card counting

noun

A strategy, in pontoon or blackjack, in which a player keeps a mental tally of the cards played in order to calculate the probability of certain cards being dealt and therefore obtain an advantage.

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Meanings

nouncard counting (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA strategy, in pontoon or blackjack, in which a player keeps a mental tally of the cards played in order to calculate the probability of certain cards being dealt and therefore obtain an advantage.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 算牌
  • 算牌 (suànpái)strategy
Finnish korttien laskeminen
  • korttien laskeminenstrategy
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