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Professional Blackjack
by Stanford Wong
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An Excellent Book for the Halves Card Counting Method, March 2, 2005
Reviewer: LotteryMan43 (Watertown,CT USA)
After reading several reviews, I realized that the reviewers actually tell you nothing about the book and methods, and I would go so far as to say that some really didn't read this book. I am a Level 3 Card Counter. I use the method described in this book known as the "halves counting method". It is the BEST and Most Accurate way to determine when to increase your bet. REALISTICALLY, MOST PEOPLE will NOT have the time and patience to learn it, so they will settle for the Hi-Lo method (also in the book), which will place them at a distinct disadvantage from someone using the "Halves Method". Is there a Better method than the "Halves" - yes, but it requires a "side count of Aces, and this is difficult to do while carrying on conversations and trying to survive at a Blackjack table. Remember this, although there are tips in this book about betting and other things, you have to read more books and play a "ton" of Blackjack to learn how to bet properly, how much to raise, how to read when a high True Count is
"running away", and many more savvy bits of information. If you're looking to read ONE book and kill the Casino, it won't happen - if you're thinking you'll win every time out, it won't happen, even with the Halves Count - but this is the BEST of the books for a diligent Card-Counter who would learn the "Halves Method". Remember, I am recommending this Book for the Halves Method and excellent, accurate tables in the book. I'd give it 5 Stars, but there's a few mistakes (some typographical), and an asumption about "greater than the count" that leads to a minor error that is not earth shattering. Good Luck to you!
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Theory of Blackjack, 6th Edition
by Peter Griffin
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This book changed my opinion of gambling books, November 4, 2002
Reviewer: K. Rule (Beaverton, OR USA)
I ran across this book many years ago in a used bookstore (mine was the 2nd edition). I must say this book changed my opinion of books about gambling books. Up to that point, all the gambling books I've come across were laughable. But this book was startlingly different. It thoroughly explains the mathematics behind basic strategy and card counting techniques in a way that really made sense.
This may sound too advanced for many folks, but frankly the math is fairly easy to understand (it mostly uses basic statistics that you probably learned and forgot in high school).
If you are serious about card counting, the information in this book will help you evaluate BJ counting systems (or even systems you invent). It will also help you subtly modify your play for changes in rules at different casinos.
Do you need to be a computer programmer to use this book? No, but it wouldn't hurt. Is this book useful for writing BJ simulators? Yes, but it's also great for really understanding what it takes to be a really good card counter.
Personally, this book convinced me that I don't have the patience (or time) to become a good card counter. But at least now I know why.
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Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros' Way
by Don Schlesinger
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Excellent text book and reference, August 1, 2001
Reviewer: DD' (Southern United States)
All serious blackjack players own this book. It is a good read and a frequent reference. Chapter 9, on risk of ruin, is important reading for serious gamblers. Ch 10 is a very good quick reference to find the relative favorability and win rate approximations for hundreds of the permutations of rules, number of decks, and betting strategies for blackjack games. I'm a professional gambler and I refer to this book often. It easily ranks among the five or six "must own" books in the field of blackjack.
A classic, October 31, 2002
Reviewer: A reader
This will be a classic book in the blackjack world just like Super/System is for poker.
1) Yes the book goes into a lot of details, but this essentially proving his points. You don't want to blindly use the Illustrious 18 without knowing for sure that it is mathematically sound. I admit a lot of times the mathematical derivations get tedious but it's nice to know if you are industrious to use the methods for your own calculations.
2) There is no counting system taught here; Don isn't a counting system producer. He is more of an player-analyst.
3) For beginners, the stuff is probably way over your head. Otherwise chapters 10 and 11 are worth the book itself.
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Gregorian Strategy for Multiple Deck Blackjack
by Gregory Mannarino
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Totally Worth the Investment. , August 30, 2004
Reviewer: Bernard Chapin "Ora Et Labora!" (Blue Island, Illinois United States)
This author has written a slim but valuable work on the most beatable of casino games. His advice is not conventional but I agree with it after many punishing hands when I stood with 12s and 13s. He's right as you should hit and hit them. His strategy requires discipline but I really believe that it is viable, and is particularly necessary if you're like me and have a really tough time counting cards. It's just not something I can pull off so his alterno-tactics are welcome.
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