counting cards

A form of count cards — To keep track of the cards that have been dealt and those that remain in the deck, in order to calculate the likelihood of certain hands in gambling games such as poker and blackjack.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of count cards
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