бұрын

would be great to demonstrate variance as well.

@hoddo33 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, instructional, entertaining and humorous. Great stuff.

@savagenez9584 Жыл бұрын

This was awesome to watch! Love the dealer vest 😂

@RegiDawn Жыл бұрын

Pretty please make loads more of these! Thanks!

@chrisfinch8637 2 жыл бұрын

Never seen it like this before (well, except for “Telly Savalas’ ABC’s of Blackjack” players). Nicely well done, Colin and all of Blackjack Apprenticeship.

@devdog7409 2 жыл бұрын

I lost last time I went to the casino and I was very discouraged and I started questioning if somehow I was counting the cards wrong. After being able to keep up with the count all the way through this video, it gave me my confidence back that I am at least not messing up the running count. I find it kind of hard to tell how many decks are left though and even how many are discarded at casinos. Maybe I'm messing up the true count idk. Great video though! Will come back to practice before next trip to casino.

@geoffpearce889 2 жыл бұрын

The fluctuation in just one shoe of play was very mild. I have run simulations for given rules and conditions and the sims show that you need a very large bankroll into the many thousands to achieve a certain risk of ruin. This is because losing streaks can go on for months where you lose and lose and it can make you wonder if you are doing everything right. It’s interesting to note that the two card counting players had outcomes where one lost and the other won, and this demonstrates that anything can happen in the short term. It’s quite possible that if more shoes were dealt, one could go on having winning hands while the other loses big time and yet each player played correctly, apart from having different bet sizing. It can take hundreds of rounds of play before your results get close to the EV of the game.

@GenXisT Жыл бұрын

SUPER helpful on how do to the betting spread and when. Also was able to keep the count along with the vid in a "live" play scenario, even with distractions. Thanks for this one!

@LeoRokkk 2 жыл бұрын

at 9:12 , when Collin received his hole card, the RC was 12, and the divisor was 3.5 or 4 if round to full deck. Is it okay to buy insurance that round?

@killuasa8399 2 жыл бұрын

probably but not reccomended as it might throw you off so i would just say stick with the count right before the decision if you lose any ev it will be miniscule

@peteschneider5842 Жыл бұрын

I noticed this too. Most of the casinos I've played at show the first card dealt, but some do expose the second card, as done in this video. In that case, it would actually make sense to make the insurance bet on the RC at the moment the hole card is dealt.

@TravvyDaddy 10 ай бұрын

Amazing video, but I must say the no-insurance call at 9:14 was questionable. The count did drop at the end of the deal but the dealer’s face down card was dealt when the true count was still 3, so when I saw that I called insurance. But tougher to catch in the heat of the moment

@lulubj Жыл бұрын

....but 1st and 3rd base, "the counters" were 'scared' to bet the ramp....multiple times no less.....AMATEURS!!!!

@KR6Ds5 Жыл бұрын

Loved being able to practice my counting

@briandraper7630 4 ай бұрын

That was great thanks Colin. I use the KO system and counted along with you guys and had the same deviations etc. as Loudon did. My max bet would have been out a little sooner based on the KO, but other than that, it was very similar, so that was good to see

@briandraper7630 4 ай бұрын

Also the 88 I would have surrendered also based on the count or stand if surrender wasn’t available

@D_J_F_4 2 жыл бұрын

This is great! Would love to see more of the live action example videos like this.

@jeffmcloud9018 2 жыл бұрын

Love it!!!! More videos like this, please!!

@dannyneff4195 Жыл бұрын

Bro I'm 4 seconds into this video and already I'm mesmerized by that vest, it's stunning. . . Where can I get one lol

@FlightofElixirs 2 ай бұрын

Great video. Will watch again. Was fun

@srikothur2845 Жыл бұрын

I would love to see more content like this. Videos of people not following basic strategy juxtaposed to top notch advantage play to everything in between. That would get Stephen Bridges numbers. Please give it some thought regardless of whether you already have.

@TheOneKvick Жыл бұрын

Another day at the office where dealer keeps pulling 10's 😂 . Such a great video, thanks 🙏

@rhueoflandorin 2 жыл бұрын

@16:22, there's 1.25 decks remaining, so with a RC of 7, true count is 5. @17:36, with 53 cards remaining, and rc of 7, I'd argue it's a true 7... true 6 if you really want to be safe......but not a true 5 this time. @18:41, with 34 cards remaining and a rc of +4, the true count was +6. Was first time they were both a little bet-shy. Count skyrockets @19:38, with 18 cards left before the deal, and a rc6, thus the true count is +17. After players get dealt their cards, the true count becomes a staggering +21, and I would have surrendered the 12 against the 10 (index=13) Colin ended the shoe with 10 cards in hand. Very nice pen.

@SmittyToked 8 ай бұрын

While I was able to count the cards, I still don’t think I would be able to pull that off while actively playing basic strategy.

@zakkwyldesdmf13 Жыл бұрын

I just enjoy blackjack and card counting for fun. Hence my questions: 1. Is the playing speed "in real life" ususally similar to the speed here? 2. How do you execute the count - card by card or the first four cards (players and dealer) and then the second three cards (players) together?

@Cowtymsmiesznego Жыл бұрын

I'd say it's prob a bit faster in real life

@Jeremy_the_bot 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching this. Wish you would do it again. Love Loudon. Guy won't stfu.

@serkancakir8398 Жыл бұрын

6:38 changing the order of the deck by getting the first 4 cards to the bottom of the deck. For what reason?

@xpsgc 5 ай бұрын

this was fantastic - more of this please!

@Blackjackapprenticeship 5 ай бұрын

We're working on it!

@hawkhunter3256 Жыл бұрын

I've realised that is much easier than I thought. I noticed that when you are not counting every card individually, it's so much easier. In addition, by just thinking of the number, not the calculation itself. You have enough time for the rest.

@DJ_Sweat 2 жыл бұрын

This was a great video! Keep making ones like this, it is very helpful

@KubanKevin 4 ай бұрын

Splitting that 20 had me screaming internally

@goldengatedetailing957 Жыл бұрын

15:54 why did he surrender? Aren't you always supposed to split 8's no matter the count?

@mattzahab2946 Жыл бұрын

Never played competitive black jack. Gkad i fell upon your video. High five 4s 3s n 2s on anyting make it a rush for myself. Sometime we are own demise.