Shithead (card game) have three or more cards in their hand). The game continues sequentially in a clockwise direction unless certain wildcards are played (such as a Joker), depending on rule set. When a player has no single card that is higher in value than the card on top of the play pile, they must play they must pick up all the play pile (put it in their hand) and end their turn. Picking up the pile can often put a player at a great disadvantage when many cards have been played as they will have more cards to shed than other players.
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