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"This has everything you need to become a long term winner. Don't play another hand until you read Blackwood's book."--Henry Tamburin, author of Take The Money & Run and publisher of Blackjack Insider Newsletter.Henry Tamburin, author of Take The Money & Run and publisher of Blackjack Insider Newsletter
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Play Blackjack Like the Pros is the requisite introduction to the modern game of blackjack, including high and low stakes casino, shoe games (several decks shuffled together), online, and tournaments. Blackwood begins with the basic rules of play and then moves on to teach his proven card-counting method, broken-down into three levels: novice, recreational, and professional. He also covers camouflaging techniques (it's perfectly legal to count cards, but if the house catches you they will kick you out), money management, and team play. Blackwood includes many stories of his and other professionals' triumphs at the tables and keeps the highly technical language that bogs down most gaming books to an absolute minimum. Play Blackjack Like the Pros is written in the style of Phil Hellmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros using easy-to-understand lessons that all levels of players can quickly benefit from.
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One of the biggest obstacles keeping most blackjack players from improving their game is that they aren't realistic about their current skill level. Read the first page
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Kevin Blackwood is an enigma ! Plays blackjack as a profession and then writes a classic book like this, let me know when he turns his hand to fiction, as it will be a best seller.
The book is aimed at any level and of player and he balances the learning curve like a true blackjack professor, covering every conceivable topic, basing much of the prose on his 30+ years of making casino bosses cry into their gold plated cereal bowls.
The book covers history, basic strategy, casino policies, the hi lo system, differences in advanced systems, Hi Opt 2(Mr Blackwood's own), camoflage, blackjack around the world, playing the darkside, team play and proffesional play.
My only criticism of the book is the lack of european trips he has made and therefore reflects on his knowledge and interpretation of the european game, but then if you want to play serious blackjack, you have to go to the United States (or asia) anyway and i took this as a .
Mr Blackwood focuses on what he knows and uses and this is where the book stands out, he doesn't try to cover every conceivable system thinly, but blows open the system that he uses and all its finer points and intricacies and ultimately, this is what makes this book stand out above all others I have read.
The book is aimed at any level and of player and he balances the learning curve like a true blackjack professor, covering every conceivable topic, basing much of the prose on his 30+ years of making casino bosses cry into their gold plated cereal bowls.
The book covers history, basic strategy, casino policies, the hi lo system, differences in advanced systems, Hi Opt 2(Mr Blackwood's own), camoflage, blackjack around the world, playing the darkside, team play and proffesional play.
My only criticism of the book is the lack of european trips he has made and therefore reflects on his knowledge and interpretation of the european game, but then if you want to play serious blackjack, you have to go to the United States (or asia) anyway and i took this as a .
Mr Blackwood focuses on what he knows and uses and this is where the book stands out, he doesn't try to cover every conceivable system thinly, but blows open the system that he uses and all its finer points and intricacies and ultimately, this is what makes this book stand out above all others I have read.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The book is an excellent guide to playing blackjack at a level which suits you. If you want to take it up as a hobby and enjoy a small return with some key basics, it's covered. If you are after pursuing blackjack as a career, then this too gives you the information you need.
This guide is not self-contained and does provide a series of references to other titles, web sites and resources. If you want to know a lot of the 'why' type information, then it's either in the book or pointed to elsewhere.
The style is very readable and the author comes across as someone who is going to be honest in his answers. He does emphasise the basics and explains things clearly. There are no gimmicks or stunts here.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
High Opt. 2 made easy to learn
12 May 2007
Format:Paperback
This book focuses on the card counting system called High Opt 2. High Opt 2 is considered the Rolls Royce of all blackjack card counts because it outperforms all of the other systems, however, it contains alot of matrix numbers that make it difficult to learn for some people. The book includes a simplified version of High Opt.2 that makes it easier to learn.
Since High Opt.2 is mostly used in single and double deck games, the author makes recomendations as to which counts to use for shoe games.
The book also teaches complete Basic Strategy and an abbreviated version. Some of the other topics include how to win at tournament blackjack, internet blackjack, team play, camouflage, money management, and his experiences playing blackjack internationally including being harrassed by US customs upon re-entering the US with $40,000 in cash. It turns out Congress gives customs the authority to strip search anyone, including US citizens, entering the country with alot of money. They didn't do that to him, but it's scary to know that's what the law is. The author also sprinkles in personal anecdotes about his own experiences playing blackjack all over the country.
Since High Opt.2 is mostly used in single and double deck games, the author makes recomendations as to which counts to use for shoe games.
The book also teaches complete Basic Strategy and an abbreviated version. Some of the other topics include how to win at tournament blackjack, internet blackjack, team play, camouflage, money management, and his experiences playing blackjack internationally including being harrassed by US customs upon re-entering the US with $40,000 in cash. It turns out Congress gives customs the authority to strip search anyone, including US citizens, entering the country with alot of money. They didn't do that to him, but it's scary to know that's what the law is. The author also sprinkles in personal anecdotes about his own experiences playing blackjack all over the country.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Good book with caveats
20 April 2008
Format:Paperback
Very good on basic strategy, money management, non-card counting tactics, the internet, promotions, and almost everything else you would want to know about playing backjack seriously or professionally. Blackwood also writes very well and has a number of interesting stories to tell. The book is enjoyable to read for his personal history and general observations. But the book loses one star for advanced strategies. The matrix charts he puts in the book are not adequately explained. He pivots between Hi-Lo and Hi-Opt strategies and between single/double and six decks, which is confusing. He talks about single and double handed blackjack a lot, but he also says that these games are harder and harder to find, especially in the northeast corridor. I doubt it would be inaccurate to say that very few people will master all the "million-dollars strategies" required for winning big at blackjack that Blackwood used. But overall, it's an interesting and worthwhile book.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Disappointed
18 Dec 2007
Format:Paperback
I have read 6 blackjack books now over the past few months and I was disappointed with this one. The information in the book is not presented in a logical, easy to follow manner. I found it to be scattered and fragmented. The information that Blackwood gives is correct, yet he does not go into enough details during several sections and the novice reader will not have enough information to be successful. Instead of buying this book, purchase Blackbelt in Blackjack by Arnold Snyder. The information is much better organized with much more detail which makes learning what you need to know much easier.
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