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The Theory of Blackjack: The Compleat Card Counter's Guide to the Casino Game of 21 Paperback – January 1, 1996


Peter Griffin’s classic work provides insight into the methods and numbers behind the development of today’s card-counting systems. The explanations and techniques within provide the means for analyzing almost every aspect of a blackjack game, including determining the accuracy of a card-counting system, identifying the proper basic strategy for playing any number of decks and set of rules, and analyzing the betting and playing strategies for any system. Griffin delivers the seminal work on the mathematics of blackjack while writing in a style that entertains as well as teaches.
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"The Theory of Blackjack is a fundamental contribution to our understanding of the game...unusually well-written and amusing...a pleasure to read. -- Ed Thorp, author of Beat the Dealer

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Huntington Press
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 1, 1996
  • Edition ‏ : ‎ Fifth [5th]
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 254 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0929712129
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0929712123
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.75 x 8.5 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #7,743,048 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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  • Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2019
    Very complicated and in depth mathematical understanding. Overkill for beginners.