Blackjack Systems: Choose the One to Try for Winning the Game

Blackjack systems are based on card counting strategy, and they were invented and developed by professional gamblers to give more chances to win blackjack games with the help of mathematics. All blackjack systems are of 4 difficulty levels where the level 1 is perfect for beginners of blackjack and the level 4 is good enough only for advanced gamblers of blackjack.

The most popular blackjack systems which are widely used by players are Hi-Lo, KO Count, Omega II and Hi-Opt system; blackjack teams of card counters use team play also. But it does not mean that other systems do not work or are not worth trying: every blackjack gambler is welcome to choose the best blackjack system for winning blackjack.

Here is the short description of some more blackjack systems which are also popular among professional blackjack players.

Red Seven Count

This system was first described in the book of Arnold Snyder Blackbelt in Blackjack, and it was considered to be of the 1st difficulty level (it means that blackjack newcomers can easily practice Red Seven Count). You are welcome to use the range of only 3 numbers for counting cards here: +1, 0 and -1; the main thing here is to know how to count 7's at this blackjack system. Red sevens are counted as +1 when black sevens are counted as 0. Look at the table and find out how to count cards using Red Seven Count:


A card

2

3

4

5

6

Red 7

Black 7

8

9

10

J

Q

K

A

Count

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

+1

0

0

0

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Zen Count

One more blackjack system described by Arnold Snyder is Zen Count: it is believed to be of the 2nd difficulty level because you use a wider range of numbers to count cards here: +1, +2, 0, -1 and -2; so, it would be better for you to practice this blackjack system when you are an intermediate blackjack gambler already. This table will show you how to count cards using Zen Count:


A card

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

J

Q

K

A

Count

+1

+1

+2

+2

+2

+1

0

0

-2

-2

-2

-2

-2

Wong Halves Count

This blackjack system was first described in the book of Stanford Wong Professional Blackjack in 1970s; it is more complicated than Red Seven or Zen Count system, and it is of the 3rd difficulty level: the range of numbers you use here for counting cards at blackjack tables includes -1, -0,5, 0, +0,5, +1, +1,5. That is why this system is called to be "Halves"; look at the table to know how to count cards using Wong Halves Count.


A card

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

J

Q

K

A

Count

+0,5

+1

+1

+1,5

+1

+0,5

0

-0,5

-1

-1

-1

-1

-1

Uston APC Count

It was invented and described by Ken Uston in 1981 in his book Million Dollar Blackjack, and it is also considered to be of the 3rd difficulty level: the range of numbers to count cards here includes -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2 and +3. The following system is not recommended for blackjack beginners because it is not easy to follow it. Look at the table below and you'll understand why it is so:


A card

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

J

Q

K

A

Count

+1

+2

+2

+3

+2

+2

+1

-1

-3

-3

-3

-3

0

Revere 14 Count

This blackjack system is of the 4th difficulty level which means it can be used only by advanced gamblers; frankly speaking, this system is used rarely today because of its difficulty: there are easier but not less profitable systems can be found to use. Lawrence Revere invented this system in 1974 and determined the following range of numbers for counting cards here: -4, -3, -2, -1, 0, +1, +2, +3 and +4.


A card

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

J

Q

K

A

Count

+2

+2

+3

+4

+2

+1

0

-2

-3

-3

-3

-3

0

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