Originally Posted by
accountinquestion
So you're saying you count 1 table on each side without moving your eyes?
Come on dude! You are slipping into coach belly and Alan territory here with your twisting things.
Tracking a second table is rare. You need a decent size casino with a fair number of tables open. (think strip casinos or south point). And other conditions and circumstances have to be just right.
Tracking two other table (from the one you are playing) is
very rare. And it can only be done for a couple rounds at best. For the second half of Novemeber I played and focused on a game with a beatable side bet, until it was shut down, so I didn't play my regular game/style, But I know I tracked and jumped to a second table just before that in early November, last time I was playing regularly. I am trying to think of last time I tracked 2 other tables. Maybe earlier this year. Maybe not even this year. I don't remember. It is rare and it is becoming rarer as there are fewer and fewer regular blackjack tables with the influxion of so many new game (with higher house edges).
Don't try to make it out that I play one game and track 2 other tables regularly.
Now that said, it is all a progression. For anyone that counts cards regularly, either as a professional or just serious player, or even recreational that plays a lot, they they naturally start expanding things. You walk by a table and glance at the cards on the felt for half a second and pick up the count. Maybe jump into a good count. That type of thing.
Most profession and serious players now exit at least some of the negative counts. The days of sitting at one table and playing all are all but gone for any kind of serious player. Playing through all those negative counts requires a huge spread to make any real money and you will be noticed quickly.
When you play that style (exiting at least some negative counts), you find a new game or opportunity after exiting the first. Eventually you just start looking for that new opportunity before you have even exited the first. It is just a progression that falls into place. I never woke up one morning and said, I am going to track multiple tables. It just happens. You just start seeking that next game or opportunity.