Blackjack: Take the Money and Run [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Henry Tamburin (Author) "Your first task in becoming a winning blackjack player is to thoroughly understand how the game is played..." (more)
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Product Description
This book is for recreational casino players who want to learn how to play blackjack in a casino and more importantly how to win. The book contains three levels of playing strategies. For the beginner, a non-counting strategy that will give you a slight edge in some blackjack games. The intermediate level strategy contains an introduction to card counting. The advanced level playing strategy is a powerful system that will give the blackjack player up to a 1.5 per cent edge over the casinos. The book also contains advice on which blackjack games give you the most profit potential, the risks involved in playing blackjack, how to play without fear of getting barred, and the discipline to 'take the money and run'.

About the Author
Henry J Tamburin

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Research Services Unlimited; illustrated edition edition (May 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912177098
• ISBN-13: 978-0912177090
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #722,712 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Take the Money and Run, January 26, 2000

By	Robert W. Werner "Bob Werner" (Springfield, MO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Having never played blackjack at a casino I found this book highly informative and reader friendly. The author is very specific in his presentation of statistical analysis of the game and presents a plausible method for winning this game. However, the authors insitance that one leave the casino when they reach a certain level of winnings is clearly a gamblers fallacy and leads me to question the accuracy of his stated statistics. The truth is that the statistics should never vary according to an individual player's win or loss streak. A 65% probability is a 65% probability. The author claims to feel better when he leaves a winner. How bizarre this seems for a man who claims to be a "professional" gambler.

His proposition is that somehow taking a break from the game increases one's odds of winning. Nothing could be futher from statistical truth. If in fact as he states that card counting gives a player a 1-2% edge then logic dictates that playing continuosly is the way to maximiz one's profits.

One must test his propositions in order to feel comfortable using these card counting strategies.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars incredible book!, February 25, 1999

By A Customer

I have read this book about a year ago and used the guides in the back, well, I had such good success with it I continued to use what I learned. Unfortunately, I listened to the other so called experts and the say my techniques were wrong. I changed the way I played and continued to listen to the other and lost more money than I won. I bought your book once again and read it front to back and used my techniques that I developed and threw out the critics views. I strongly urge those who want an upper hand at the blackjack tables to read, memorize, and to sleep with this book under thier pillows.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A Strange Mix of Statistics and Superstition, February 4, 2002

By	"nypeja" - See all my reviews

I bought this book on in an airport and enjoyed it. I got me interested in learning how to play blackjack correctly, so, in that sense, it was great. It's relatively clear and geared toward the beginner. The mathematical focus of some sections made the strategies more easy to understand. The problem with this book, however, is that it sometimes rejects the correct play. If you are ahead in the count, keep playing. Leaving the table, even when you're losing, basically amounts to wasting all the effort you put into counting. Also, streak betting is just plain superstition. If you can count, this information is more valuable than the tendancy for streaks to indicate a favorable count. Finally, If somebody at the table doesn't make the correct plays, you don't have to leave. It is just as likely to help as to hurt you. It was ok, but I'm sure there are better books than this.