When playing blackjack, it is important to know how to count cards. There are basically three ways to count cards – the face-up method, the under-the-table method, and the hand-splitting method.
The face-up method is the simplest way to count cards. This method involves looking at all the face-up cards in your hand and counting them 1 through Ace.
For example, if you are playing with a five-card hand and have a 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 face-up, you would count as follows: 2, 3, 4. .
The under-the-table method is a bit more complicated than the face-up method. In this method, you place one card under each other card in your hand so that they are all lined up together like a jigsaw puzzle.
Then you count the number of cards under each card. For example, if you are playing with a five-card hand and have a 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 under the table, you would count as follows: 2, 3 (under 2), 4 (under 3), 5 (under 4), 6 (under 5).
The hand-splitting method is the most complicated way to count cards. In this method, you divide your hand into two parts – one part with Ace through Two (Ace through Two plus any other face cards), and one part with Three through Ten (Three through Ten). You then count each card in each part separately.
For example, if you are playing with a five-card hand and have a 2nd card ( Ace ), 3rd card (2), 4th card (3), 5th card (4), and 6th card (5), you would first divide your hand into two parts – Ace through Two plus any other face cards and Three through Ten. You would then count each card in each part separately: Ace (1), 2nd Card (2), 3rd Card (3), 4th Card (4), 5th Card (5), 6th Card(6).
