BLACK JACK



7 Recommended Books

Basic Blackjack by Stanford Wong

"Casino profits at blackjack are due almost entirely to players deviating from basic strategy. The average player knows almost nothing about the proper play of blackjack hands, makes mistakes about 15% of the time, and loses at the rate of about 1.4% worse than basic strategy...If you want to play blackjack to win, you must at least know an approximation of basic strategy." Before attempting to count cards, players must first master basic strategy. Basic Blackjack offers the most complete treatment of basic strategy available anywhere. All common (and unusual) rules variations are covered. Basic Blackjack belongs in every blackjack player's library and in every traveling blackjack player's suitcase. Also contains the best of Wong’s classic, Winning Without Counting.

Knock Out Blackjack by Dr. Olaf Vancura & Ken Fuchs

K-O THE CASINOS! Now you can! The revolutionary new Knock-Out card-counting system eliminates the mountain of mental arithmetic necessary to win at blackjack. The scientifically devised Knock-Out count can be used profitably anywhere blackjack is played: Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Mississippi, riverboat casinos, Native American casinos, the Bahamas, and on cruise ships. This second edition, revised and expanded, is now easier to use than ever. Step into the ring and learn to: Implement an abbreviated system--the "K-O Rookie"--that's powerful enough to yield a player advantage and simple enough to be mastered in a few hours. Advance to a professional-level system--the "K-O Preferred"--which performs on a par with the most sophisticated systems on the market. Win the cat-and-mouse game between the casinos and the players.

Professional Blackjack by Stanford Wong

Wong's blackjack classic, Professional Blackjack, is a technically accurate and detailed reference covering everything the aspiring or improving card-counter needs to know: strategy indexes for insurance, double down, splitting, the no-hole-card game, surrender, multiple card bonuses, and bonuses for particular hands such as 6-7-8 of the same suit. Whatever rules you encounter at blackjack, you should be able to open this book and find the strategy indices you need to attack the game. With Professional Blackjack, you’ll also learn today's most popular counting system, the high-low.

Tournament Blackjack by Stanford Wong

The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, you'll experience it all with Tournament Blackjack. Stanford Wong has broken new ground again with a program that simulates blackjack tournaments on your home computer. Players (up to seven) can compete against one another, or you can practice by yourself. Choose the tournament format, blackjack rules, number of players, even their skill levels; it's a lot of fun and a great teaching tool. The simulation feature lets you analyze a specific scenario. No more anguishing over which play was right. Just pop in the variables and the computer tells you what the proper bet was. Requires Windows 3.0 or higher.

BJ Strategy 1 Deck by Hal Marcus

The developers of the tutoring software Blackjack 6-7-8 have produced a series of tri-fold pocket-sized basic strategy cards for blackjack. These cards are extremely accurate, including proper surrender and variations for dealer hit or stand on soft 17 and when double after split is allowed. The cards come for 1 deck, 2 decks, and 4-8 decks; choose the one applicable to the game you play most often. Additionally, the Counter Basic Strategy provides an ingenious aid for beginning card counters by altering basic strategy to take advantage of high-count situations. For example, Chapter 5 of Knock-Out Blackjack provides an entry-level count system in which players vary their bets according to the count, but play the hands according to basic strategy. The Counter Basic Strategy takes into account the fact that bigger bets will be at risk when the count is favorable, and amends basic strategy accordingly, e.g., you stand on 16 against a 10 and double down with 9 against a 2. Note that while this card is a great addition to the arsenal of beginning card counters who do not employ other strategy variations, the Counter Basic Strategy should not be used if you're not varying your bets with the count. These cards are hot, and an at $4.95 a piece an incredible bargain, to boot.

BJ Strategy 2 Decks by Hal Marcus

The developers of the tutoring software Blackjack 6-7-8 have produced a series of tri-fold pocket-sized basic strategy cards for blackjack. These cards are extremely accurate, including proper surrender and variations for dealer hit or stand on soft 17 and when double after split is allowed. The cards come for 1 deck, 2 decks, and 4-8 decks; choose the one applicable to the game you play most often. Additionally, the Counter Basic Strategy provides an ingenious aid for beginning card counters by altering basic strategy to take advantage of high-count situations. For example, Chapter 5 of Knock-Out Blackjack provides an entry-level count system in which players vary their bets according to the count, but play the hands according to basic strategy. The Counter Basic Strategy takes into account the fact that bigger bets will be at risk when the count is favorable, and amends basic strategy accordingly, e.g., you stand on 16 against a 10 and double down with 9 against a 2. Note that while this card is a great addition to the arsenal of beginning card counters who do not employ other strategy variations, the Counter Basic Strategy should not be used if you're not varying your bets with the count. These cards are hot, and an at $4.95 a piece an incredible bargain, to boot.

BJ Strategy 4-8 Decks by Hal Marcus

The developers of the tutoring software Blackjack 6-7-8 have produced a series of tri-fold pocket-sized basic strategy cards for blackjack. These cards are extremely accurate, including proper surrender and variations for dealer hit or stand on soft 17 and when double after split is allowed. The cards come for 1 deck, 2 decks, and 4-8 decks; choose the one applicable to the game you play most often. Additionally, the Counter Basic Strategy provides an ingenious aid for beginning card counters by altering basic strategy to take advantage of high-count situations. For example, Chapter 5 of Knock-Out Blackjack provides an entry-level count system in which players vary their bets according to the count, but play the hands according to basic strategy. The Counter Basic Strategy takes into account the fact that bigger bets will be at risk when the count is favorable, and amends basic strategy accordingly, e.g., you stand on 16 against a 10 and double down with 9 against a 2. Note that while this card is a great addition to the arsenal of beginning card counters who do not employ other strategy variations, the Counter Basic Strategy should not be used if you're not varying your bets with the count. These cards are hot, and an at $4.95 a piece an incredible bargain, to boot.