by bluxed on May 23, 2008
Can card counting help u become a better texas hold’em poker player? As far as i’m concerned no. I do not see any benefits that will affect the way you play poker by card countiing. Although, I am a strong beliver in Shuffle Tracking and belive that the card counting skill of shuffle tracking can help give you an edge at the poker table.
Using some basic shuffle tracking skills you can help yourself figure out where certain cards are in the deck by keeping track of the muck pile, people folding, and the way the dealer shuffles the cards.
Shuffle tracking while playing live texas hold’em poker might give you that extra edge you have been looking for and the only way card counting will help your poker game is if you are also colluding and you know what some of the other people have at the table.
by bluxed on February 26, 2008
Shuffle tracking is a high level blackjack playing strategy used by card counters to track the shuffle of cards. The premise of shuffle-tracking is that shuffles are not random, meaning the location of cards after the shuffle is predictable to some degree. Shuffle tracking exploits the nonrandomness in casino shuffles. Shuffle tracking technique involves keeping track of the count in different portions of the discarded card tray. Shuffle tracking can give you a good idea when the deck is going to turn hot and can also help with cutting the deck. For example, If you know many low cards are on the top of the deck from correctly shuffle tracking, you should make a small cut to get those cards out of play.
A great blackjack shuffle tracking book is Blackjack Shuffle Tracking Cookbook by Arnold Snyder. I will blog about many of the things i’ve learned from his book and teach you guys some shuffle-tracking for blackjack and poker.
Two benefits of casino shuffle tracking include:
- Additional information about regions of the deck
- Knowledgeable cutting to remove low cards from play
