I should mention, that tracking a second table (or multiple tables) requires you to count a little differently sometimes. Unless the tables are very close, you may not be able to see the exact number on the cards. At this point, 'pips and paint' come into play. The face cards obviously all have paint and can be spotted from far away. The non face cards have pips (the little heart or club symbols on the cards correlating to the card number) so you look for a small number of pips. Doesn't really matter if you mistake a 3 (3 pips) for a 5 (five pips). Both are a +1 count.
It also doesn't matter if your secondary count at the second table is slightly off (a topic that gets former owner here fired up). Say you have a running count at the second table of +11 and it is really +12. so what? Both come out to about the same true count. All you are really trying to do is identify a situation, an advantage better than the game you are currently playing.
I know this may sound difficult and if you try it a few times, may think it too difficult, but if you play regularly, like almost anything it becomes second nature.






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