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Life and Blackjack: A Story about Winners and Those Who Could Be Winners - by Ben Newgate
- Publication Date: 06/01/2004 - Paperback, 152 pages
Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions - by Ben Mezrich
- Publication Date: 09/09/2003 - Hardcover, 272 pages
Blackjack : A Winners Handbook - by Jerry L. Patterson, Eric Nielsen
- Publication Date: 07/01/2001 - Paperback, 272 pages
Blackjack For Blood: The Card-Counters' Bible, and Complete Winning Guide - by Bryce Carlson
- Publication Date: 07/01/2000 - Paperback
Knock-Out Blackjack--The Easiest Card Counting System Ever Devised - by Olaf Vancura, Ken Fuchs
- Publication Date: 10/01/1998 - Paperback, 179 pages
Playing Blackjack As a Business - by Lawrence Revere
- Publication Date: 06/01/1977 - Paperback
Blackjack for the Clueless : A Beginner's Guide to Playing and Winning - by Jackie Schwartz, T. J. Reynolds
- Publication Date: 05/01/1998 - Paperback, 192 pages
The Complete Book of Blackjack : A Comprehensive Guide to Winning Strategies - by T. J. Reynolds
- Publication Date: 09/15/1998 - Paperback, 224 pages
Blackjack Autumn: A True Tale of Life, Death, and Splitting Tens in Winnemucca - by Barry Meadow
- Publication Date: 06/04/1999 - Paperback, 351 pages
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When Barry Meadow decided to take two months off from his life to play blackjack in every Nevada casino, he had no idea what he would find. Leaving behind his business, his fiancee, and his son, he set out on the road with a suitcase, a tape recorder, and $8000 on the journey of a lifetimeHonest To Goodness Blackjack - by Jerry Sheneman
- Publication Date: N/A - Paperback, 255 pages
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5 1/2" x 8 1/2" plastic comb bound how-to book. Ordering Information
This 79 Page Book Includes These Chapters: How The Game Is Played --- Do's And Don'ts --- The Casino --- The Pit Boss --- The Basic Strategy --- How To Play Each Hand Correctly --- Money Management --- The Best Time To Play --- "Hit And Run" Strategy --- Betting Systems --- Glossary Of TermsThe World's Greatest Blackjack Book - by Lance Humble, Carl Cooper
- Publication Date: 03/17/1987 - Paperback, 405 pages
Review - by Patrick from Dallas
At one time, the book lived up to its name; however, now it is outdated (even though it has been updated and revised). I always knew blackjack was a beatable game, and knew if there wasn't already a system capable of gaining a mathematical edge over the house that one could be devised. The first two trips to Vegas in the early 80s proved expensive. I took a beating at the Blackjack tables. Then one day I was strolling through Walden books in the mall, and I saw this book for the first time. My life was changed forever. The vote is still out as to whether it was changed for the better or worse. I picked up the book and scanned through it. I flipped to the chapter about the Hi Opt One counting system. At that point I realized that counting was not a matter of remembering the cards that have been played. I purchased the book, the rest is history. I have probably made 250 trips to Las Vegas since then. I have experienced my highest highs and my lowest lows. I am a damn good player . . . but it took me many years and many thousands of dollars to realize that contrary to what Dr. Humble would lead you to believe about card counting, it's still gambling and you can play the most professional game in the world and still lose your ass!Beat the Dealer: A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One - by Edward O. Thorp
- Publication Date: 04/12/1966 - Paperback, 240 pages
Professional Blackjack - by Stanford Wong
- Publication Date: 03/01/1994 - Paperback, 352 pages
Review - by The publisher, Pi Yee Press
Professional Blackjack is 350 pages of card-counting advice for beginners to experts. It presents the high-low and the halves. The high-low is the best combination of simplicity and power, and probably is the most popular system used by card counters. Halves is a level-3 system that yields almost perfect estimates of your advantage, information you need to determine your optimal bet size.
The 1994 edition of Professional Blackjack contains 100 tables, not counting the tables in the appendixes. The tables give strategy index numbers for a variety of rules. The book also contains results of simulations for various sets of rules, so you can learn how valuable one rule is compared to another; for example, you can turn to page 185 and learn that to a card counter, double after split is about the same value as late surrender.
The book is chock full of information. For example, have you ever wondered how much expectation someone gives up by standing on sixteen against an eight? For single deck, page 315 tells you that the various two-card sixteens each lose at a rate of about 53% if you stand and 43% if you hit, so the cost is 10%. For six decks, page 331 tells you the numbers are 51% for standing versus 45% for hitting, so the cost is 6%.Blackjack: A Winners Handbook - by Jerry L. Patterson
- Publication Date: 10/01/1990 - Paperback, 253 pages
Review - by Patrick from Dallas
Mr. Patterson offers a number of practical strategies for a variety of players. There is some powerful information contained in this book. If you are going to play blackjack, then you will likely play against 6 decks of cards. Patterson offers incredible insight into how the game has changed over the last 15 years. These changes necessitate changes in playing strategy for the serious player. With the proliferation of riverboat gaming all over the country, more and more people are gambling. The vast majority of these players are clueless and rarely if ever actually walk out of a casino a winner. Following the strategies in this book would at least give the people a decent chance--or as the casinos like to say,"Win more play longer". (sure, play longer & you will never leave awinner) One thing I know for sure, and I learned it the hard way . . .anything can happen in a blackjack game. Don't ever think your system is that good. I am familiar with just about every book on the subject and must say that without a doubt, Patterson's book is the best available for the average player that wants to improve his chances.Break the Dealer: Winning Strategies for Today's Blackjack - by Jerry Patterson, Eddie Olsen
- Publication Date: 08/01/1986 - Paperback, 192 pages
Burning The Tables in Las Vegas--Keys to Success in Blackjack and in Life - by Ian Andersen
- Publication Date: 01/01/1999 - Paperback, 305 pages
Basic Blackjack - by Stanford Wong
- Publication Date: 09/01/1992 - Paperback, 256 pages
Winning Casino Blackjack for the Non-Counter - by Avery Cardoza
- Publication Date: 08/01/1992 - Paperback, 80 pages
All About Blackjack - by John Gollehon
- Publication Date: 06/01/1987 - Paperback, 64 pages
John Patrick's Advanced Blackjack - by John Patrick
- Publication Date: 06/01/1996 - Paperback, 320 pages
Progression Blackjack: Exposing the Card Counting Myth - by Donald A. Dahi
- Publication Date: 07/01/1993 - Paperback, 155 pages
Blackbelt in Blackjack - Playing 21 as a Martial Art - by Arnold Snyder
- Publication Date: N/A - Paperback
Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros' Way, 3rd Edition - by Don Schlesinger
- Publication Date: N/A - Paperback, 576 pages
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