Practice Drills That Work: Daily Training Routines for Basic Strategy and Counting

Start with basic strategy flashes: random hands vs dealer upcards. Your goal is instant recognition. Do 50–100 decisions. If you miss one, pause and review the pattern, then continue.

Next, do a short running count drill: flip through a deck and keep the count out loud. Focus on accuracy first, then speed.

Finish with five true count conversions: stop mid-shoe (or mid-deck), estimate decks remaining, compute true count, and state your bet size. Repeat.

Add timed rounds. Do basic strategy decisions against a clock. Then do two-deck running count drills and convert to true count every 10 cards.

Add mild distractions: background music, a podcast, or a friend talking. Real tables are noisy and social.

Finally, add a small set of deviation prompts if your foundation is stable. Keep the list small so you execute perfectly.

Measure accuracy rates: basic strategy accuracy, count accuracy, and true count conversion accuracy. If you track anything, track errors. Errors tell you what to train next.

Speed matters, but only after accuracy is solid. A fast wrong player is a losing player.

Also measure calmness: if you feel rushed, reduce difficulty until you’re stable again.

Difficulty should increase in one dimension at a time: either speed, or distraction, or complexity. Don’t increase everything at once. That creates sloppy habits.

A good ladder: single deck → two decks → shoe simulation; quiet → light distraction → heavy distraction; basic strategy only → counting → true count → a few deviations.

This ladder mirrors how strong players actually train.

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