An Intro To Card Counting At Blackjack
Card counting is a casino card game strategy used primarily in the blackjack family of casino games to determine whether the next hand is likely to give a probable advantage to the player or to the dealer. Card counters are a class of advantage players, who attempt to decrease the inherent casino house edge by keeping a running tally of all high and low valued cards seen by the player. Card counting allows players to bet more with less risk when the count gives an advantage as well as minimize losses during an unfavorable count. Card counting also provides the ability to alter playing decisions based on the composition of remaining cards. Card counting also refers to obtaining a count of the distribution or of the remaining high cards in trick-taking games such as contract bridge or spades.
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Breaking Vegas (History Channel) (2004)
Available at Amazon.
Creating a foolproof plan to beat Las Vegas has been a goal for gamblers and
grifters since the city was established, but only one group has come closest to
making such a system pay off--a collection of math whizzes from M.I.T. The
unique rise and fall of their blackjack team is the focus of this intriguing
2004 History Channel documentary. For two years in the early '90s, the team
reaped millions from casinos around the world with their scheme, until conflict
within the group and a diligent security company brought the group's winnings to
a crashing halt. Interviews with team members and author Ben Mezrich, whose 2003
book Bringing Down the
House focuses on a later M.I.T. team, provide the most interesting
moments; however, the pulpy narration, hyperactive direction, and awkward
dramatic re-creations cheapen the doc's efforts to effectively relay this
engaging story. More straightforward and successful attempts to address the
world of gambling are featured in the DVD's supplemental features, which offer
two additional History Channel documentaries, High Rollers: A History of
Gambling and "How To Win in Las Vegas," an episode from their
Conquest series. --Paul Gaita The true story of six M.I.T. students who went to Las Vegas with a little more
than just luck on their side-they were armed with complex mathematical schemes
to beat the house-and succeeded in taking the casinos for millions of
dollars-until the IRS caught up with them. 2003/color/75 min/NR/fullscreen, Available at Amazon.
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