Set (cards) Set (cards) A set or group in card games is a scoring combination consisting of three or more playing cards of the same rank; in some games, such as Bieten, a set may also comprise just two cards (a 'pair'). Sets are one of the two types of meld that may be used in games where melding is part of the play; the other being a set or sequence. A set or group comprises 3 or 4 cards of the same rank and, usually, different suits. A prial (pair royal) or triplet is a set of 3 cards of equal
Card counting character Raymond Babbitt counts through six decks with ease and a casino employee erroneously comments that it is impossible to count six decks. Basic card counting assigns a positive, negative, or zero value to each card value available. When a card of that value is dealt, the count is adjusted by that card's counting value. Low cards increase the count as they increase the percentage of high cards in the remaining set of cards, while high cards decrease it for the opposite reason. For instance, the Hi-Lo system subtracts one for each dealt 10, Jack, Queen, King or Ace, and