So You Wanna Be a Gambler: Card Counting [Paperback]

John Patrick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1986 | ISBN-10: 0317615009 | ISBN-13: 978-0317615005

Card Counting or Advance Blackjack is a method of play that allows Blackjack players the ability to improve their game by a process called Card Counting. this book simplifies the method, by giving the reader an intelligent and logical way to find the inbalance of large cards to small cards, without driving the player loony, retaining a vast number of unimportant items. Card Counting is easy to apply and then the book goes into the proper way to handle this new found knowledge with a powerful method of Money Management. The main sections are the Money Manaagement chapters and the various ways to control your bets at the tables....this book really improves a players BJ abilities.

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Editorial Reviews

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"John Patrick is one of our most popular guests...........Great energy! Whenever John is on our show, the phones ring off the hook!!!!!!"

Johns books on Blackjack, both advanced and basic are understood to be the most popular in the industry.......I heartily recommend your reading these treasures. -- Ken and Daria Dolan, WOR, NY Smart Money with the Dolans" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

JOHN PATRICK is a professional gambler who has written 12 books on all phases of gambling. Being in the casinos daily for over 30 years, Patricks emphasis on Money Management have made him the countrys foremost authority on gambling. His writing style and guest appearances on thousands of TV and Radio programs have propelled his books into best sellers in the gambling books category. Patrick brings his years of experience at the games to the pages of his books and shows the readers the potential damage to their Bankrolls, if they do not heed the Discipline advice that he offers. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: John Patrick (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0317615009
• ISBN-13: 978-0317615005
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,907,510 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Typical John Patrick tell you want you want to hear, February 2, 2003

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Daliman "Daliman-professional gambler" (IL, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So You Wanna Be a Gambler: Card Counting (Paperback)

Y'know, its funny that John Patrick always dismisses authors who use mathematical models and simulations to figure out what the best play is by saying "you're not gonna play a million hands of 5,5 vs. 5 or 6, so the simulations mean nothing;split those 5's" , yet he has written a book on card counting which is, of course, based on mathematical principles! It's totally antithesis to everything he espouses. His "Up and Pull" systems are nothing more than ... regression systems, designed to quit when you're ahead(the Ultimate regression? Bet $; if you win, leave. If you lose, leave!), yet most of the value you get from counting cards comes from betting more $ when there is a higher count; something which JP says helps the dealer more than the player. He is, of course, wrong, and while his book on "Advanced" card counting does posess some facts which could help you beat a Blackjack game, his system is merely a rehash and slight modification of already existing systems. One of John Patrick's main claims as to his legitimacy is that he actually plays in the casinos, wheras most other BJ authors you never see; well, that's because casinos don't like dealing to people who posess the ability to play their game with an advantage for a significant amount of money. If you never bet more than $ a hand, you could be the best BJ in the world and few casinos would kick you out. JP is no threat to any casino BR, not in the slightest bit, if he plays as he says. Strangely enough, I think he's actually a very intelligent man capable of beating casinos, but he's a much better marketer. I guarantee you, if he had a $ bet out, he wouldn't split those 5's.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So you wanna be an author!, January 1, 2000

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Chadd Berwager (Portland, OR) - See all my reviews

This review is from: So You Wanna Be a Gambler: Card Counting (Paperback)

John Patrick's card counting system is designed to give the casino max profits. If you use the advice in this book, you will be warmly welcomed by any casino in the world. There are a lot of mathematically oriented card counting systems out there. This is not one of them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Pure Garbage, June 3, 2000

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Rusty Martin - See all my reviews

This review is from: So You Wanna Be a Gambler: Card Counting (Paperback)

Professor Thorp proved the proper ways of beating a blackjack game nearly 40 years ago. John Patrick's methods of "up and pull" (really hunch and guess) set the standards back to the days before computers. This book is total nonsense.