To be a good card counter you should be able to count down a complete deck of playing cards in an ample amount of time. The question is how much timer. To be considered at the professional or even the semi-professional level you should be able go though a single deck in at least 25 seconds without any mistakes. Two decks should take less than 45 seconds without missing any, four decks should take 90 seconds, and six decks should take 2 minutes and 25 seconds. If you can get to those speeds you can play in any casino around the world and keep ahead of the dealer.

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