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"A Nickel Isn't Worth A Dime Today." 

There are not many people in history who have given us as many classic quotes as Yogi Berra.  I don’t know if Yogi is a mathematician, or if he played Blackjack, but if one didn’t know any better they’d of thought Yogi was talking about Blackjack when he said “Half The Game Is 90% Mental.” 

The game Blackjack is half Card Counting, half knowing how to play every hand, and half Wager Variation.  Not one of the halves will make you a winner by itself.  They are all equally important. 

"I Didn't Really Say Everything I Said." 

Wager Variation is critical to winning at the game Blackjack.  It is a card counter’s best friend.  They are inseparable.  If you card count you can only do so for two reasons.  One, which is important, is Hand Variation.  Changing the way you play many hands depending on the count of the cards.  That is important to the overall game, but does not compare to that of Wager Variation, which itself is the second reason to card count. 

We knew the importance all this played in the game Blackjack, so we showed you this as simply as possible, in the Win/Loss Report. 

 

 

As you can see from the following example in the Draw Reports, Player Two was counting cards as follows: 

Player Two is counting the 3, 4, 5 and 6 as a Plus One (+1) and the four Faces as Minus One (-1).

“If You Don't Know Where You Are Going, You Will Wind Up Somewhere Else." 

The Win/Loss Report will now show how each player does at every count, and collectively, overall in the game after playing millions of rounds.  Players can now test any counting method (Player Two in this example is only using one of over 25 billion allowed in the Playing 21 Program) and see where they actually win more than they lose, depending on their count style, the House Rules, the Number of Decks Used, and Shuffle Points.  

By now verifying in the Win/Loss Report where in the count you are actually making a profit, you can bet more at those counts.  Below we show an example of a small 50 million rounds played for Player Two.  You can see from the two different views in the Win/Loss Report, by betting a flat $10 per bet, he actually lost $1,837,060.  The Totals for Player Two's Net Wagers are shown at the Bottom Right after 50 million rounds which turned into 56,339,634 total hands played, after splitting and doubling down.  You will also note to very important things.  The Units Bet at every count of the cards was one (1) unit, but at the highlighted count of Plus Three (+3), the Net Wagers actually made us a winner and at this count we started to turn a profit, even though only betting one unit.

Now by simply going into the Wager Input Options, Player Two can now change what he wants to bet at each and every single count.  We know we were making a profit at the count of Plus Three (shown above in the furthest right column), so we could bet more at this and other plus counts where we actually are making money.  We simply alter a few bets here (as shown below) and we now go back to the Win/Loss Report. 

"You Can Observe A Lot Just By Watching." 

Wow!!!  Just like that we have now made $1,718,730 for a swing of $3,555,790 (We went from losing $1,837,060 to winning $1,718,730).  We didn’t even bet table maximum!!!  All we did was vary a few bets from $10 to $20 (Plus 8), $40 (Plus 9) and then $60 at Plus 10.  That is the power of Wager Variation, and the Win/Loss Report.  It proves the casinos cannot win at Blackjack.  You can choose any counting method right for you, even as few as just counting two cards, and see how you did.  Of course our example is based on certain House Rules, Number of Decks Used, and Shuffle Points. You just input those to mimic the game that your casino offers and see everything you need to be a huge winner.  In the example above, we could have bet a lot higher at every count Plus 3 and above, even table maximum and just retired.  It is up to you how much you want to win. 

I can’t imagine sitting down talking to Yogi Berra.  It would be fascinating…as fascinating as Blackjack.  Learn how to win and do something that feels great, by winning instead of letting the casino kill you each time you play Blackjack.  Tell all your friends about us, so they have a chance when they are in the casino.  For those you know who get killed playing Blackjack…remember it was Yogi Berra who said, “You should always go to other people's funerals; otherwise, they won't come to yours." 

Check this out: How Card Counting Weights Affect Wager Variation