Blackjack Blueprint How to Play Like a Pro... Part-Time

Name: Blackjack Blueprint How to Play Like a Pro... Part-Time
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ISBN: 9780929712161

ISBN-10: 0929712161

ISBN-13: 9780929712161

Edition: 2006

Authors: Rick Blaine

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The buzzword in blackjack these days is MIT. Last year's best-selling book Bringing Down the House, along with several TV documentaries, have chronicled the casino exploits of this team of college students and focused national attention on the fact that casino blackjack can be highly profitable when played properly. Living the high life by beating the casinos at their own game is an exhilarating prospect--only most players lack the skills. Blackjack Blueprint shows you how to play like a pro. From the first turn of the card to getting out of a foreign country with a suitcase full of winnings, this is the most comprehensive training manual for blackjack players ever written. Blackjack…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Huntington Press
Publication date: 1/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 357
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.946



Introduction


The Silver Zone



How I Got Started



The House Advantage



How the Game Is Played



Basic Strategy


The Red Zone



Selecting a System



Learning to Count Cards with the PLS



True-Count Conversion



Learning Play Variations



Advanced Counts



Putting It All Together



First Casino-Play Experience


The Green Zone



Money Management



Interaction with Casino Personnel



Heat, Casino Countermeasures, and Camouflage


The Black Zone



Cheating



Advantage Play: Some Gray and Not-So-Gray Areas



Tactics for Double-Deck Play



Backcounting



Blackjack and the Internet



Blackjack Tournaments



The Comp Game and Travel Strategies



Airline Travel Security



Blackjack Outside the U.S.



Basics of Zone Tracking



Location Play


The Purple Zone



Introduction to Team Play



Notes from a Team Diary



Getting to Know You



Team Leadership



Methods of Player Compensation



Living with Losses



Outline for a Team Manual



Down Memory Lane


The End Zone



Assuming the Role of a High-Stakes Player



Playing Blackjack as a Part-Time Professional



Resources and Final Notes


Glossary


Index