How to use card counting

...and use that Knowledge to increase their bets. What they are preaching, is that when the deck becomes rich in tens, the imbalance is in favor of the blackjack player and they should now start increasing the amounts of their wagers.
As the count goes higher, the deck or shoe is now becoming richer. The bets become bigger and bigger, based on this climbing count '.

That is their 'Theory' on how to play blackjack and since 'Theory' is opinion, who am I to argue with their Knowledge? After all, they are card counters, have perfected the game and believe this is the way to use that Knowledge.
They feel you should bet $5 hand after hand and then when the deck reaches the count that indicates the deck is rich in picture cards, they suggest increasing your bet to $25, or $50, or $75.

I don't buy that. It's just that I feel that minimizing losses, having a proper Bankroll and managing your money on a stricter scale is a better approach. Suppose you’re sitting at a table and the count has not as yet reached the 'rich'point.' You are told to bet $5 a hand – the minimum.
Then the count indicates a rich situation has taken hold and the shoe has a strong compliment of tens, as opposed to smaller cards.

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Unfortunately, you've lost 7 of the past 10 hands and are in a kinda bad trend. How can you tell somebody who has just lost that many hands, to up his next bet to $50? I don't buy it.
I use card counting to improve my Basic Blackjack Strategy, both from knowing when the deck is rich in tens and poor in tens. All the variations of the betting patterns are in the Money Management section. But I want you to know where I'm coming from, as to the use of card counting.


FIRST BASE

I'd like to put to bed a myth about card counting in general and Blackjack in particular. The player at 3rd base does not determine the outcome of the game. An upcoming chapter goes into that.
My intention is to make you aware of the right place to sit at a table if you are a counter. That spot is first base and again it comes down to a logical reason.

Let's say there are seven players at the table and the count has reached 54. Now we've got a rich count and the counter wants to take advantage of it.
If he is sitting at first base, he'll get the first card and the ninth card out of the shoe.
The player at third base gets the seventh and the 15th. By the time his hand is completed, there is the chance that the deck might turn back to neutral.

If I'm gonna go to all the trouble of becoming a card counter, I want everything working for me.
One of those things is sitting at first base and taking advantage of the richness of that deck or shoe. This is especially true in a one or two deck game, where the count can fluxuate so quickly.
Even in a six or eight deck game sit at first base. I'm not giving you options on this advice. Strictly first base!!!
Wait a minute - I'll relent and give you the option where to sit:

1)    On your dumper,
2)    On your left ear.

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