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CARD COUNTING [1 record]

Record 1 2006-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Card Games
  • Games of Chance
DEF

A method of keeping track of the cards by assigning a value to certain cards in the deck to determine if the remaining cards in the deck or shoe favour the player or the dealer.

CONT

For example, the hi-lo counting system assigns a value of plus one to cards 2,3,4,5 and 6 and minus one to tens, jacks, queens, kings and aces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Jeux de cartes
  • Jeux de hasard
DEF

Système [...] dynamique permettant le joueur de se souvenir des cartes tombées et des cartes en jeu.

Spanish

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