Blackjack Book
Testing the concept that a picture is worth a pile of words, this onlinebook takes a look at Blackjack and Card Counting using 145 charts. Simpleconcepts through advanced techniques are examined. The book won't teachyou a Blackjack 'system.' A hundred such books exist. (For a full, free 540-page book that teaches Blackjack from the ground up, seeFree Blackjack Book.) The ideahere is to demonstrate the mechanics of Blackjack focusing on the vulnerabilitiesof both the house and the player. Graphs are used instead of tables ofdata to provide an instant view of the relative importance of variousaspects of Blackjack. From this we can see more clearly areas of exploitationand also the reasons that many card counters don't make it.
The classic card game known as blackjack first appeared in popular literature in 1613, when Spanish author Miguel de Cervantes published a story collection entitled Novelas Ejemplares. One of the 12 short stories included in Cervantes’ collection was Rinconete y Cortadillo, a tale of two card cheats operating out of the Spanish city of Seville. The Theory of Blackjack by Peter Griffin This is the classic blackjack book on the mathematics of the game and includes a complete discussion of basic strategy and card counting systems including single and multi-parameter. Newer editions come with a complete index. Editor note: Peter Griffin died from cancer at the age of 61 on Oct. From the first turn of the card to getting out of a foreign country with a suitcase full of cash, Blackjack Blueprint is the most comprehensive book ever written on learning to play blackjack for profit. This book covers everything from basic strategy to counting cards, from maximizing potential going solo to playing on a blackjack team.
An online form was selected for this book because full color books areexpensive, it makes for an easy reference, and it is trivial to modifyand extend. BlackjackinColor is a living document — suggestions forchanges and additions are welcome at Suggestions.
Since later pages build on information and explanations in earlier pages,the easiest method of understanding this site is to start with the firstpage and use the Next buttons to travel to the end. Alternativelythe index can be used below:
Acknowledgment: Many thanks to Don Schlesinger for cleaning up my atrocioususe of the Queen's English.
1. Basic Strategy
2. Data by Count
3. Data by Depth
4. Data by Penetration (SCORE Charts)
5. Error Data
6. Cover Data
7. Variance and Volatility Data
8. Bankrolls, Goals, Risk Data
9. Optimal Betting Data
10. Effects on Other Players
11. Unusual Effects and Miscellaneous Data
12. Side Bet Data
13. Peeking Data
14. Voodoo Charts
15. Blackjack Shuffle Tracking Charts
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