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Play Blackjack Like the Pros Paperback – March 29, 2005

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Professional blackjack player Kevin Blackwood shares his million-dollar winning strategies for mastering the odds and consistently beating the house at their own game.

Play Blackjack Like the Pros is the requisite introduction to the modern game of blackjack, including high and low stakes casino, shoe games (several decks shuffled together), online, and tournaments. Blackwood begins with the basic rules of play and then moves on to teach his proven card-counting method, broken-down into three levels: novice, recreational, and professional. He also covers camouflaging techniques (it's perfectly legal to count cards, but if the house catches you they will kick you out), money management, and team play. Blackwood includes many stories of his and other professionals' triumphs at the tables and keeps the highly technical language that bogs down most gaming books to an absolute minimum.

Play Blackjack Like the Pros is written in the style of Phil Hellmuth's Play Poker Like the Pros using easy-to-understand lessons that all levels of players can quickly benefit from.

    • Blackwood is one of the world's top card counters. He began with only a few hundred dollars and has won over a million playing blackjack. In Play Blackjack Like the Pros he demonstrates how to earn over $10,000 a month from just a few days work.

    • Blackjack is set to balloon in popularity. Ben Mezrich's book on the MIT card counting team Bringing Down the House was on the New York Times bestseller list for weeks and is being made into a movie staring Kevin Spacey. Blackjack Tournaments are growing in popularity with many of the top casinos offering large prize pools. Online Blackjack is currently a multi-million dollar industry. Blackwood keeps the highly technical language that bogs down most gaming books to an absolute minimum.

    • Foreword by Stanford Wong, author of Professional Blackjack and the master of modern card counting.

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    “This is the most comprehensive book on card counting that I have ever read.” — MIT Mike, 2004 World Series of Blackjack Champion

    “Play Blackjack Like the Pros is the perfect name for a book written by the consummate blackjack professional.” — Anthony Curtis, publisher Las Vegas Advisor

    “This has everything you need to become a long term winner. Don’t play another hand until you read Blackwood’s book.” — Henry Tamburin, author of Take The Money & Run and publisher of Blackjack Insider Newsletter. Henry Tamburin, author of Take The Money & Run and publisher of Blackjack Insider Newsletter

    About the Author

    Kevin Blackwood has been a professional blackjack player for more than twenty years. He is the author of The Counter, a behind-the-scenes novel based on his life of playing high-stakes blackjack, and he has contributed to countless games magazines and online sites.

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    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ William Morrow Paperbacks; First Edition (March 29, 2005)
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
    • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0060731125
    • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0060731120
    • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.6 ounces
    • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.65 x 9 inches
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    Mike
    5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, A Written Resource For Hi-Opt II
    Reviewed in the United States on March 12, 2021
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    When The World’s Greatest Blackjack book was released, it teased the Hi-Opt II system, but ultimately held that as a proprietary system while instead outlining the less-powerful Hi-Opt I system in its book. Sadly, the Hi-Opt II Report would fall into obscurity and the system’s secrets largely fell into antiquity...

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    Play Blackjack Like The Pros finally puts into print a comprehensive book dedicated to Hi-Opt II. This includes true count conversions, deck conversions, and standard deviations, as well as other tips and tricks that either casual gamers or advantage players can learn from.

    Blackjack literature was sorely missing a work of this nature in its collection and this book should be mandatory reading for players who want to take full advantage of Hi-Opt II. Well sourced and well written.
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    jm
    2.0 out of 5 stars skip it
    Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2016
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    not recommended. game is dead. don't buy
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    Jamno B
    4.0 out of 5 stars convenient process
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2015
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    well satisfied with the convenience
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    Kyle Douglas Baird
    5.0 out of 5 stars I liked the author’s Dummies book so got this too
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023
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    Glad I did, nice guide for the casual gamer.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2014
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    Probably a necessary addition to one's collection.
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    John Foley
    1.0 out of 5 stars Book was not new
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2013
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    The book was very old. The pages were yellow and stiff. I was very dissatisfied with the condition of the book. The information in the book was not very helpful either.
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    P. Kahn
    2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2007
    I have read 6 blackjack books now over the past few months and I was disappointed with this one. The information in the book is not presented in a logical, easy to follow manner. I found it to be scattered and fragmented. The information that Blackwood gives is correct, yet he does not go into enough details during several sections and the novice reader will not have enough information to be successful. Instead of buying this book, purchase Blackbelt in Blackjack by Arnold Snyder. The information is much better organized with much more detail which makes learning what you need to know much easier.
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    Michael
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2014
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    Great book
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    Mark B
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great insight
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2013
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    Was really good to get a professional insight in to the mind of a black jack player. Contains a good intro, how not to convince yourself you are better than you are, then some nice tips and some funny stories. The card counting part i think will be the most useful.

    Don't do what i did and read it on the plain to Vegas, make sure you get some practice time in before hand once you have read the book!!
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    K. jack
    4.0 out of 5 stars Hit or stick
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 13, 2018
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    Some good basic tips to install to your mind when playing this game of chance , only read a quarter but defo needs a few reasons reads to sink in
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    Carlos Pimenta
    3.0 out of 5 stars A very simple and enjoyable way to teach newcomers to the game
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2013
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    A very simple and enjoyable way to teach newcomers to the game, with several clear exemples. Just enough to put you in the rigth track to future readings.
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    James
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 7, 2015
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    Great
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    Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 2, 2018
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    Full of valuable information for the serious BJ Player
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