Lesson description
Ace tracking is an essential skill for card counting. Learn how this technique will help you identify when you have the advantage in the game with Mr Blackjack.
Similar to the rock counting story we discussed in the last video, we can apply the same principle to the all-important Ace. The Ace is the most valuable card in the deck for the player. If all the aces are gone, your ability to make blackjack is zero and the 3:2 payout advantage is gone.
Ace tracking is important to card counting because they help you determine your advantage in the game.
First off, you must know how many decks are in the shoe so you know how many Aces should be in play. We know that in a six-deck shoe there are four Aces per deck, making 24 Aces in total.
This way, you can tell that if you have gone through a hefty portion of the shoe and a few Aces have appeared, you will want to increase your bet.
This will help you maximize the potential profit on any given hand, based on not only the count but also the possibility of making blackjack.
A good indicator is that if on the first hand four Aces come out with five players at the table, that is way too many Aces.
The same goes the other way; if you are playing with four other players and you haven’t seen any Aces in three hands that have been dealt — you know the Aces are coming. It’s all about probability.
For those of you that listened in math class, you now get to apply what you’ve learned and you can make money while doing it.
