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H . 1) See hit. two) See hole-carte.

H-17 . (Or H17) Acronym for dealer hits soft 17.

HA . See house reward.

Hall, Geoff . Inventor of Blackjack Switch and other table games.  Interviewed on the Gambling with an Edge podcast in 2012.
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Hall, Michael . (aka Abdul Jalib and Abdul Jalib K'Hall) An elected co-moderator and long-time contributor to rec.gambling.*.  According to Hall, he is (was?) a professional gambler (more often than not blackjack and poker) and he has a B.S. in Practical Mathematics and Information science from Carnegie Mellon University.  In improver to existence one of the two elected moderators, Michael Hall was the rec.gambling.blackjack.moderated robomoderator system administrator.  Editor of the brusque-lived newsletter 21 News in 1990/1991.  See Michael Solinas.
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Hall of Fame . See Blackjack Hall of Fame .

Halloween Blackjack Ball .  (HBB) On October 29, 2005, Viktor Nacht and Max Rubin hosted the first annual HBB.  This was meant to allow fellow Internet community members to meet in a condom environment, mingle with established and rising gaming celebrities and authors and see and be seen by the producers of the then-new Ultimate Blackjack Tour .   The HBB result occurred once more, on Oct 28, 2006.
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Halves Count . Come across Wong Halves .

Hammer . (aka "The Hammer") An intricate squad-betting shuffle tracking and sequencing technique dubbed by Rob Reitzen.
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hand . The cards dealt to or held past the players. Also called the deal.  There are 55 unlike histrion hands that are possible.  In that location are also 10 unlike dealer upward-cards that are possible.  Thus, there are a total of 550 different hands possible.  An gauge of the typical number of hands per hour that a player tin receive in blackjack is:

hand-held . A reference to a manus held unmarried- or double-deck game.

manus-held multi-deck games . The casinos are e'er trying to find means to fool you.  This is actually a 5 to 8-deck game that is shuffled every deck or less.  Al Rogers (from BJ21.com) writes, "In that location usually is a sign on the table that reads 'Hand-Held Multi-Deck Game,' though the casino will oftentimes attempt to hide the sign behind ashtrays or other objects on the tabular array."
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handle . The full amount of money exchanging easily betwixt a actor and the house.  Sometimes referred to as a player's activeness.

hanger . Newspaper money that hasn't dropped completely into the drop box and commonly due to a aptitude corner. See earring.
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hard . Equally in difficult hand. A manus without an ace that can be counted as eleven. A hard count would be the value of a hard hand.

Harris, Brett . According to his bio, "Brett Harris received his Ph.D. in physics (in the surface area of Quantum Gravity). He developed an interest in blackjack in the tardily 1990s. Along with Karel Janecek and others, he was instrumental in the development of what has become known as 'Optimal Betting Theory', and the discovery that it was possible to calculate a true count for unbalanced counting systems. He is famous for his UNBALO unbalanced count system to trounce the OVER/Under thirteen side bet at blackjack…" South ee BRH count.  See Ubalo.  See Pete Moss. More than INFO
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Hascik, George . Team leader for the famous Czech Team, who reportedly took millions off the tables of casinos worldwide in the late 1970s. Hascik was born in communist Czechoslovakia only escaped in the early 1970s to Austria.  In a refugee military camp in Austria, Hascik met John Vogel and Walter Spengler who would later become members of the Czech Team.
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HC . ane) Acronym for high bill of fare every bit in a ten, jack, queen, king, or ace. 2) Acronym for hole-menu or hole-carding.

HCS . Acronym used in this book to refer to a hole-carte strategy.

caput-on . See head-up.

head to head . Run across head-up.

caput-upward . (or heads up) As in a head-up game. Too called head-on. To play alone with the dealer. Card counters generally observe it significantly more than advantageous to play head-up in single-deck games. The game is faster and yous tend to get deeper penetration than when several players are being dealt to.

healing . To stand a stack of checks on the finish of some other check.

heart . The red effigy mark one of the four suits of playing cards. Encounter adapt.
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heat . The actions or comments by casino personnel that atomic number 82 a player to believe that he is suspected of cheating or menu counting. The intent, from the casino'due south point of view, is to endeavor to make the player nervous. Heat is a course of harassment and a countermeasure from casino personnel.  Floormen and pit staff may talk to the counter and attempt to distract him/her to break them off the count. Run into game command.  See camouflage.

Heath, David Clay . Co-developer of the Fristedt-Heath Organization , an ultimate signal count arrangement.
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Hecher System . {TCS}. (Hecher ?).  See Goldberg Computer Organization .  Run across Archer Arrangement .

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ix 10
one one 1 1 1 one i 1 1 -2

BC = .72 PE = .61 IC = 1.0

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Heller, Steven . Developer of Dodder Bill of fare Blackjack .

hen pecking . See high-low pickup.

subconscious blackjack computers . Meet computers (concealed).

Highest Mitt Bet . (c2016) An online blackjack side-bet option available in the Jackpot blackjack game by Dragonfish.  Requires the player to play 2 or iii easily.  If he bets on at least two easily, and then he can bet on which 1 volition have the higher full after two cards. (HA ~ 1.36% to 2.6%)
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HighHand Blackjack . (HHBJ) A blackjack variation invented by Burton Winslow where players brand a side bet into a progressive jackpot. Players are betting that they lonely will have the highest mitt at the table.  All dealer wins and player ties cause the jackpot to curl over.
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Hi-Lo . (1) {PCS/L1}. Besides called the High-Low or Plus-Minus count. Originally proposed by Harvey Dubner in 1963 and later refined past Julian Braun and Stanford Wong.  Ane of the virtually popular balanced menu counting systems ever used. Run across Dubner High-Low, Braun Loftier-Depression, Wong High-Depression, and Thorp Complete Point-Count.  (two) Meet Hi-Lo (side bet) listing below.

A 2 three 4 5 vi 7 8 9 10
-one 1 1 1 one 1 0 0 0 -1

BC = .97 PE = .51 IC = .76

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Case of a custom fabricated Hi-Lo count strategy card

Hi-Lo . (2) A side bet that pays off if the histrion's first menu volition be higher or lower than the dealer's up card. See link below for more information.
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loftier-low pickup . {CHS} (aka Hen Pecking) Picking up high cards and low cards separately for the purpose of cheating.  A dealer may choice upwards all the high cards and then all the low cards and and then attempt to control these cards through the shuffle.  Since the dealer knows where the dissimilar slugs of high and depression cards are he tin control who gets them.

High Tie Blackjack .  (HT) (c2004) A blackjack side bet from Gaming Amusement, Inc.Players have a pick of betting that their start carte du jour ties the dealer.  The verbal denomination must tie so, for example, Jacks don't tie other ten-value cards.  Or the player's and dealer's first cards combine to brand a blackjack. Winning blackjack and necktie bets each pay v-1, with business firm edges in a half dozen-deck game of iv.7 pct on blackjack and viii.8 percent on ties. Matches pay 16-i with a house edge of i.6 pct in a six-deck game.
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Hinton, Joe .  See Richard Canfield.

Hi-Opt .  Run into below.

Hi-Opt I . {PCS/L1}. (Charles Einstein / Lance Humble). A balanced bill of fare counting system originally devised by Charles Einstein in 1968 and refined and further adult by Lance Humble (1974) and Julian Braun. The Hi-Opt strategies were very popular during the tardily 70'due south and early 80'southward. Multi-parameters were added in 1976. See Einstein Count.

A two 3 4 5 6 7 eight 9 10
0 0 1 1 i 1 0 0 0 -i

BC = .88 PE = .61 IC = .85

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Hi-Opt 2 . {PCS/L2}. (Lance Humble) (c1976).  This balanced count, introduced a few years later on Hi-Opt I, was considered by many to exist the nearly powerful card counting system on the market at the time. In add-on to the regular count, players were advised to keep a side count of 8's and nine's in improver to aces. Too referred to as the Steppine Count .

A 2 3 4 5 6 7 viii 9 10
0 1 ane 2 two ane 1 0 0 -2

BC = .91 PE = .67 IC = .91

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Hi-Opt Multi-Parameter . {PCS/U}. (Lance Apprehensive) TBD
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high carte . Typically a reference to a 10-valued card, however, occasionally a 9 is considered a high card. An ace can be considered a high card for betting purposes and a low carte du jour for playing purposes. Run into low card. See neutral bill of fare.

high-bill of fare clumping . When loftier cards clump together. Run across clumping.

high roller . A player who wagers large amounts of money. See big role player.
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Hirschtick, Jon . An original 1980s MIT Blackjack Squad member for ten years.

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hit . To draw additional cards beyond the original ii cards in an attempt to ameliorate the hand. Hit cards are typically dealt to the player confront and on the layout such that both digits and the center spot are exposed.  To signal for a hit, scratch the felt with your finger or fingers toward you (face up game) or similarly with your cards (in a face downwardly game).  See stand.

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hitting and run . {CS}. To enter a game, play a hand or two, and leave. A strategy of playing only those games where the count indicates a actor reward. Run across Wonging. Meet back counting.

Hitting and Run . (c2011) A progressive blackjack side bet that pays if the dealer gets a blackjack or at least five cards.
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striking-card . See hit.

Striking-Me BJ . {BS}. (c1980?). Warcy Cards, Vista, CA. A $10 plastic coated deck of playing cards on which the basic strategy is printed in as many equally 8 colors for 10 dissimilar situations.
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hit soft 17 . (H-17). A rule requiring the dealer to hitting all soft 17's. This rule was prevalent in Reno and downtown Las Vegas in the 1990s. H-17 menu counting variations (versus S-17) affect the indices to the greatest extent when the dealer shows a vi or an Ace. See soft 17.  PA = -.2%

HNF Count . {PCS/L3}. (????).  HNF stands for "High Normal Class".

A 2 three 4 5 half-dozen 7 8 9 ten
1 1 1 2 2 1 ane 0 0 -2

BC = .83 PE = .67 IC = .93

An unbalanced count with an IRC (Initial Running Count) of -4 x Number of Decks.  For betting accuracy, the Ace should be side counted as -3.
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HP . Acronym for Huntington Printing. Publisher Anthony Curtis is the writer of the excellent publication Las Vegas Advisor.

The Hobbit . An allonym of grade.  Winner of the 1998 and 2005 "Blackjack Cup" at Max Rubin's annual Blackjack Ball .  According to Rubin, The Hobbit is "… i of blackjack'due south nearly dangerous players, he's scary smart and has successfully plied his trade against the casinos for 2 decades."
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hold . A casino term for the percent of the drop which is retained by the casino. The hold or the drop should not be confused with the theoretical percent edge (house advantage) that a casino has on an private play.

CASINO HOLD FORMULA

WIN/DROP = HOLD %

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hole-carte du jour . The confront down card that the dealer deals to himself. In most casinos the dealer will peek at his pigsty-bill of fare if his up-carte du jour is an ace. In Nevada some casinos will also peek under their tens but this do is becoming rarer due to casino awareness of tell play strategies. In Atlantic City and on some cruise ships the dealer will wait until all the players have finished their hands earlier revealing information technology. In Europe, no pigsty-card is drawn until all the players have finished with their hands.  Meet Rules of the Game.  See exposed hole-card.
[ Photo Credit: Dealer Peeking at Hole-Carte du jour (Courtesy Dustin D. Mark's CAB 2000) ]

hole-card play . {HCS} aka hole-carding or holecarding. A play that is based on the noesis of the dealer's hole-card.  Perfect play can get the player an advantage of up to 13%. Techniques to acquire this knowledge include front loading and spooking. Although hole-carte play opportunities may be from time to fourth dimension due to dealer error they usually are created by the AP.  Areas to investigate include flawed layouts, obstacles and novice / inexperienced dealers.  In 1984, hole-menu play was adamant to be a legal advantage play technique for players by the Nevada Supreme Court. Run across exposed pigsty-card. See exposed pigsty-bill of fare basic strategy.  Run across next-carding.
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Holiday Count .  Come across One-Two Count and J. Noir Count past Jacques Noir.

abode run table . A hot table. A table that has just previously been very favorable for the players.
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Honcho . Won the 2009 "Grosjean Cup" at Max Rubin's almanac Blackjack Ball .

Hondi, Charles . An advantage actor that has been interviewed on the Gambling with an Border podcast.
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Honey Bonus . (c2019) A blackjack side bet by BetConstruct.  According to their online virtually page, BetConstruct is a "global honor-winning technology and services provider for online and land-based gaming industry".  Wins are based on the player's first two cards and the dealer's upwardly bill of fare.  HA ~  13% – 15% .
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Hopper T . Developer of the T-H and Bushido carte du jour counting systems.  T. Hopper created a counter's oriented basic strategy that optimizes the winnings for card counters without changing strategy with the count.
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hopping the deck . {CHS} The dealer activeness of nullifying a player'south cutting of the cards and thus returning them to their original pre-cut order.
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hot . Every bit in a hot deck. 1) A deck or shoe that has just previously been very favorable. 2) A deck or shoe that is favorable to the player, that is, with a high plus count. See cold.

business firm . The casino or bank. The establishment running the blackjack game.

house advantage . (HA). Also called the house edge, business firm odds, cut, take, or PC. The theoretical advantage that the casino has on a bet. Normally represented as a positive (+) percentage value. The HA tin also be defined as the ratio of the gambler's expected net loss to his expected amount of action. Encounter advantage.   See hold.  See expectation.
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house edge . See house reward.

house dealer . A dealer who wants to win every hand for the casino.

business firm money . The urban definition of playing in a gambling game and in the black (i.e., winning)  and feeling skillful. The mental attitude is that if you lose it is not your coin but the business firm'due south money.  Of form this is dizzy… once the money has been won by yous it is entirely yours.

House Money . (aka House Coin 21 ) (c2012) A blackjack side bet from Bally Technologies and Roger Snow of Shuffle Main.  According to their literature: Business firm Money is an exciting blackjack side bet. The object is to get one of the following two-card starting hands: Ace-King Suited, Straight Flush, Pair, or Straight. If players kickoff with i of these hands, they may take down their winnings or they may add them to their standard blackjack wager, letting them play with … House Money!  Players must make a standard blackjack wager. They may besides make the House Coin wager for any amount within the posted limits. Players volition and then get their outset two cards. The House Money bet wins if a player's beginning ii cards are:

• Ace-King
• Suited Straight
• Flush Pair
• Direct
  

If the Firm Money bet wins, players may collect the proceeds (winnings and original bet), or they may add them to their standard blackjack wager.  I f the dealer has blackjack then players must collect their proceeds.
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house shuffle . The shuffle designated past casino policy. Often, business firm shuffles are anticipated and tin can be exploited by individuals knowledgeable in the intricacies of shuffle tracking.

Howie's Angels . (c1980s) A reference to the attractive women hired by counter catcher Howard Grossman to flirt with suspected large players who were suspected of having squad affiliations.
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HSA . Acronym for hit later on splitting aces.

Hulbert, Cathy .  (aka Cat) (Born 1950) Former professional gambler, poker player and card counter.  Part of Ken Uston'due south 1979 team in Atlantic City and a erstwhile member of the Czech team .  Cat was one of the world's first professional person female person card counters.  Card Player magazine named her i of the acme 7-carte stud players in the earth in 1996. According to Max Rubin, " Cat was selected as i of BBC's 100 Women of 2022 – an honor given to 'high profile women from the spheres of entertainment, sport, business organisation and politics.' Chosen for being the start woman to intermission through the drinking glass ceiling of professional blackjack in 1978, she played on the Czechoslovakian blackjack team in over 300 casinos world-broad. Cat's aggressive play and fearlessness changed many opinions on the mathematical and emotional capabilities of women to bet-it-up under pressure." Author of Outplaying the Boys: Poker Tips for Competitive Women .  A nominee for the Blackjack Hall of Fame .
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Hull, Blair . (Born Sept iii, 1942) Hull applied his mathematics skills to the Las Vegas blackjack tables in the 1970s.  He devised intricate mathematical formulas that called for a skilled team of blackjack players to help determine when and how to bet. Reportedly, the squad consistently turned a profit. Their story is outlined in the book The Large Player by Ken Uston. Hull founded the Hull Trading Co. in 1995, and sold it to Goldman Sachs in 1999, for $531 meg.  A previous nominee for the Blackjack Hall of Fame .  According to Wikipedia, Blair Hull is an American businessman, investor, Democratic politician and philanthropist.
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Humble, Lance . (aka Igor Kusyszyn) (Apr 17, 1939 – Nov 11, 2015) Originally from Pidhaitsi, Ukraine, Humble co-authored the book The World's Greatest Blackjack Book with Carl Cooper and developed the Hi-Opt I and Hi-Opt II menu counting systems.  Humble was president of International Gaming, Inc. and a former psychology professor at York University in Toronto, Canada.  A nominee for the Blackjack Hall of Fame .
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hustling . See toke hustling.

HWR . An NBJ acronym for easily won ratio.

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Hyland, Tommy .  (Born c1956) Manager of one of the longest running and successful blackjack teams in history.  A 2003 member of the Blackjack Hall of Fame . Mentioned in the books Gambling Wizards by Richard Munchkin and Legends of Blackjack by Kevin Blackwood.
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