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Beat the Dealer: a Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One
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Edward O. Thorp is the father of card counting, and in Beat the Dealer he reveals the revolutionary point system that has been successfully used by professional and amateur card players for two generations. From Las Vegas to Monte Carlo, the tables have been turned and the house no longer has the advantage at blackjack.
Containing the...more
Edward O. Thorp is the father of card counting, and in Beat the Dealer he reveals the revolutionary point system that has been successfully used by professional and amateur card players for two generations. From Las Vegas to Monte Carlo, the tables have been turned and the house no longer has the advantage at blackjack.
Containing the...more
Mass Market Paperback, 240 pages
Published
April 12th 1966
by Vintage
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Beat the Dealer by Edward O Thorp (pp. 240)
Written in 1966, this is THE original gambling book. It started the blackjack craze in the 60s. Thorp was the scientist/math geek behind finding the best and most winning strategy for blackjack. He also backed up his theories by playing in the casinos and winning.
Considering the book is almost 50 years old, its information still holds. Thorp focuses mostly on single deck blackjack and card counting as a strategy to gain a pos...more
Written in 1966, this is THE original gambling book. It started the blackjack craze in the 60s. Thorp was the scientist/math geek behind finding the best and most winning strategy for blackjack. He also backed up his theories by playing in the casinos and winning.
Considering the book is almost 50 years old, its information still holds. Thorp focuses mostly on single deck blackjack and card counting as a strategy to gain a pos...more
Very outdated these days, but a good ref. point fo beginners
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Fascinating 40 years later.
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A must read for any blackjack player. This book was the center of a lot of drama over counting cards and what is to be considered cheating the game or casino. Like I said, a must read for all blackjack players.
I had to read it for a Math class in college -- we were analyzing Black Jack.
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