Blackjack's Hidden Secrets, Win Without Counting (New & Expanded Edition) [Paperback]

George Pappadopoulos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 1999

Short, concise and to the point. This blackjack book doesnt beat around the bush. Its easy to read, simple to understand and uncomplicated to apply. You can be playing, with this no card counting system, in just an afternoon and taking advantage of its 78% win average. Blackjack's Hidden Secrets, Win Without Counting shows you how to determine the exact amount of money you should bring to the casino and how to spot hot and cold trends. It will have you automatically betting more when youre hot, less when youre not and teaches you when to leave. Winning at blackjack is more than a possibility, its a proven mathematical fact! This system also has its very own tutor card, which can be taken to the tables with you, so youll never feel alone or lost for answers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

After getting nowhere fast, I decided to give your book Blackjacks Hidden Secrets -Win Without Counting" a chance. Found it easy reading and to the point. Frankly, I was a skeptic and on a tight budget. In two (2) months your system has exceeded my expectations including casino perks! I have learned how to bet properly and walk away with money in my pocket! Thank you. -- J. Lynch

Before reading Blackjacks Hidden Secrets, Win Without Counting I lost most of the time. I never upped my bet more than $20.00 and rarely got comps. Your system is paying off. I am now playing much longer with less money and the success rate is great. My wife has even stopped playing slots and is winning too! -- T. Lynch

What a great feeling it is to win money playing blackjack. Ive been playing for the past 15 years and Im convinced that if you use Georges theories youll get the results that all players dream of. So unless you win money regularly, you cant afford not to read and follow this book. -- Weinman

Product Details

• Paperback: 28 pages
• Publisher: ME-n-U Marketers; 2 edition (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967379512
• ISBN-13: 978-0967379517
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,188,831 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars What are these reviewers thinking?, July 18, 2002

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jeffnc "jeffnc" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Blackjack's Hidden Secrets, Win Without Counting (New & Expanded Edition) (Paperback)

Listen to the reasons this book has been getting 4 or 5 starts here. "I didn't know there was a basic strategy - this is great!"

Duh!

"Other books show how to count cards. That's hard. This book shows any easy way to win with money management. That's easy."

People, you can NOT win with money management. One of the reasons Blackjack is hard to figure out is that you can NOT learn from experience how to play. You would have to play millions and millions of hands, and record the results of every single hand, before you could figure out the correct plays.

This game has already been figured out with mathematical proofs and huge computer simulations. I quickly perused this book in the book store (took about 15 seconds, because it's about 12 pages long (exaggerating just a bit)), and it's got plenty of errors, while the basic strategy tables are found in ANY book, folks! Don't waste your time. If you really want to win, you have to either
a) find a game with such good rules (almost always a single deck game) that you have an advantage even playing basic strategy. Good luck finding such a game.
b) count cards, or at least pay attention to the cards.

For the easiest approach (and a very good explanation of basic strategy), try Cardoza's book WINNING CASINO BLACKJACK
FOR THE NON-COUNTER. Even here, you must find a single deck game with good rules, that gets you close to even with basic strategy, and then watch for a lot of low cards coming out early, and then betting higher. Otherwise, you have to count. For an easy counting system that is mathematically proven, try Knockout Blackjack.

Folks, if you want to believe you can win by some betting progression or money management system, please do. The casinos will stay open with your business. Just because you won does not mean you have an advantage. You are still playing a losing game. Blackjack has HUGE variations in winnings, so your experience PROVES NOTHING. Great players can lose in the short term, and lousy players can win in the short term. "Short term" means less than about 10,000 hands, or about 1,000 hours of playing (that's playing for 4 hours a day, 5 days a week for about a year.) If you come out ahead after that time, then come back and write a positive review for this lame book. Otherwise, knock it off people.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Teaches Valuable Lessons, But Can't Guarantee You'll Win $$$, May 22, 2003

By 

Chip Powell (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Blackjack's Hidden Secrets, Win Without Counting (New & Expanded Edition) (Paperback)

The most valuable information in George's book is essentially how to be a disciplined blackjack player, which is most valuable indeed. Think about it though. If there was a guaranteed way for the average non-card counting Joe like you or me to win consistently at casinos, casinos would soon cease to exist. What about George's 78% win average? Well, that's according to him of course. But consider this: when you use his system you've had a "winning" session when you win 50% of your original stake. You've had a "losing" session when you've lost 100% of your stake. Therefore you can end up with a higher percentage of winning sessions than losing sessions, and still end up in the hole. George doesn't say he sees a consistent 78% monetary return on all his blackjack investments, just that he sees a 78% "win average." Plus, no betting system can gain or lose you money. How does one hand know what was wagered on the last hand?

However, I rate this book highly because of the many positive lessons it teaches about gambling in general. Although George's system cannot guarantee you will win money, it is still a system which requires discipline, proper playing technique, and a strict betting and money management formula. He emphasizes fundamentals that are paramount to having a successful ride at any gaming table: do not drink, don't bet hunches or feelings, bring only a certain amount (depending on table limits) to each table, walk when you win or lose a certain amount. If you can follow all George's disciplines, you will definitely increase your chances of winning. Hopefully you will have a good time as well and not walk away broke, having spent five times as much as you intended in half an hour.

George is an Everyman, and his short book is a good read. From reading his books and hearing him on talk shows, I think he has a great personality, and very much speaks to the average or casual gambler like you and me. He is a good writer for someone who is not a professional writer. The handy strategy cards can be simply torn out and taken to the blackjack table with you. If you're planning a trip to Vegas or Atlantic City, it can be a fun system to try. Who knows, you may get lucky!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's actually what I discovered before discovering this book, January 23, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Blackjack's Hidden Secrets, Win Without Counting (New & Expanded Edition) (Paperback)

I've only read the sample pages on amazon but I have recently ordered it. The sample pages that mention money management is actually what I have been practicing before discovering this book. When playing blackjack I usually start out with twenty $5.00 chips($100). On an average session I can gain 10 chips (10 X $5 = $50). On a good session I can gain 20 chips(20 X $5 = $100). Going beyond that is pretty hard and I start losing or going up and down. On a really bad session I can gain only 4 chips (4 X $5 = $20). Usually on bad sessions I go negative before I can make it all back and get ahead by a little. But I usually do get ahead eventually. After seeing this pattern I figured the only way I can make more money is to start betting larger chips regularly such $25 chips. So my usual $50 gains become $250 and my miniscule $20 gains become $100. I go to the casino once or twice a week and make a couple of hundred dollars within the first half hour inside the casino. Then I leave. If I stay any longer I end up losing my gains and getting stressed out. I'm not breaking the casino or getting filthy rich. However, I've turned the casino into my own modest free ATM machine on a weekly basis.