Blackjack counting has stood for long as a game’s discriminations between the players and the dealers; it is the bigger cards that favor the players while the lower ones are sympathetic towards the dealers. Thus, more number of higher cards shall bring a blackjack player better chances for a win (by increasing the count) while the dealer shall be at an advantage with the lower cards.

The player with a higher number of ten value cards shall make insurance betting (betting the way to get protection against future losses) a profitable step to be taken; all the stiffs shall get busted by the tens and the dealer shall lose. The object is to hold cards having a higher count than those dealt to the banker up to but not exceeding 21. Also, a lesser count of the aces is favorable in this case. It’s all about not basing on a specific card; focusing on the general values of each card allows adjusting as per necessity to the blackjack count, which assigns either negative, positive or neutral values to each card on the deck.

But this is just the basic blackjack counting or the level one count, where the variation is not more than 1. However, in the multi-level blackjack counting methods (Zen count and Wong Halves), the counting is more difficult since they demand more precise values. For more advanced players, it is better to keep certain cards with separate blackjack count; it helps distinguishing between the accuracy of betting and playing at online casinos.