All about Blackjack

Name: All about Blackjack
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ISBN: 9780399514616

ISBN-10: 0399514619

ISBN-13: 9780399514616

Edition: N/A

Authors: John Gollehon

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Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 10/23/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 64
Size: 4.25" wide x 7.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.088
Language: English

Blackjack, How to Learn the Game	p. 1
The Best Game in the Casino	p. 2
Player Reluctance	p. 3
Knowing How to Play Isn't Enough	p. 4
The Basic Game	p. 6
Object of the Game	p. 7
Blackjack Pays 3 to 2	p. 9
Insurance	p. 9
Hit or Stand Motions	p. 10
Splitting	p. 12
Double Down	p. 14
Surrender	p. 15
A Soft Hand	p. 16
Basic Strategy	p. 18
Stiff and Pat Hands	p. 18
Player Draws First	p. 19
Good Cards and Bad Cards	p. 20
Basic Strategy Depends on the Dealer's Up-Card	p. 21
Hit Or Stand Strategy for Stiffs	p. 21
Hard Double Down Strategy	p. 23
Splitting Strategy	p. 24
Soft Hand Strategy	p. 26
Surrender Strategy	p. 27
Practice Your "Skill"	p. 28
The Advantage of Basic Strategy	p. 28
Counting the Cards	p. 33
History of Counting	p. 35
The Basis of Counting	p. 35
The Point Count	p. 36
Counting Has Two Advantages	p. 37
Counting Is Too Important for Even a Beginner to Ignore	p. 39
A Counting "Over-View"	p. 39
Count Without Actually Counting	p. 40
How to Bet Using Over-View	p. 41
Single-Deck vs. the Shoe	p. 43
A Comparison of Playing Conditions in Atlantic City and Nevada	p. 44
How to Bet	p. 46
Betting Progressions	p. 46
A Common Rule of Betting	p. 47
Bet Safely	p. 48
Tipping At the Tables	p. 50
Things You Must Do	p. 55
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