One art you will have to perfect, regardless of your method of true count adjustment, is estimating the number of remaining decks. You cannot do this without practice.
Buy yourself a few dozen decks of standard playing cards. Use casino-quality cards, preferably used ones from a casino, so that the thickness of the decks is the same as you will encounter when it counts. Many casinos sell their used decks in their gift shops. Make up stacks of cards containing 8 decks, 7 1/2 decks, 7, 6 1/2, 5 1/2, 5, 4 1/2, 4, 3 1/2, 3, 2 1/2, 2, 1 1/2, 1 and 1/2. (You will need to purchase 62 decks of cards to make up all of these stacks. Believe me, pros do it.) Familiarize yourself with exactly what each sized stack looks like.
In casinos, you won't see such precise stacks of discards very often, but your eyes will estimate to the nearest sized stack you can recognize so that you may make your adjustments effortlessly.
Never waste a moment in this estimation process. If it appears 2 1/4 decks are remaining, call it 2 1/2. Always round up—this way you'll play more conservatively. Call it 2 only when it's definitely below 2 1/4.
Also, when you eyeball one of your practice stacks, remember that you are looking at the discards. Therefore, if you assume that you're in a 6-deck game, and you look at a stack of 4 decks, you will make your true count adjustment based on 2 decks—the remaining decks. Be sure you practice this way.
True count adjustment is one of the most difficult aspects of card counting to master. Most counters are poorly trained in this area and should stick with the running count systems. If you ever try to join a professional blackjack team, don't be surprised if you are tested rigorously on true-count adjustments. The team captain will likely show you various-sized stacks of discards and give you hypothetical strategy decisions. He will expect you to respond with the proper plays immediately, based on your system. After each response, you'll have to explain in detail the method you used to make your decision.
I'm always surprised to hear sloppy, slow, and badly trained players profess that they would win a fortune if they just had the big bankroll behind them. They often complain about cheating dealers, poor conditions, negative fluctuations, and the like. But they use systems beyond their abilities and can't make accurate decisions to save their lives. These players —and the majority of card counters fall into this group—are the meat and potatoes of the casino industry.
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