Most blackjack articles will emphasize the importance of counting cards. This is because mastering the game does, to some degree, involve mastering the statistics and the odds. No one’s disputing that (or the success of master card counters who have made millions off their mathematical skills).However, there are ways to win at blackjack that go beyond card counting— and it would be a disservice to the great blackjack players to say that all you need to be good at the game is to become a human calculator. For a truly well-rounded game, and a chance to beat the casino odds, you’ve got to develop other skills than card counting.

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