If player 1 is dealt a 3 and 9 (+1, 0), player 2 has a 10 and a 5 (-1, +1), player 3 has a 7 and a 2 (0, +1), and the dealer’s upcard is an Ace (-1), the running count in a single deck would be +1. Tip: You should also check the following: Edge Sorting, Hole Carding, Shuffle Tracking, Wonging in Blackjack, Camouflage Betting, Team Play, Betting Spread, & Risk Of Ruin. Cards 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 each count as +1. Aces and 10-point cards are assigned a value of -1. Each card is assigned a specific point value in the Hi Lo System. The Hi-Low consists of assigning a point value of +1, 0, or -1 to every card dealt to the player. The Hi-Lo (High Low) system is one of the easier and more popular card counting systems for blackjack.
