The most complicated feature of the Hi-Opt II is that all the cards will have a wider range of values that will be difficult for you to track. It will be quite difficult for you to track them and keep them as you play your cards. An accurate card counting is difficult to maintain and you may easily end up confusing the card values with the ones you have encountered in the case of other systems. Start by memorizing the following chart in order to make sure you can use this system in your favor.

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 J Q K A
+1 +1 +2 +2 +1 +1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 -2 0

The card values are separated in groups. For instance, the 7’s, the 3’s and the 2’s in your game deck will carry the value of plus one when you play them. All the 5’s and the 4’s in your game deck will carry the value of plus two when you play them. All the 9’s and the 8’s will carry the neutral value of zero. The higher cards – excepting the Aces- will carry a value of minus two. There are 16 higher cards. The Hi-Opt II will show you that your Aces have a neutral value of 0 but you must keep in mind that this fact is not entirely true. Aces will not be counted in your system but you will have to pay attention to several changes and variations of your basic strategy in order to adapt yourself to every game situation. You will have to adapt depending on the number of Aces that have already been played. The players may be prone to use some external things such as feet or chips or fingers in order to track the Aces that have already been played. This system is a balanced one because you will have to count through the game deck of all the 52 playing cards and you will end up with the count of zero. Otherwise, you must become aware that something is not right with the way you use this system.