How hard is it to become a professional blackjack player?

Becoming a pro is more accessible than most blackjack enthusiasts expect. But... It does take commitment, a stellar ability to count cards
count cards
Card counting is a blackjack strategy used to determine whether the player or the dealer has an advantage on the next hand. Card counters are advantage players who try to overcome the casino house edge by keeping a running count of high and low valued cards dealt.
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Card counting - Wikipedia
in blackjack, solid money management skills, and a lot of luck. That's among many other things.

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2023-10-07 22:23:42

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Is a queen and a 10 blackjack?
The dealer's first card faces
card faces
court card (plural court cards) (card games) A king, queen, or jack/knave card in a standard deck of playing cards.
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court card - Wiktionary
up, the second faces down. Face cards each count as 10, Aces count as 1 or 11, all others count at face value. An Ace with any 10, Jack, Queen, or King is a “Blackjack.”
2024-02-08 09:19:07

Is a 1800 chess player good?
First of all 1800 is NOT an experienced GOOD player, It's the rating that goes with a very average mediocre club player. In the US Chess Federation
US Chess Federation
The United States Chess Federation (also known as US Chess or USCF) is the governing body for chess competition in the United States and represents the U.S. in FIDE, the World Chess Federation.
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United States Chess Federation - Wikipedia
, which is not terribly atypical for Elo ratings
Elo ratings
The Elo rating system measures the relative strength of a player in some games, such as chess, compared to other players. Its creator, Arpad Elo, was a physics professor in the United States and a chess master who worked to improve the way the U.S. Chess Federation measured their players' skill levels.
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Elo Rating System - Chess Terms
, an 1800 player stands above 88%-90% of all rated players.
2024-01-11 21:47:36

Who is the richest blackjack player in the world?
Edward Thorp – $800 Million
Using his mathematical and technological genius, Thorp created a way of overturning the house advantage when playing blackjack.
2024-01-10 21:19:31

How hard is it to become professional poker player?
Depending on your experience, you may think that winning in poker isn't that hard. But to reach a high level of success, you need to devote a lot of time to playing and studying the game. As the saying goes: “Poker is a hard way to make an easy living.”
2023-12-17 10:56:42

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