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Title: Professional Blackjack by Stanford Wong ISBN: 0-935926-21-6 Publisher: Pi Yee Press Pub. Date: December, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.31 (13 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Useful but dated
Comment: This book is primarily useful as a reference work. Anyone who is serious about using either of the systems presented in it (Hi-Lo and Halves) will need it, but it is definitely not for beginners.
Playing conditions have deteriorated nationwide since this book was first published (and since its update) as the casinos have engaged in an "arms race" with counters, and so the outlook it presents is (to say the least) highly optimistic. Casinos have wised up about how to catch skilled players, and are much more careful about the options and promotions that they offer. Blackjack is no longer the easy road to riches.
The discussion parts of the book do not sufficiently emphasize the importance of the depth-of-deal (penetration) to the player. This, more than which system or which tables are memorized, is the key to winning.
Rating: 5
Summary: Still the best book for winners: Shut up, and deal!!
Comment: Look, the casino is a business, not a charitable institution. Uston and his mouth have ruined it for most people by making the casinos aggressive. If you use Wong's approach, (hi-lo), you will attract a lot less attention, and make as much money as you did before. I know, I do it.
What most people forget, and what Wong does not, is that blackjack is an exercise in pitting mathematics against random chance/odds that alter in your favor as the cards fall, if you are observant. Wong shows why most people lose is that they get piggy. He has a short section on desireable behavior. If you follow this, you don't need to know more.
Uston and genre may be great raconteurs, but if you want to win quietly (win), my money is on Wong. Think about it this way: Whoever "Stanford Wong" is, he uses an alias, which means he wants to keep playing. Uston runs his mouth, sells games, writes books, and brings lawsuits. Every casino knows Uston by face. Well, which one do you want to be? I want to play, so I follow Wong's time-tested methods, as set out in the book.
If you needed to read a book to know that deck penetration is an important factor, for example, you shouldn't be playing the game in the first place. That's why Wong didn't play with such nonsense in his book. Read the whole book, then go think about it and learn how to be unobtrusive. Then go win.
Rating: 5
Summary: Amazingly Indepth & Great Analysis of Blackjack!
Comment: We don't call him "The Honorable Stanford Wong" for nothing. He completely encompasses the breadth of blackjack, all the ins and outs, how to count cards (the different schools of counting too!) and if you didn't already know, basic strategy and its variations in unusual arenas. I went into reading this book knowing just basic strategy -- I came out with a complete understanding of the game! This is a CRUCIAL book to have if you have any serious interest in blackjack as more than just a recreational activity. The jargon CAN get a little heavy and involves some mathematical theories I never learned, but it was helpful in explaining a lot of things missing from general, "at the table" blackjack training. It truly is THE BIBLE of blackjack.
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Title: Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised by Olaf Vancura, Ken Fuchs ISBN: 0929712315 Publisher: Huntington Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Blackjack For Blood: The Card-Counters' Bible, and Complete Winning Guide by Bryce Carlson ISBN: 0935926232 Publisher: Pi Yee Press Pub. Date: July, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Blackjack Secrets by Stanford Wong ISBN: 0935926208 Publisher: Pi Yee Press Pub. Date: December, 1993 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Theory of Blackjack, 6th Edition by Peter A. Griffin ISBN: 0929712137 Publisher: Huntington Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Blackjack Bluebook II: the simplest winning strategies ever published by Fred Renzey ISBN: 0615123007 Publisher: Blackjack Mentor Pub. Date: 03 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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