It’s hard to be a card counter these days. They have increased the number of decks and watch the players carefully.
A while back, I spent some time with a card counter in Monaco. He didn’t do it full time. He was very smart and he could do it easily but did not do it for a living. He didn’t have to.
He played a few hands and, of course, won. After a while he handed me what he had won and said put it on either red or black.
Being timid, I put half of it on red. Yes, red won. Even half of it more than paid for dinner - but I think my friend would have been happier with the entire loss or the entire win.
He played a few hands and, of course, won.
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Card counting takes more than a few hands. Was he watching the table for a time?
“He played a few hands and, of course, won.”
Of course? LOL!