ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BLACKJACK
This table lists all blackjack card counting systems that are listed in this book. 1)If you see an error or if I missed something, let me know. Mobile users may only see a portion of this chart. To see the full chart, expand your browser width greater than 760px. For ease of use of some of the more popular systems refer to Norm Wattenberger’s site at QFIT.com.2)If the Ace is counted as 0, then the Betting Correlation (BC) suffers. The BC improves with a side count of aces. For example, if aces are side counted in the Omega II count and properly used to adjust the true count it can improve the BC from 0.92 to 0.99.3)BC = Betting Correlation4)PE = Playing Efficiency5)IC = Insurance Correlation6)SUM = SUM OF POINT VALUES = (A+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)*4 + (T*16)
If SUM = 0 then count is balanced!
| Count | A | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | T | BC | PE | IC | BC+PE+IC | SUM | NOTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AceMT | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .89 | .49 | .84 | 2.22 | -20 | Unbalanced |
| AWK | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .96 | .4 | .60 | 1.96 | 0 | |
| Ambition (Courter/Tibbetts) | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .5 | 0 | -.5 | -1 | .99 | .55 | .74 | 2.28 | 0 | |
| Ambition-U | -.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .95 | .57 | .82 | 2.34 | 2 | Unbalanced |
| Andersen (Reppert) | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | .97 | .45 | .57 | 1.99 | 0 | |
| Archer (Goldberg, Hecher, One-Two / J.Noir) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | .72 | .61 | 1.0 | 2.33 | 4 | Unbalanced Ten Count |
| BRH-0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .98 | .54 | .78 | 2.30 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| BRH-I | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .99 | .56 | .76 | 2.31 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| BRH-II | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .91 | .67 | .90 | 2.48 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| Bushido | -1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .97 | .6 | .84 | 2.41 | 8 | Unbalanced |
| Canfield Expert | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | .87 | .63 | .76 | 2.26 | 0 | |
| C-K or Precision Count (Cant / Keen) | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .97 | .62 | .80 | 2.39 | 0 | |
| C-R (Chambliss, Roginski) | -1 | .5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .98 | .56 | .78 | 2.32 | 0 | |
| DHM (Gordon) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .86 | .56 | .85 | 2.27 | 0 | |
 DMPro (Sharp) | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .99 | .57 | .72 | 2.28 | 0 | Wong Halves x 2 |
| EBJ II | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .99 | .55 | .74 | 2.28 | 0 | |
| EBJ II-U | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .98 | .54 | .78 | 2.30 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| EBJ III | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .99 | .56 | .72 | 2.27 | 0 | |
| EBJ III-U | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .99 | .55 | .73 | 2.27 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| Graham 2 | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .96 | .42 | .64 | 2.02 | 0 | |
| Graham 7 | -6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -5 | 1.0 | .54 | .73 | 2.27 | 0 | |
| Griffin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .84 | .64 | .85 | 2.33 | 0 | |
| Griffin 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | .90 | .69 | .90 | 2.49 | 0 | |
| Griffin 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -4 | .90 | .69 | .90 | 2.49 | 0 | |
| Griffin 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1 | -5 | .91 | .69 | .91 | 2.51 | 0 | |
| Griffin 7 | -6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | -2 | -5 | 1.0 | .54 | .72 | 2.26 | 0 | |
| Griffin Ultimate | -60 | 37 | 45 | 52 | 70 | 46 | 27 | 0 | -17 | -50 | 1.0 | .54 | .72 | 2.26 | 0 | Only a computer could play this 🙂 |
| Hi-Lo (Dubner, Revere Plus-Minus, Braun, Wong, Thorp, Extreme) | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .97 | .51 | .76 | 2.24 | 0 | |
| Hi-Opt I (Austin, Einstein, Humble) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .88 | .61 | .85 | 2.34 | 0 | |
| Hi-Opt II, Accu-Count, Humble | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .91 | .67 | .91 | 2.49 | 0 | |
| HNF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .83 | .67 | .93 | 2.43 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| J. Noir Count | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | .89 | .49 | .84 | 2.22 | -8 | Unbalanced |
| KISS 1 | 0 | .5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -.75 | .87 | .58 | .81 | 2.26 | 2 | Unbalanced |
| KISS 2 | 0 | .5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .90 | .62 | .87 | 2.39 | 2 | Unbalanced |
| KISS 3 | -1 | .5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .97 | .56 | .78 | 2.31 | 2 | Unbalanced |
| KO (T-Hop Basic, ESP-U) | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .98 | .55 | .78 | 2.31 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| Lima | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .82 | .27 | .34 | 1.43 | 16 | Unbalanced |
| Mentor (Renzey) | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .97 | .62 | .80 | 2.39 | 0 | |
| Olsen TruCount | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .5 | 0 | .5 | -1 | .96 | .52 | .76 | 2.24 | 8 | Unbalanced |
| Omega II, Canfield Master, Griffin 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .92 | .67 | .85 | 2.44 | 0 | |
| Red Seven (Snyder) | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .5 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .98 | .54 | .78 | 2.30 | 2 | Unbalanced |
| Red Zen (Linsenmeyer) | -1 | .5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .5 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .97 | .62 | .85 | 2.44 | 0 | |
| Revere Five-Count | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .43 | .15 | .19 | 0.77 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| Revere Plus-Minus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | .89 | .59 | .76 | 2.24 | 0 | |
| Revere Point Count | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .98 | .56 | .78 | 2.32 | 0 | |
| Silver Fox (Systems Research, Ita/Green Fountain, Revere) | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | .96 | .54 | .69 | 2.19 | 0 | Revere claimed he used this count in 1954 |
| Tek’s | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .96 | .54 | .69 | 2.19 | 0 | Opposite of traditional |
| T-Hop 1 (Hopper) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .88 | .65 | .87 | 2.40 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| T-Hop 2 (Hopper) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .91 | .67 | .90 | 2.48 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| Thorp Ultimate | -9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 0 | -3 | -7 | 1.0 | .53 | .70 | 2.23 | 0 | Only a computer could play this 🙂 |
| Tri-Level | -2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | .97 | .45 | .57 | 1.99 | 0 | Why? Hi-Lo gives the same BC and better PE and IC. |
| UBZ II (George C) | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .94 | .61 | .82 | 2.37 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| Uston Ace-Five | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .54 | .05 | 0.0 | 0.59 | 0 | |
| Uston Adv Plus-Minus | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | .95 | .55 | .76 | 2.26 | 0 | |
| Uston Adv Point | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -3 | .90 | .69 | .90 | 2.49 | 0 | |
| Uston SS Count | -2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | .99 | .56 | .73 | 2.28 | 4 | Unbalanced |
| Victor Adv Point | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -3 | .92 | .68 | .89 | 2.49 | 0 | |
| Wilson APC | 4 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | .80 | .21 | .45 | 1.46 | 0 | Opposite of traditional |
| Wong Halves | -1 | .5 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 1 | .5 | 0 | -.5 | -1 | .99 | .57 | .72 | 2.28 | 0 | See DMPro |
| Zen Count | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | .96 | .63 | .85 | 2.44 | 0 |
= Popular / RecommendedOTHER GOOD RESOURCES
- QFIT Card Counting Strategy Summary
- Blackjack Apprenticeship Card Counting Systems
- Blackjack Science Popular Card Counting Systems ARCHIVE
- Arnold Snyder’s Top 100 Count ComparisonARCHIVE
Footnotes
| ↑1 | If you see an error or if I missed something, let me know. Mobile users may only see a portion of this chart. To see the full chart, expand your browser width greater than 760px. For ease of use of some of the more popular systems refer to Norm Wattenberger’s site at QFIT.com. |
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| ↑2 | If the Ace is counted as 0, then the Betting Correlation (BC) suffers. The BC improves with a side count of aces. For example, if aces are side counted in the Omega II count and properly used to adjust the true count it can improve the BC from 0.92 to 0.99. |
| ↑3 | BC = Betting Correlation |
| ↑4 | PE = Playing Efficiency |
| ↑5 | IC = Insurance Correlation |
| ↑6 | SUM = SUM OF POINT VALUES = (A+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9)*4 + (T*16) If SUM = 0 then count is balanced! |