Games Played Per Shoe Per Number of Players
As a card counter it is all about playing as many hands as possible as quickly as possible. So it is very important to know how many hands you are playing depending on how many people are sitting at the table and how far the casino goes into the shoe before re shuffling, also known as shoe penetration or deck penetration. Also, Knowing this information will also help you keep track of how many games you actually played to get to a certain bankroll.
As you can see it is very important for a card counter to have a table to his or her self, especially when you consider that most of your time lost comes from the time it takes to re shuffle the shoe. Also, you don't want to have to be waiting for other players to make their decision. The more games you can get in per shoe the better. If you are worried about people coming and sitting down at the table, play with a teamate and play 3 hands each, control the table.
