Custom Search
If you go to Vegas and/or Atlantic City and play a little (or a lot) of blackjack, this book is for you. If you are playing another game besides blackjack, this book explains why you should be playing blackjack instead of roulette, craps, etc.
This best thing about this book is that it will show you techniques, with specific examples, of how to gain an advantage over basic strategy WITHOUT having to learn a count system. (This is the only author I have read that recognizes that most players will not be able to consistently count, especially under game conditions in a casino. And an inaccurate count, resulting in wrongly increasing your bets or leaving the table, is worse than not counting at all.)
The other thing I really like about it: It will teach you incrasingly complicated counting techniques if you want to devote the time to learn and have the skill to do so.
Renzy starts out with a front count, where you only count certain cards in the first 2 decks out of the shoe, and provides charts to show how much to change your bets, which hands to modify from basic strategy, and when to get the hell away from the table. Just learning this can save you from losing your shirt, and I think most of us can handle this. (He also covers single and double deck games but the six-deck shoe is the standard game these days.)
Many of you may want to try his next steps also; it will actually give YOU the edge if you are able to master the techniques. It starts out by counting only certain cards, assigning a value of plus or minus one to each counted card. You've probably see this concept elsewhere, but it is easier than the other plus/minus counts I've seen because you just ignore some of the cards.
Then, he shows you how to gain greater advantage by counting more cards. Of course, charts and specific examples are given to help you learn.
Another thing I really like about this book is that the author explains WHY he is telling you to play a certain way. He has played several million simulated hands to prove his techniques.
If you want a professional counting system, the last chapter teaches a system that assigns different weight values to the cards based on their true importance; i.e., some cards are assigned a +/-2 instead of +/-1. He explains why this is only necessary for those that will be putting up thousands of dollars over the course of a year.
He also has chapters debunking myths, playing skillfully - it involves more than knowing the techniques, camouflage if you are a counter, and much more.
In short, whether you come to Vegas for New Year's and want to maybe win a little, or an experienced player looking for some new techniques, this book is more than worth the price.
Find the best travel deals to Vegas or anywhere else at Wolf Classifieds: Travel
 Digg
|
 Del.icio.us
|
 Newsvine
|
 Reddit
|
 Furl
|
 Stumble Upon
|
All commentary on this page (except as noted) Copyright © 2007-2008 by Lone Wolf Reviews Webzine. Permission to quote for reviews or articles is freely given EXCEPT for Amazon.com source material; please contact them if you wish to use information from one of their reviews.
