Snyder writes that one should view blackjack as an “investment” in money and time. He states that it is foolish to think that there is a “secret” to winning at blackjack as many non-controllable factors are in play. Here, I must admit that 12 years of playing with the same method has yielded me profits …
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The first piece of luck I had in Las Vegas was finding a book about blackjack in the library. It was How to Play Blackjack by Don Schlesinger and Roger Rapoport. That was back in 1967 when I was beginning to learn how to play the game properly. The book became my bible for learning …
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This is a book on No-Limit Hold’em aimed at those who play in games ranging from small stakes to high stakes. The authors teach several concepts for winning money consistently at a poker table such as how to size bets and raise appropriately, how to adjust your strategy according to opponent tendencies, and how to …
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The title says it all. Arnold Snyder’s “Win at Blackjack” is a blackjack strategy book for players who want to win, and the reviews on Amazon.com confirm that. The reviews are nearly unanimous in their praise for this book: It doesn’t matter if you’re an expert or a beginner; buys this book! Please buy it …
Karl Jensen is a professional Blackjack player and winner of the World Series of Poker. He wrote this strategy book for blackjack to educate other players on how to become successful at ‘blackjack’. This book includes sections on card counting (including multiple types), Shuffle tracking, and casino countermeasures. The book also goes into detail on …
Sometimes in life, the door opens just enough to let you peek through and see what is on the other side. For me, that door opened at a blackjack table in Las Vegas, and I stepped into The Blackjack Life. From reading this blackjack strategy book, I learned about an exciting way to earn a …
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You want to master the game of blackjack, but you don’t know where to start. You’ve heard that there are many different strategies out there and that it all depends on your style of play. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Blackjack is a blackjack strategy book that begins by introducing you to twenty-one, the game’s …
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The World’s Greatest Blackjack Book by Ken Smith and Anthony Curtis has 738 pages of content that are a perfect guide for the blackjack player. This book teaches you what strategy to use for card counting and how to implement it into your game to win more money. Whether you are a beginner or an …
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Before I start, let me thank Stanford Wong on behalf of the entire blackjack community. It is thanks to his positive attitude and inspirational passion that kept him writing and publishing blackjack strategy books even with the advent of internet technology. With his recent passing, it is sad but true that we can no longer …
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What makes this book unique is it assumes readers know absolutely nothing. The text starts with a discussion of basic strategy, using a high-school geometry exercise to reveal how well the basic strategy works. Before discussing more advanced strategies and systems, Snyder admits that such things are not necessary for most players. The Blackjack Strategy …
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