I don't know why you guys keep laughing about people saying you count cards in poker.
Here is an excellent strategy article which explains how to count cards, taken from a poker site. The maths may be a bit hard to follow, but if you've read Sklansky, you can probably follow it well enough.
http://au.888.com/poker/how-to-use-c...oker-strategy/
"You may have heard the counting cards when playing poker can actually increase the level or profit you make. While this will differ greatly from player to player and game to game, it is important to just give it a try. But, if you have looked for information on card counting before, you know that there is very little helpful information available on the subject.
Here is a basic primer on counting cards when playing poker that will help you get started in the right direction!
Math
The essential concepts of counting cards are all based on math. The goal is to use as much information as possible to determine what the chances of you winning your poker hand is in relation to the size of the jackpot and how much more you have to contribute to stay hand. This sounds quite simple, but card counting is a lot more difficult than this, and takes a lot of knowledge and skill to pull of successfully on a consistent basis!
Overall Strategy
One thing that you can’t afford to forget is that card counting is only a small component of a successful poker strategy. You can’t make money just counting cards alone – you need starting poker hand strategy, a betting strategy, and a few more components along with card counting to make a complete system. If you try and play Omaha hi or Texas Holdem by just counting cards, there is a good change you will not be profitable!
If you know what you are doing, counting cards when playing Texas Holdem and Omaha hi online is not that difficult. As long as you know when the correct time is to implement it in your overall poker strategy and don’t forget to play correct starting poker hands, it can’t hurt your game. If you log into your favorite online poker room or any of the other poker sites you have an account with and try out poker card counting at the play money tables, you will soon see how this technique can really help you win online poker tournaments and other poker events!"