The principle of counting cards is to follow the cards distributed to adapt to put its cards left in the hoof being.

Indeed, there are still more cards say “high” or “logs” (Figures 10 and all of which have the value 10) in the shoe, the greater the probabilities favor the player: we say that the shoe is “hot” and the card counter will bet more to enjoy this advantage varies between 1 and 4% in favor of the player.

Conversely, it remains small cards in the shoe, the more this advantage home, the shoe is “cold”: the meter cards will decrease the amount of his bets.

When the shoe contains a high percentage of high cards, the player has several advantages:

- The dealer will burn (more than 21) more often
- Players will be more black jacks
- The players receive more cards and start with strong starting hands more important.

In this case, the counter placing the cards are higher because he knows he now has a higher mathematical advantage to win against the casino

For all those who doubt, counting cards is not a form of cheating at blackjack strategy but if you use your brain to count cards.