Best Blackjack Books
Practice is the one that makes one perfect when it comes to playing Blackjack. With little practice and skill, you can master the rules of this popular game and almost everyone can do this if he/she has a good amount of intelligence and dedication. One’s skills can be improved by using quality books that teach the reader/player how to make the best out of Blackjack strategies.
A quality Blackjack book is focused on key elements that include having the necessary winner’s attitude, understanding the main rules of the game and understanding the necessary card counting systems that can allow you to win the game. The most effective Blackjack books are focused on teaching you how to get the winner’s attitude because the intense desire for future winning is the one that keeps you well ahead of other common players.
By reading a Blackjack book, you can understand that everything is likely to lie in your own mind and once you learn how to develop a positive attitude and your desire is strong enough, nothing is going to stop you from winning at Blackjack. A well written Blackjack book can teach you the basics of this popular game and help you comprehend all the strategies related to the card counting systems. Here are the most frequently recommended Blackjack books.
A classic blackjack book Blackjack Attack: Playing the Pros’ Way, Don Schlesinger, (2005) is a book that is considered the best reference when it comes to the highly popular Hi-Lo systems related to card counting. This book comes with strategy tables needed for your basic strategy, explanations and a wide range of variations for different Blackjack rules. If you are a dedicated and serious player, you will find this book extremely helpful due to its detailed pieces of information. It is not a book written for beginners.
Professional Blackjack, written by Standford Wong in 1994 If you are a more advanced card counter who is already familiar with the necessary strategies, you should go for Blackjack Bluebook II – The Simplest Winning Strategies Ever Published, Fred Renzey (2006). This book comes with a really detailed explanation and exploration of all the statistics behind every card counting system. Also, it teaches you how to apply every card counting strategy. It is not an easy to read book, but if you are interested to learn card counting strategies as soon as possible, you may find it very efficient.
Playing 21 as a Martial Art, Arnold Snyder,(2005) is a book that includes all the basic strategies when it comes to using card counting systems together with alternatives to these systems, alternatives that come with varied levels of complexity in order to suit almost every type of Blackjack player.
Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised by Olaf, Ph.D. Vancura and Ken Fuchs (1998). This book is aimed at all the players who want to win some real money when playing the game. Simple but really effective tricks and tips are provided together with efficient explanations that can meet the beginners’ needs.
A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One, Edward O Thorp (1966) is about the so-called K-O card counting system. This book provides a really simple yet straightforward and clear guide to this card counting system. Beginners and casual players find this book extremely helpful even if it is not as effective as other Blackjack books.
Million Dollar Blackjack, Ken Uston (1992) comes with really understandable explanations regarding statistical analysis and methods behind the already known card counting systems. It is to be regarded as a heavy read but the players who are keen on knowing more about theory will find this book quite interesting.