1. General Advice and Tips on Blackjack
This section covers general advice for blackjack players. You will learn:
- To stay away from single deck games that pay only 6:5 for a blackjack
- How one expert takes advantage of comps when she plays (Jean Scott)
- How to use the surrender option for your benefit (Henry Tamburin)
- The effect the Continuous Shuffling Machine has on blackjack players (Michael Shackleford)
- The best ways to tip a blackjack dealer (Henry Tamburin)
2. The Card Counting Experience
This section describes the table experience of some of our pro player/writers. You will learn:
- What went on at the most recent Green Chip Party in Las Vegas (Captain John)
- Why casinos should NOT fear card counters (Frank Scoblete)
- The anatomy of a back-off and what went wrong (CC Rider)
- How one casino's blackjack promotion cost them over a million dollars (Kenneth Smith)
3. Basic Blackjack Strategies and Tips
This section covers basic blackjack playing and betting advice. You will learn:
- The cost of using one uniform basic strategy for all games. (Dan Pronovost)
- The seven most misplayed hands in blackjack and the right way to play them. (Fred Renzey)
- A simple set of 6 blackjack playing rules that can be learned in minutes. (Dan Pronovost).
- A seldom thought of way to seize the edge in blackjack called "Hand Interaction." (Fred Renzey)
- A review of the new Blackjack 6-7-8 Basic Strategy Cards. (Henry Tamburin)
- How to get the monetary edge when you play blackjack. (Frank Scoblete)
- Some advanced basic strategy plays. (Fred Renzey)
4. Advanced Blackjack Strategies & Card Counting
This section focuses on advanced blackjack playing and betting strategies including card counting. You will learn:
- The importance of a bet spread for card counters. (Dan Pronovost)
- How card counters can increase their edge using the unique counter basic strategy. (Hal Marcus)
- The cost of using a uniform basic playing strategy if you are counting. (Dan Pronovost)
- The Ace/10 Front Count. (Fred Renzey)
- The effect of the number of players on a counters win rate. (Dan Pronovost)
- Gambler's ruin and bankroll swings. (Eliot Jacobson)
- The difference between balanced and unbalanced card counting systems. (Fred Renzey)
- How to choose a blackjack game that will give you the best advantage and earnings. (Dan Pronovost)
- Fudging indices in unbalanced counting systems to increase your edge. (Fred Renzey)
- How card counting teams improve their advantage vs playing solo. (Henry Tamburin)
5. Blackjack Tournaments
This section focuses on playing techniques for blackjack tournaments. You will learn:
- The best way to catch a leader. (Kenneth Smith)
- Why doubling down for less money is often a smart strategy in tournaments. (Kenneth Smith)
- An analysis of the Las Vegas Hilton Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament. (Henry Tamburin)
- Why player position is important in tournaments. (Kenneth Smith)
- The importance of developing a game plan for tournaments. (Richard McKelvey)
- How and when to make a "catch-up bet." (Kenneth Smith)
- More tips on developing a plan for tournament play. (Richard McKelvey)
- What a "free hit" means in tournaments. (Kenneth Smith)
6. Video Poker
In this section video poker pros Bob Dancer and John Robinson compare blackjack to video poker.
7. Online Gambling
This section focuses on online blackjack. You will learn:
- What to look for before you start gambling on the internet. (Michael Shackleford)
- How to take advantage of cash bonuses offered by online casinos. (Rob McGarvey)
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