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Title: Gambling Times Guide to Blackjack by Stanley Roberts, Edward O. Thorp ISBN: 0-89746-015-4 Publisher: Gambling Times Pub. Date: 01 September, 1984 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Summary: The Gambling Times Guide to Blackjack
Comment: The author Stanley Roberts calls himself the Blackjack Guru of the 80's. gu·ru ( A teacher and guide in spiritual and philosophical matters. A trusted counselor and adviser; a mentor. A recognized leader in a field: the guru of high finance. An acknowledged and influential advocate, as of a movement or idea: This description is totally accurate. A contemporary and a contributor to the founding fathers of Blackjack. Stanley Roberts writes to the beginning Blackjack Player and shows them how to advance through the levels of play needed to become an expert Player. Stanley does this with a minimum of "hype" for any particular system which is so evident in many other Blackjack books. Stanley starts with the development of Blackjack theory and methodology for beating the game. He expalains about the affect of casino rules on the house advantage over the player using noted author Lance Humble as his expert. Stanley explains the use of Basic Strategy as well as any other author. He even goes on with the help of Julian Braun to give the extremely rare and vital information on Double Exposure and Home Game basic strategy. Arnold "the Bishop" Snyder contributes a chapter on the casino conditions and other topics. Jerry Patterson contributes a chapter on a topic that became the next area of attack against the casino, the order of the cards and how it is affected by the shuffle procedure. After all the mathematics of the strategy and count systems had been developed then teams came into play. Ken Uston writes two of the most interesting chapters on team play and getting Barred. All areas of play are discussed including cheating, bankroll management and a plan for progressing up the ranks to an advanced player. This is a terrific for a beginner. There is no advanced strategy for Sale. But, it is written by a true visionary in the gaming world at a time when Blackjack was a Main course on the casino platter.
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Title: Beat the Dealer : A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One by Edward O. Thorp ISBN: 0394703103 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 April, 1966 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Playing Blackjack As a Business by Lawrence Revere ISBN: 0818400641 Publisher: Lyle Stuart Hardcover Pub. Date: June, 1977 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Professional Blackjack by Stanford Wong ISBN: 0935926216 Publisher: Pi Yee Press Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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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: Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions by Ben Mezrich ISBN: 0743249992 Publisher: Free Press Pub. Date: 09 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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