Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros' Way (Paperback)

by Don Schlesinger (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review
Blackjack Attack is a valuable resource for serious blackjack players. It represents the distilled wisdom of twenty-five years from a master teacher and player. --Edward O. Thorp, author of Beat the Dealer

Of all the blackjack books ever written, I think Blackjack Attack is the most useful. --Ian Andersen, author of Burning the Tables in Las Vegas

The subtitle is not hyperbole. --Michael Kaplan, Cigar Aficionado December 2004; named one of "7 Books for the Serious Gambler" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Description
The most important book available to blackjack aficionados since Beat the Dealer by Ed Thorp, Blackjack Attack has been praised by every prominent blackjack expert. In it, Schlesinger answers virtually all of the thorny mathematical questions that have puzzled serious players for years: optimal betting, camouflage, risk analysis, team play, systems comparison, and much more. With twice as much material as its predecessor, this third edition contains new studies bound to intrigue even the most knowledgeable pro, including a complete reexamination of the late Peter Griffin's work, and the publication of the most accurate basic strategy and effects of removal charts ever devised. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: RGE Publications; 1st edition (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0910575045
• ISBN-13: 978-0910575041
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,444,080 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don Schlesinger is the World's #1 Authority on Blackjack, September 25, 1999

By A Customer

I've bought several good books on blackjack (The World's Greatest Blackjack Book, Best Blackjack, Blackjack a Winner's Guide, Professional Blackjack, Beat the Dealer, Theory of Blackjack, Burning the Tables on Vegas, Blackjack Attack) and the two best are Burning the Tables in Vegas (BTV) and Blackjack Attack (BJA). In BTV it covers counting along with the entire lifestyle and behavior needed to prosper in the casino playing blackjack. In BJA Mr. Schlesinger covers every significant detail relating to the modern game. His famous "Illustrious 18" play variations gives the beginning player 90+ % of the advantage available though card counting in one very simple package. Throughout the book he uses several other blackjack authorities (some are authors of the above mentioned books) to verify his findings on many of the finer points of the game. This book assumes you already know how to card count using the most popular basic card counting system in use today, Hi-lo. This system is covered comprehensively in most of the other books forementioned.

PEace

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Card counters love it, June 2, 1999

By	Stanford Wong ([e-mail]) (La Jolla, CA) - See all my reviews

Blackjack Attack is an excellent book, and has been very well received by a most critical audience -- visitors to BJ21.com, the busiest blackjack web site. The material in the book can be valuable to you if you learn to count cards to win at blackjack in casinos.

Stanford Wong

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is a true "must have.", July 6, 1998

By A Customer

There is much mathematical theory on blackjack. I have read pretty much all the major books on blackjack, and read most all its theory. The problem with some blackjack books is that it's based on bad mathematical theory. The problem with most of the other books is that it discusses the theory and math behind which a winning foundation can be built, but leaves the implementation of that theory at the casino table up to you.

Some writers do a passable job at addressing the application of blackjack mathematics at a blackjack table. Some leave you on your own to guess a lot of it. But to date, I have seen only one author, in one book, who crosses both realms perfectly with an uncanny gift to pick out what's relevant, dismiss what's not, and then apply that knowledge to answer virtually every important question that can be asked about blackjack.

This is the book.

This is not a basic blackjack book. It assumes you already have one of those, already know a count, and wish to put it to work in the most effective manner possible. If you fall into this category, this is the book you've been waiting for all these years.