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X. Acronym for any ten-valued card.

z. Pronounced "zee". As in 4,3,2,1,zee. The non-verbal abbreviation that many card counters use for zero to improve the speed at which they can count.

ZPB. See zero proximity betting.

Z System. {BS}. (Bennett, Lloyd) Las Vegas, NV. TBD

Zen Count {PCS/L2}. (Arnold Snyder). See Unbalanced Zen Count.

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BC = .96 PE = .63

[3/82,6/82 Snyder Gwynn Tests the Zen Count BJF]
[83 Snyder Blackbelt in Blackjack]
[9/83 Seri Above Zen BJF 13]
[90 Malmuth Gambling Theory 115]

zero proximity betting. {ZPB}. The betting strategy of placing maximum bets at or near a count of zero. This strategy is based on the premise that a rise in player expectation can be found at or near zero in games with insufficiently shuffled cards. See TARGET II.
[88 Griffin The Theory of Blackjack 208]
[1/90 The Zero Count Phenomenon BJC 39]

zero sum strategy. An early technical term for the basic strategy of the game.

zone shuffle. A type of shuffle used in shoe games. When a shoe is broken into 4 or more stacks and then shuffled with one another.

zukes. See tokes.

zweikartenspiel. A German term believed to have been coined by Richard Epstein to refer to games where the dealer's hole-card is exposed. See Double Exposure.
[77 Epstein Theory of Gambling... 249]
[1/80 Wong Wong's BJ Newsletter 8]

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