I'm pretty sure at some point in time I made some remarks here about noise and thread drift... I'm fine with being a hypocrite.

>However, you're incorrect on your second assertion -- the effect on the next hand IS predictable, calculable AND usable by an intelligent player. This has been proven both by mathematicians AND expert players on several occasions.

I still don't see how this is possible. Even in an extreme case.

Alright, say we've seen almost every card in the deck and we know that the following cards are still in whats to be dealt:

2club
4heart
8heart
9club
Kspade
Adiamonds

If its you and the dealer in the game, the fact that you know whats left in the deck still has no bearing on how the cards are arranged within the deck and how they will fall when dealt.