BJI Newsletter, August, #115

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BJI Newsletter, July 2009, #115
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Do you have to be a Math Whiz to win at blackjack?

NO! Speed Count, the easiest advantage-play blackjack method will have you beating the casinos in only a few minutes of practice. It really is that easy... if you ever play blackjack in the casinos, then you are crazy to not learn the Speed Count card counting method. Add blackjack to your game-plan to beat the casinos, and Speed Count is mathematically proven to get you an edge over the casino (read some independent review here: www.goldentouchblackjack.com/reviews.shtml). The following software bundles are currently discounted. Nothing is shipped to you: you get to download the full software version immediately after you purchase and use it right away. Here is the list of features in each bundle:

Program/Feature	Speed Count Bundle	Professional Bundle
Blackjack Counter software
Blackjack Expert software
Speed Count System
Golden Touch Blackjack Revolution! e-book
Blackjack Count Master e-Book
High-Low Count System
Blackjack Audit
Purchase a bundle: (choose a platform)	Price: $55 (normally $65) Windows Also available for... Palm OS Pocket PC	Price: $85 (normally $95) Windows Also available for... Palm OS Pocket PC
Installation program, trial version:	Try the software out for free!

Last year, the movie 21, featuring Kevin Spacey and Lawrence Fishburne, opened in theaters around the country. Join the ranks of savvy blackjack players who get the edge over the casino, without the need to be a mathematical genious and months of training! These software bundles contain absolutely everything you need to become an expert card counter, with a focused training regime including pass/fail exercises so you know when you are ready to hit the casinos.

Other software discounts from DeepNet Technologies:

Poker Drill Master for Windows (www.PokerDrillMaster.com)

• Normally $59.95, yours for only $49.95. Click here to order online (immediate online download, not shipped)
• Learn to correctly determine poker pot odds, and make the best decisions at every betting opportunity.
• Use the incredibly fast and powerful poker calculator that tells you the winning probabilities and odds for any combination of known and unknown hands and/or board (just like on TV).
• Use the powerful poker system editor that lets you select from supplied pre-flop decision methodologies by popular authors and experts, as well as edit or create your own systems.
• View the Outs table to quickly find single card outs probabilities and pot odds with one or two cards to go.

• Normally $129.95, yours for only $95. Click here to order online (immediate online download, not shipped)
• Find out if you can control the dice at craps. Prove whether your dice control skill is working, and what edge you can get.
• Includes the Smart Craps simulator, Roll Recorder for Windows and Palm OS, dice set optimizer, advanced betting module, and much more.

More discounts for Palm OS and Pocket PC versions as well: http://www.deepnettech.com/specials1.html.

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1. Free copy of Henry Tamburin's VHS blackjack training video, Blackjack - Deal me in. Henry Tamburin has packed his 25 years of blackjack experience into a 90 minute VHS video program designed to help you play like an expert. This book is mailed to you for free (not downloaded). Note: only mailed to continental US addresses, by standard US mail (this book not included outside of the US. Allow 2 weeks for delivery). Normally $19.95... yours free (no extra charge for shipping)!
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CARD COUNTING IN THE MOVIES
vs
CARD COUNTING IN THE TRENCHES

Volume 1	Volume 2

The movie 21 released last year shows the glitz and glamour of card counters beating the casinos for millions. But is card counting really all glitz and glamour as portrayed in the movie? Not quite. In fact Barfarkel, a blue-collar, low-stakes counter, offers a real-life look into what it's like to be in the trenches beating the casinos at their own game. His first book, You've Got Heat, was an instant success and sold out. We have republished the book as a downloadable e-book, and also published his second e-book, You've Got Heat Vol 2: Turning Up the Heat. The latter book also contains a unique article written by Barfarkel based on his experiences with the world's oldest profession. According to Barfakel: "As a single man who enjoys a good time, I've availed myself to the occasional pleasures of women of the night in Las Vegas. There are a lot of people who have no idea how one goes about buying the services of a prostitute. Whether they ever want to try it or not, inquiring minds want to know! So here it is... the ins and outs of prostitution in Las Vegas. Pun intended."

Barfakel's book has received glowing reviews from a host of industry experts including Stanford Wong, Anthony Curtis, Don Schlesinger, Max Rubin, Kevin Blackwood, Viktor Nacht, Eliot Jacobson, Ralph Stricker, Parker, LVBear, Howard Schwartz and Michael Konik (read their reviews at www.youvegotheat.com/book_reviews-html).

To order, just click on the title:

You've Got Heat (Vol. 1):The Vegas Card Counting Adventures of LV Pro . 231 pages. Covers 26 trips made by Barfarkel to Vegas and Reno from 1999 to 2003. $15.00.

You've Got Heat (Vol. 2): Turning Up The Heat . 237 pages. Covers 20 trips made by Barfakel to Vegas and Reno from 2003 to 2007. $15.00

Note: If you're anxious about ordering an e-book, read the following.

Our e-books are produced in an electronic format. Nothing is shipped to you. Your e-book is available immediately after you complete your purchase (you simply click a link and download the book to your computer). You can read the book on your computer screen or print it. If you ever have a problem with the download, there is plenty of technical help available. You also save money because there is no shipping & handling charge. The process is quick and easy.

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BJI offers...

Legends of Blackjack: True Stories of Players Who Crushed the Casinos, is a great new e-book by BJI author Kevin Blackwood and Larry Barker. Read the true stories of the legendary players and teams who won millions of dollars in casinos throughout the world. $14.95 for the e-book, available immediately after purchasing.

Our Blackjack Tournament Pro and BJI columnist Kenneth R. Smith has written his first book, How to Win More Blackjack Tournaments, which summarizes the blackjack tournament strategies contained in his articles from Blackjack Insider (plus three new articles not available anywhere else!). $14.95 for the e-book, available immediately after purchasing.

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CURRENCY REPORTING REGULATIONS 101 by Vinny DeCarlo

"Due to the government's war on drugs, the government seems to think that anyone with $10,000 or more is in to some kind of crooked activity. This fear alone required banks, and now casinos, to report any and everyone that has or completes any transaction over $10,000. Here's how this works..."

Read DeCarlo's complete article.

HOW IT BEGAN-Part 6 by Ralph "Silver Fox" Stricker

"After the debacle with the Las Vegas team, I had to decide about continued team play. Steve N., Sally H., and Bobby F. were undecided about continuing full time team play. I had to start thinking of my own future, especially how I wanted to continue in the game of blackjack, and what was financially the best way for me to continue..."

Read Stricker's complete article.

SHUFFLE TRACKING 101- Part 3 by Mark Billings

"To determine if the shuffle you saw in a casino is trackable, you'll need the number of decks in use in the casino you hope to target. (It will likely be 6 or 8 decks.) The decks should be fairly new, as you are going to have to estimate clumps of cards, and cards tend to get a bit frayed and thus "fattened" with use. You want your practice cards to look as much like casino cards as possible. Next, you'll need a digital camera...

Read Billings' complete article.

BILOXI TRIP REPORT by JPB

"I made two recent trips to the Biloxi, Mississippi area. I was really looking forward to playing double-deck games with favorable conditions ... unfortunately, I was reminded that the base rules/house advantage is not as important as penetration and casino heat..."

Read JPB's complete article.

ATLANTIC CITY BLACKJACK REPORT by Frank and Alene Scoblete

"Frank describes the greatest blackjack game that he ever played, and his team of reporters provides updated playing conditions including some deep-penetration games at Trump Plaza..."

Read Scoblete's complete article.

WINNING AT BLACKJACK: EDGE vs. VOLATILITY by Alan Krigman

"Most players normally don't gamble enough, especially at the tables, for the law of averages to take hold. In most cases, the issue for bettors is whether they're doomed to lose because of the casino's edge. Less often, for advantage players such as card counters at blackjack, the question is whether they're guaranteed to succeed because of their edge over the house. The answers in both instances involve the relationship between edge and volatility..."

Read Krigman's complete article.

HOUSE OF PANE: THE TOP 10 TOURNAMENT PLAYERS by Joe Pane

"And the winners of the who are the top 10 tournament players survey are..."

Read Pane's complete article.

AUTOMATIC PILOT by Kenneth Smith

"I recently played in a mini-tournament in Biloxi and found my final three hands to be interesting for an unusual reason. I felt like I was effectively playing on auto-pilot. I think that any skilled player would have made exactly the same bets that I made and played the hands in exactly the same way. In this back-to-basics article, I'll show you the situation and let you play along with me..."

Read Smith's complete article.

DICE CONTROL: HOW TO GET THE MONETARY EDGE OVER THE CASINO by Jerry "Stickman"

"Comps are used to make casino gamblers want to be recognized, loved and appreciated. The red-chip players look at the comps of the green-chip players and are envious. The green-chip players look at the black-chip players and are envious. The black-chip players look at the purple-chip players who are looking at the orange-chip players who are looking at the gold-chip players who are looking at the brown-chip players who are looking at Kerry Packer, who was treated like a god - and everyone wishes to be worshipped like that..."

Read Stickman's complete article.

ALL ABOUT POKER: ONLINE POKER MISTAKES by Bill Burton

"Although there is a certain amount of luck involved in poker, the skilled player will win out in the long run. The skilled poker player is the one who makes the fewest mistakes. In poker you will win more money from your opponent's mistakes, than you will from your own "fancy play." Conversely, you will lose more money if you are the one making the mistakes. Players make mistakes, whether they are playing online or live in a card room; however, there are some mistakes that are more prevalent in online play. Here are four common online poker mistakes..."

Read Burton's complete article.

BLACKJACK TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

"Check out the schedule of major blackjack tournaments in August and September by region in our Blackjack Tournament Report courtesy of blackjacktournaments.com..."

Read the complete tournament schedule.