Blackjack Variation Chart

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By John Patrick

The previous article covered my Theory on how to use the count. Now you'll see a detailed chart showing you how to apply these various moves. Do you have to memorize this chart? Yes!

Is it easy to memorize? Yes! First of all, you have to be perfectly aware of each move. Oh, there'll be instances where you can cheat a number or two with no appreciable damage to your overall play, but it is imperative that you see what I'm trying to explain. Secondly, it will be a snap to memorize, because the logic of these- moves are so apparent, that you probably already know them without getting too deep into the chart:

1) When deck is rich, stand with breaking hands vs dealers standing card,
2) When deck is poor, hit your 12, 13, 14 vs the dealers two or three.

The logic behind these moves is so easy to digest, that this should be simply automatic for you. Look at (2) above. You're playing in a six deck game where the count has dipped to 9. You're dealt a five/eight vs the dealers four. Your chances of catching a ten value card has diminished, especially if you're deep into the shoe and so you may as well take the hit. In the same vein, you don't want to give that dealer the opportunity to pull into a poor count, when he is sitting with a four. No matter what he shows as his buried card, his chances of breaking are small, so you gotta puff up your hand anyway. Half the so-called genuises at that table will give you dirty looks, but ignore them. Logically, you gotta-improve your sloppy 12 thru 14 when that deck is poor.

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See how simple this is? In fact, you'll probably sit down and write a sequel to my book and cover the same theory. Like I've said, counting is all logic and speed. Winning is all Money Management and Discipline.

Take a look at the chart in the next article that shows the variations that you will use, based on the fluxuation of the count. A few paragraphs ago I told you that it wouldn't be disastrous to be off a tick on some of these moves. For example, take your hand of 16 and the dealer is showing an eight. Basic blackjack strategy says to hit, but the count is 49, so the variation is to stand. Go a step further. Suppose the count is 47, same cards but there are only a deck left in the shoe. In that case I would stand at 47 and even 45. That's a true count and I don't want to hit into a deck approaching an irich' point. Especially with only a half deck left to play.

Now... read that previous article over and over and over again. Not particularly for that specific example, but to understand the multiple amount of variations that will occur. And I am talking about hundreds of them. In fact, the one I showed you could have variables based on the running count and the amount of decks left in that shoe, either very few or a lot.

It would be absolutely impossible to list every single variation, but I've given you the key number to use for a card counting move. Once you memorize the chart and the count that calls for a move, you can use your own opinion or theory as to when to deviate. Look how far you've come in the book. I've been showing you the Theory of counting and how to arrive at such a point. Well, this article shows you what to do when you get there. The chart in the next article should become your bible of moves. After you master the moves, make your own adjustments, according to how comfortable you feel making such a move.

One more note. Even if this basic blackjack chart looks too long to memorize, it isn't. And as you get stronger, you'll make moves by INSTINCT at the table. Don't laugh, that's exactly what will happen. You'll become so good at knowing what cards will come out of the shoe; you'll think you can read into the future.

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