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Title: The World Greatest Blackjack Book by Lance Humble ISBN: 0-385-15382-1 Publisher: Main Street Books Pub. Date: 17 March, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Overall, a very good buy.
Comment: I'm planning my first trip to Vegas and wanted to brush up on my Blackjack skills. I heard about this book from several websites and decided to buy it.
Overall, the book is a very good buy. The author thoroughly explains the ins and outs of gambling and does a great job teaching Basic Strategy, the Hi-Opt I counting method, and adjustments to Basic Strategy to accommodate the Hi-Opt I. The book details many gambling tricks and actions you can use to increase your advantage, explains casino cheating, and details betting procedures, etc. The author also discusses the variations and strategies for non-casino blackjack. The book is also fun to read because of the many stories the author tells from personal experience.
The major downside of the book was that it was printed in the 80's. The comparison of blackjack conditions in various casinos was based off the casinos that existed in the 70's and 80's. Obviously, that has changed drastically. Most of the mathematics and strategies are described for single, double and four deck games, which still exist, but more common these days are six or eight deck games. The only other downside is that the author is paranoid and obsessed with the topic of casino cheating.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is intersted in Blackjack, regardless of their skill level. There is information for anyone in this book!
Rating: 1
Summary: Perfectly horrible and a waste of money.
Comment: The Canadian psychologist posing as a semi-pro gambler has, again pulled the wool. Stealing Charles Einstein's simple but powerful count system, he renamed it HiOpt, then HiOpt1. Fortunately, he had Julian Braun calculate the change indices so they are reliable. Of course, he only presents indices from -6 to +6, then only for single deck. But, if you send him money, you may get something closer to what you actually need.
In the text of the book you'll find useless platitudes and tired generalizations, some of which may be slightly true. The book is full of absurd accusations of cheating. When Mr. Wonderful wins he is a brilliant strategy player; but when when he loses he's been cheated? One might think that he must have spent more than a hundred hours at the tables lifetime, but the quality of the writing says otherwise. Save your money. Humble is a phoney, but he's made good money in peddling printed tripe.
Rating: 3
Summary: Good for the beginner, But a bit dated
Comment: I found this book in a used book store and read it for fun. The basic system seems to work. I've played the system against computer blackjack games for hours at a time until I get bored and I seem to run pretty even. As he mentions in the book, the basic hit,stand,split,double system simply evens up the odds between you and the house. To actually make money you need to start counting.
The count system he teaches (The Hi-Opt 1) is easy to understand, but it takes a lot of practice to perfect (as does any counting system). From what I've seen on the web it's still a decent system, but it's not one of the more optimal systems that's been developed since this book was written in the 80's. But it's still a good one.
It's funny though to be constantly reminded that this book was written in the late 70's to early 80's. He keeps making references to Farrah Fawcett and Lee Majors and TV shows like "Barreta". That makes it tough to feel like you're learning the latest and best system. Also, if you just want to know the basic strategy and the count system then you can ignore about 380 of the 404 pages in this book. The rest of the book is stories and advice (which is also quite dated) on how the casinos work and how not to get barred as a counter.
Overall, it's not a bad book, but here in the 21st century it no longer rates as "The World's Greatest Blackjack Book".
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Title: Beat the Dealer : A Winning Strategy for the Game of Twenty-One by Edward O. Thorp ISBN: 0394703103 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 April, 1966 List Price(USD): $11.00 |
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Title: Playing Blackjack As a Business by Lawrence Revere ISBN: 0818400641 Publisher: Lyle Stuart Hardcover Pub. Date: June, 1977 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Professional Blackjack by Stanford Wong ISBN: 0935926216 Publisher: Pi Yee Press Pub. Date: December, 1994 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Theory of Blackjack, 6th Edition by Peter A. Griffin ISBN: 0929712137 Publisher: Huntington Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Knock-Out Blackjack: The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised by Olaf Vancura, Ken Fuchs ISBN: 0929712315 Publisher: Huntington Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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