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The Mentor is a Level II card counting strategy that is quite popular among blackjack players.  It is probably in the top 5 in card counting strategies.

This Mentor was introduced in a book called Blackjack Bluebook II by Fred Renzey.  It quickly gained a solid reputation among the blackjack community for its high degree of accuracy.

In many ways, the Mentor is similar to the Zen Count.  There is no substantial difference between the two systems, but the Mentor Count is slightly better with multiple decks (but the difference is so small it is meaningless).

It is a balanced count, so remember to divide your running count by the number of decks left to get your true count.

 As I'm sure you can see, the Revere Point is quite different from many other counting systems.  Whereas most card counting systems give -1 to tens and aces, the Revere Point gives them -2.  It is also hard to get used to the idea that 2's and 7's are worth +1, but 3,4,5, and 6's are all valued at +2.  It really messes with the mind after awhile.

The good news is, the Revere Point has an excellent betting correlation at .99.  This means that it is highly accurate at predicting the amount you should bet.  This results in you maximizing on your winnings, while minimizing your losses.  This is great news because for all the effort it is good to know that it pays out!

The Canfield Expert was created back in the 70's and is hardly used today. This is because the Canfield Expert was designed for single deck blackjack, something that is non existent these days. Nonetheless, it is highly optimized for playing efficiency (good at handling changes in playing strategy, ie; doubling on 7 when the dealer is showing a 6 because you know the count is high) Normally a player would not double on 7, but with card counting the rules can change. The Canfield Expert is great at predicting these changes.

Wong Halves is an advanced level 3 counting stratetgy. It is one of the strongest systems, but also one of the most difficult. The trickiest part about Wong Halves is that it uses fractions. Notice how cards 2,5,7,9 all have fraction values... yikes.

Well, good luck with this one for those of you aspiring enough to give it a shot. I prefer easier ones so that I make less mistakes, but if you are ready for the big time then step right up. Wong Haves is definitely a money maker if you get it down pat.