The Movie “The Card Counter” and Real-Life Examples

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While the movie “The Card Counter” is precisely the gradual think-piece that someone might anticipate from a director like Schrader, as evidenced by the opening scenes, there’s a little more than its creativity that we can learn from.

Not every movie shines a light on actual events that happen in society, and while The Card Counter isn’t based on real-life events, there are real-life examples we can glean off it. It is almost like trying to free spins on card registration NZ.

 

Card Counting in Real Life

In the movie, the main character, Tell, is said to be a professional card counter. But what does counting mean? Well, it depends on the game you’re playing. Card counting in Blackjack means you keep track of all the cards that have been exposed by you and other players in previous hands. Essentially, counting cards is meant to help you have an idea of the actions other players might take so that you can make well-informed bets. Card counting is a skill that’s only applicable in games with multiple players, and if the hands are played from one deck. Keep in mind that for one to keep track of cards, they can’t be reused in a hand. One can count cards in games like Baccarat.

Other games such as stud poker can also provide counting opportunities provided there’s a single hand. For example, if one player exposes two Queens, the rest of the players have to take note of whether or not any Queens have previously been exposed in folded hands. While this isn’t counting, you will still have to remember all cards other players show if you’re to be considered a good player.

Players count different things in games like gin rummy and bridge. They count the cards they have as well as the number of different types of cards that players play in different ways. However, they count all this in one hand.

Real Life Poker Players

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Bryn Kennedy

Bryn is a New Yorker and is worth $56m +. He’s also known as Mega Crusher. He was previously a magician who transitioned to poker in 2007 and won his 1st WSOP bracelet in 2014. One of his best years was 2019 when he won $1M prizes in a short time. His best score was during the 2019 Triton Million where he won more than $20.5M even though he finished second.

Justin Bonomo

Also known as ZeeJustin, Justin is worth $55M+. He’s known to be one of the luckiest and the biggest winners in poker history. He started his career at 16 after expertly transforming $500 into a massive win of $10,000 at Paradise Poker. He is now one of the best poker players in the world. In 2018, Justin broke a record and earned an impressive $25M in that year. Since the event, he has stayed at the top of various high-roller events including some online ones at the Super High Roller Bowl Online.

Daniel Negreanu

Negreanu is from Toronto and is also known as Kid Poker and is worth $43M. He was named player of the decade for 2004-2013 by the Global Poker Index. Negreanu won WSOP player of the year at the beginning and the end of the same decade and in 2014, was inducted into the Poker Hall of Fame. Negreanu has won multiple World Poker Tour and World Series of Poker and one of his biggest scores was after a runner-up finish after losing to Antonio Esfandiari during a heads-up duel at the 2014 Big One for One Drop.