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Originally Posted by kccrow
The goal of a tournament is to make the most money. He doesn't stand a chance if he isn't counting anyhow. Period. You're ****ing reeruned, as usual.
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The goal is to make more than your competitors--and to not bottom out. Lose your stake at a tournament, you're OUT. Lose it while just playing, you just buy more chips and keep playing if you want. That might (more likely will) mean betting and making decisions that you wouldn't make if you're just playing against the house. You giving him basic strategy helps only if he doesn't know the first thing about blackjack.
And someone can definitely win a tournament without counting. And if they are playing from a 6-8 deck shoe, which they probably are, counting becomes nearly worthless unless you're really advanced. And in a tournament, if you are counting and good at it, it would make even more sense to deviate a bit from strict basic strategy.