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The casino industry certainly viewed thorp as an outlaw after his book beat the dealer appeared in 1962. Starting with beginner guides and working through to pro strategy and card counting tips, our guide will give you the best blackjack books in each category. We made our first sojourn to a casino to play blackjack during a 3day minivacation to atlantic city during the summer of 1994. This is chapter 1 of colins book titled the 21st century card counter. The pros approach to beating todays blackjack published september 2019, by huntington press.

Turning the tables on las vegas this classic book teaches you how to put on the act when you are counting cards and. Really, for aspiring card counters, this could be your key to casino conquest. Edward r thorp is considered the father of card counting. He recommended a book, playing blackjack as a business, by lawrence revere, and the next day i specialordered it at my local bookstore. Modern blackjack is a free 540page web book covering blackjack from the basic rules to advanced topics like shuffle tracking, hole card play, and team play. It was the year 2003 when i began playing blackjack, counting cards while standing behind the players on the table. But ed thorp himself, in his book beat the dealer, mentioned several gamblers of his acquaintance who were beating the casinos with various crude card counting methods. Balanced cardcounting system is a system that applies the method of unbalanced card counting and modifies. The scientifically devised unbalanced ko count can be used profitably anywhere blackjack is played. I learned basic strategy stone cold before i ever played my first hand of casino blackjack. Many revised editions have been published since the original was released. Blackjack blog card counting stories blackjack apprenticeship. Ustons own methods of card counting are presented in this book, and he used them to make millions in the casinos of las vegas and atlantic city.

For someone who loved to play cards this sounded too good to be true. Its a rare combination of entrepreneurial success story, personal spiritual journey. This is the book in which snyder details some of his simple, but powerful, card counting methods. Keep a running count with each card the dealer pulls a card from the deck, using the values. New blackjack stories and card counting blogposts every week from professional card counters and the blackjack apprenticeship community. The pros approach to beating blackjack by colin jones isbn. The blackjack section includes a good introduction to the game, basic strategy and card counting. A card counter describes how blackjack betting affects bankroll fluctuation. His writing started the blackjack revolution, and it was also instrumental in the casinos taking action to ban card counters. I used no players card, and at one point when i hit 10k for the day, i had to give up all my information and fill out irs firm or quit.

The pros approach to beating todays blackjack published september 2019, by huntington. Colin is often asked what blackjack books he recommends. The first book to codify and popularize blackjack card counting, beat the dealer. I knew if i counted all 52 cards accurately, my final count should be zero. Mindy sue and others at smith publicity promoted the hell outta the book. Many histories of card counting cite ed thorp as the inventor of card counting, and thats fair. The story of one mans quest to count card at every casino in nevada with at least one blackjack table. In this book, ken uston teaches his card counting skills and gives details about his entertaining and legendary blackjack stories during the 1970s and 1980s. My bankroll didnt allow me to sit down to the blackjack tables, therefore i had to spend hours in the casino and risk my money only when the true. The 21 movies true story reveals that the real mit blackjack team was investigated by griffin investigations, a security agency that had been used by casinos worldwide.

In a casual, humorous, and easytoread manner, jacobson takes you through basic strategy, the skills necessary to survice as a hobbyist, and then on to card counting and advantage play. Blackjack card counting how to count cards with our free. In the knockout card counting ko count system, as explained in the book knock out blackjack, all card values are the same as in the hi low system, except for the value of the 7. The author also presents the basics of card counting early in the book. Learn card counting in blackjack by blackjack instructor. One of the most useful books on blackjack, this is a complete introduction to basic strategy and a powerful reference for its comprehensive list of game variations. This book simplifies the method, by giving the reader an intelligent and logical way to find the imbalance of large cards to small cards, without driving the player loony, retaining a vast. A membership based community covering all aspects of card counting. Thorp was a professor of math at the massachusetts institute of technology mit and came out with the ten count system in his book beat the dealer. This book focuses primarily on the omega ii card counting system. The writing is full of humorous similes and observations. Blackjackinfo a complete course covering everything from basic strategy to card counting. My bankroll didnt allow me to sit down to the blackjack tables, therefore i had to spend hours in the casino and risk my money only when the. It includes information on winning without card counting, and is written in easy to understand language with wongs hilarious style.

Blackjack and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This just might be the most popular blackjack book ever written. Million dollar blackjack by author ken uston is widely regarded as the definitive volume on counting cards. Online blackjack strategy books best blackjack card. Free blackjack book blackjack card counting software and. Based on all the information i had gleaned from the books, i decided to master the hilo card counting system. Learn the easiest optimum card counting and camouflage strategies to produce greater profits gamblers express by m.

Nonetheless, an amazing amount can be said about this seemingly trivial game. Card counting stories from the blackjack tables jim makos. The views and opinions expressed in this forum are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position of the management. The acefive count, possibly the easiest way to count cards. I skimmed it and found it to be humorous and enjoyable. The knockout cardcounting system eliminates the mountain of mental arithmetic necessary to win at blackjack. He discovered the principles of card counting and published his method in 1962 in his book beat the dealer. The mit blackjack team was a group of students and exstudents from massachusetts institute of technology, harvard business school, harvard university, and other leading colleges who used card counting techniques and more sophisticated strategies to beat casinos at blackjack worldwide. The theory of blackjack by peter griffin 1979 this mathematically advanced book is not for everyone, but it still ranks as one of the best academic studies into the game and the practice of card counting, covering not just the how but the why of strategic play. One of the best american heist drama movies which was directed by robert luketic and released in 2008 was 21.

Blackjack for blood by bryce carlson an allinone reference. It was the first time i had ever heard of counting cards. Weve picked out the best blackjack books for players at every point on the betting spectrum. Best blackjack books ever written legitimate casino. One of the most famous card counting techniques is called wonging, named after the pseudonym stanford wong, used by john ferguson, when writing his series of blackjack books. This book is for the player who wants to know what works, what doesnt and why. It teaches basic strategy and alternate plays from basic strategy to. The systems didnt get much attention until the 1960s, when a mathematics professor by the name of dr. The inside story of six mit students who took vegas for millions is a book by ben mezrich about a group of mit card counters commonly known as the mit blackjack team. The name wonging referrers to his technique of observing blackjack tables, counting the deck pretty much as described above, but moving in to the game only when the card count was in favor of the player. Read the first chaper of the 21st century card counter. Their system allows you to easily count single deck all the way up to 8 decks. I recommend that you dont read this book if you are a beginner. Experienced card counters may find useful tactics and camouflage advice here.

You neednt look too far beyond olaf vancura and fuchs knockout blackjack. But frank has a voice and way of telling stories that is interesting. After wrapping up another blackjack bootcamp in vegas, colin sat down to share a few of the books that have inspired and challenged him along the way. Unbalanced cardcounting system is a system that uses the count of a cards one by one as they are dealt and is used in a 1deck blackjack game. Blackjack books gambling gamblers general store, page 2. A small blackjack club sprang up, dedicated to counting cards and beating the house at major casinos around the country. Back in the 1950s, the first basic strategy system and simple card counting systems were devised. The recent post about how to become a professional card counter in blackjack brought back memories from my first gambling activity.

I purchased my initial blackjack book that very day and i have been hooked on card counting ever since. Blackjack forum is a qfit blackjack card counting software message board. Andy anderson, a tall silverhaired man who worked for griffin, followed the team for four to five years and played a major role in exposing their strategy breaking vegas. The book is the story of the authors rise from blackjack dealer, who had minimal knowledge about card counting, to one of the best advantage players in the. I began to learn the mechanics of card counting with a deck of playing cards.

Blackjack is a game of skill and card counting can help you gain an advantage in the game. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. You cannot be kicked out of a casino for countingcardcounting is legal as long as you do not use any mechanical or electronic devices to aid in tracking cards. It then jumps into the social part of blackjack card counting such as reading the dealer, talking to the pit boss, choosing the casino, and when its time to make a fast exit. The techniques he described in that book still worked. List of top blackjack books every player must read. It starts with information about blackjack and why card counters can win. A professional card counters chronicle of the blackjack wars. Las vegas, atlantic city, mississippi, riverboat casinos, native american casinos, the bahamas, and on cruise ships. We made our first sojourn to a casino to play blackjack during a 3day. The pros approach to beating todays blackjack published september 2019 by huntington press. Card counting or advance blackjack is a method of play that allows blackjack players the ability to improve their game by a process called card counting. There are plenty of interesting stories to tell, from a car breakdown on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere to the death of the writers father. I also want to thank the magazine, newspaper, and website editors who featured me or 1536 free waters and other blackjack endeavorsfinding profit and humor in card counting on their own mediums.

Blackjack pros tell of their biggest wins and losses. As you may know from various books and movies about cardcounting in blackjack, casinos dont usually allow cardcounters to continue their ingenious practice once it is discovered. This book is a complete system blackjack card counting book. The first card counting strategy was introduced in the 1960s by edward thorp. Heres a snippet of my book the 21st century card counter. He did invent what we think of as the modern method of counting cards. After wrapping up another blackjack bootcamp in vegas, colin sat down to share a.

I would turn over each card one at a time while mentally keeping the running count. However, while the ten count system is the first, the most popular is the hilo card counting system. Those who are new to card counting or experienced counters who want to know more will love this book. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. In this system, the seven is considered a low card and thus a positive valueunlike the hi low system where it is a neutral card. Books with blackjack sections the encyclopedia of blackjack. It also covers blackjack basics, true counts, preventing being barred from casinos, how long to play, bankroll management and more. Josh, i discovered blackjack basic strategy and card counting when i lived in. The club grew slowly at first, but by the late 1990s, the right people had come up with the right system to take some of the worlds most sophisticated casinos for all they were worth. In knockout blackjack, dr vancura and ken fuch detail a strategy known as the knockout. Blackjack stories everyone who plays blackjack has a. Card counting the ultimate guide count cards in blackjack. I have never delt with any cash out procedure at all, except at the casino where i got booted on my first trip. The team and its successors operated successfully from 1979 through the beginning of the 21st century.