Counting Cards

How I Use Probability To Make Money Playing Blackjack

I adapted probability theory to help me while counting cards

Mark Hake
8 min readFeb 2, 2022
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I don’t hide that I count cards. It is the only proven way to beat the game of Blackjack. The house edge is fairly small, in fact, the lowest edge in any table game. Therefore, the game is beatable. But this is only if you…

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Mark Hake

CFA, MBA, and former hedge fund manager and investment research firm owner. Email me at mrhake@gmail.com if you have writing/research projects.