[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

Counting is really just one half of the equation, the other half is knowing how to play perfect "Basic Strategy". If you can play perfect basic strategy I think the house odds against the player are something like .5 to 1.0%. You still play the basic strategy all the time even when counting, you just alter it slightly to do somewhat unusual plays (which is how the dealers/pit bosses start noticing that you're counting) when the count becomes favourable/unfavourable.

Learning perfect basic strategy can take nearly as long as learning how to count.

Not really, it's just basically a table of your two cars and what the dealer is showing.
Hell, if you ask nicely most casios will give you a basic strategy card to play off.