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Using the KO System to Count Cards in Blackjack
Card counting in blackjack is using a mathematical system to keep track of each card dealt allowing you to better understand which cards remain in the deck and make an educated decision towards what and how to bet. Counting cards is not illegal, a casino that suspects you are counting though will have you thrown out and banned, this is the only way a casino can battle the card counter. Many people misunderstand card counting, thinking it is specific cards that a counter is watching for as if they have a direct correlation to the eventual outcome of the hand being played, this is simply not true.
Counting cards in blackjack has many different strategies that vary in difficulty. Generally, the more difficult a system is to learn, the more accurate it is. Today we will be discussing the KO Count system.
With the KO Count system, also known as the Knock-Out card count, there is an additional card deliberately included in the count, the 7 card. In systems such as the Hi-Lo count the 7 is represented by a 0, making it a neutral card, but in the KO Count its a +1. With the addition of the 7 card being used as a +1 this system is referred to as an unbalanced system, since when you run out an entire deck keeping count you should end up up with a +4. Now, to explain what these numbers mean, in a single deck of cards certain cards are given a value as follows:
* 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7- Count +1
* 8, 9 – Count 0
* 10, J, Q, K, A- Count -1
As the cards are dealt the player needs to keep track of the cards laying by keeping a count using the table above. So, if a 10, 3, J, 7, K, and a 9 were laying what would the count be? The count would be -1, and therefore less then the key count. The key count, when using the KO system, is +2 which means, anything less then the key count is in favor of the house so bet low. Remember, the whole reason to keep count is to track the amount of high cards left in the deck and decipher the probability of either the dealer going bust or you being dealt a natural (21). Easy right?
This system is intended to make it easier for the average player to deduce when to bet and when not to. Many variables though will come into play at a blackjack table. Distractions are abundant while at the casino, the noise, the conversations, the waitress, even the dealers are trained to talk to you if they think you are counting. The biggest key to success in counting cards is in training yourself to register the count without having to think hard about it. Generally, this is done at home with just yourself and a deck of cards. Dealing in yourself and an imaginary dealer, begin to keep count. Once you feel you have mastered keeping track of the count as the cards fall, add in a player or two. Once you are accustomed to more cards coming by, add in noise like a TV or radio. The idea here is to continually progress towards a near sub-conscious level of recognizing the count inconspicuously. As stated above the KO System is best for beginners. The KO System resembles the more difficult card counting systems and naturally it will be much easier to graduate to a more accurate system once the KO is mastered further advancing your probability of winning big at the blackjack table.