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Best Blackjack Paperback – February 3, 2004

by Frank Scoblete (Author)

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People play blackjack for fun. But it's more fun to play for profit. Now you can do both! Best Blackjack shows you how.

In precise, easy-to-understand, straightforward language, Frank Scoblete, gaming's premier authority, shows you how to beat the most popular table game in the casinos today. Everything you need to know to become an expert blackjack player is in this book, including: basic strategies for single- and multiple-deck games; powerful but easy-to-master card-counting techniques for Face-up or Double Exposure blackjack and for Multiple Action blackjack. You'll learn the secrets of beating new options such as Over-Under 13, Red-Black 21, Super Sevens, Jackpot 21 and much, much more. You'll learn money-management techniques that will stretch your bankroll and make you a real threat to the casino's bottom line.

Frank Scoblete also shows you the insider tricks the professionals use that can give players even greater edges. Learn how to take advantage of the sloppy dealers. Learn how to cut the cards to give you the better hands. Learn how to get the casinos to pay you extra money to play blackjack!

Still, blackjack is more than just basic strategies and counting systems; there is also the human element. Frank explores topics rarely touched on by other gaming writers such as: the effect of poor play on the expert player; the myth of the long run; how to maximize comps while minimizing risks; the emotional impact of having an edge. You'll meet expert players who will share with you their experiences, theories and secrets.

When you finish Best Blackjack, you will be the best blackjack player you can be.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Taylor Trade Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 3, 2004
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 283 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1566250579
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1566250573
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.46 x 0.78 x 8.84 inches

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Frank Scoblete's recent books are

"Confessions of a Wayward Catholic" is a hilarious yet insightful of Frank Scoblete’s years from kindergarten through grandparenthood as a confused, wayward, seemingly ever-sinning Catholic. Frank for a possibly hell-bound ride as he attempts to understand what God and religion are all about. Will Frank reach the pearly gates or be banished to eternal damnation?

"Everything Casino Poker: Get the Edge at Video Poker, Texas Hold'em, Omaha Hi-Lo and Pai Gow Poker" explains what you need to know to get a real edge at these games.

"Casino Conquest: How to Beat the Casinos at Their Own Games!" covers most of the casino games such as craps, blackjack, roulette, baccarat and others. In some cases these games can be beaten and Scoblete shows you exactly how to do this.

"Casino Craps: Shoot to Win!" is he most comprehensive craps book ever written. Can take you from a novice to a dice controller. Information on "pushing the house," the 5-Count, and controlled dice shooting. Comes with a DVD showing unedited controlled throws!

"Cutting Edge Craps: Advanced Strategies for Serious Players!" has the most radically new and advanced dice strategies ever revealed! The book takes casino craps to new levels of sophistication and player advantage with never-before-revealed techniques that can make you a serious threat to the casinos. It turns traditional craps strategies on their head with brand new radical information.

"Beat Blackjack Now: The Easiest Way to Get the Edge!" can take you from a new player to a skilled advantage player in less than one hour!

"Slots Conquest: How to Beat the Slot Machines" you'll learn new and radically different information if you are looking to get the best possible game. Learn how to recognize machines that give you a real mathematical edge! Learn how to properly play these advantage slot machines! This is the most comprehensive book on slot machines ever written with totally new and important information that can radically transform your slot play. This is a must-read for all slot players interested in the finest strategies.

"The Virgin Kiss," the story of Frank's outrageous adventures in and out of the casinos.

Frank grew up in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Our Lady of Angels grammar school. He attended St. John's Prep high school on a full athletic scholarship for baseball and basketball.

Switching directions, Frank attended college on a full, academic scholarship. In college, Frank boxed ("I was pummeled in my last fight. I have no memory of the last seven minutes.") and wrote for the school paper. He majored in history, literature and philosophy.

In 1975, Frank decided to try his hand at acting ("I've always been a ham!"). In 1979, Frank co-founded a professional touring troupe that played dinner theatres, resorts, and charities. From 1979 until he sold his share of the company in 1989, Frank produced, directed and acted in over 50 plays.

In 1986, Frank was researching the lead role for the hit play, The Only Game in Town - the story of a down-and-out gambler in Las Vegas. His co-star was Alene Paone. They went to Atlantic City to research their roles. "I was hooked. I began to realize that I enjoyed the casinos even more than I enjoyed working in the theatre." Alene and Frank toured in the play for four months, fell in love, and married.

In 1989, Frank sold his share of the theatre company and began his career as a gaming writer with articles and short stories for Win Magazine. In the 1990s Frank became a columnist for Casino Player Magazine and Midwest Gaming and Travel.

With the phenomenal success of his first book published in 1991 - which has subsequently become the best-selling craps book of all time - Frank began a successful climb to the top of the gaming mountain. He is now the most well known, respected and sought-after gaming writer and speaker in the country.

He has appeared frequently on television including the History Channel, A&E where his dice control team defeated three casinos in unedited action, also the Travel Channel, CNN, TBS, and the National Geographic Channel, among others. Frank has done hundreds of radio shows throughout the country.

Frank website is www.frankscoblete.com

A charismatic speaker, Frank has been featured at many festivals, conventions and schools where he motivates people to get the "winning attitude."

He has also done "Frank Scoblete's Gamblers Jamborees" at many hotels across the country.

He has given talks at bookstores throughout the country, and also at libraries, charitable organizations, at fund-raising activities and at the Learning Anex.

Frank has been a regular contributor and columnist for over 50 magazines and newspapers in America, Canada, and the Islands. He is widely syndicated on the internet.

You can get in touch with Frank by emailing him at [email protected].

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Lightrail

I agree with the title

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2002
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I agree with most of the other reviewers, this is the best blackjack book I've read, and I've read quite a few of them.
Most BJ books are either useless to the serious or semi-serious BJ player, or are about count strategies that are useful but the book itself is so theoretical and tedious it will bore you to tears. Not so with Mr. Scoblete's tome. In a breezy and easily understandable style, he covers the basics of single and multiple deck strategy for various gambling venues, then moves on to advanced counting strategies. Where this book excels, he then gives practical suggestions on how these strategies can be applied in real life, without being preachy about only doing it "his way", as some authors do. He also flavors the book with his own experience and self recognized bias (the section on "ploppies" is a hoot!)
This book has information that will be useful for a novice's first session at a table, or a more serious player looking to improve their skills. If you are planning to purchace one BJ book, make it this one.

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Will T.

Excellent Book!

Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2012
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So far, this book is very good. There are a lot of numbers and details, yet is very easy to understand. I think anyone can read this book and at least get a basic understanding of Blackjack. Well worth the money I spent on it.

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S. Spencer

simple and effective if you want

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2010

If you want to learn about the game of blackjack and how to count cards and know different techniques about counting, I would recommend buying this book to get started on your blackjack career or if you play as a hobby. I guarantee that it will pay for itself the first couple hands you play at the casino. After studying blackjack for a few years now I would recommend this book along with "Blackjack Play Like The Pros" by John Bukofsky. These are excellent books to learn from.

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Great product

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2019
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prepperguy

One terrific blackjack book!

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2008
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Read this book and Blackjack Bluebook II by Fred Renzey and you will be without a doubt one of the best blackjack players present in any casino you enter. That's not hype-that's the truth!

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Konrad Baumeister

Excellent overview

Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2006

Scoblete's Blackjack book doesn't have much that you can't find elsewhere, but he summarizes well, illustrates effectively, and writes in a breezy style which makes the whole book helpful and useful.

The technical stuff is well presented; basic strategy isn't going to change from book to book unless the rules do, but it is well presented here. Likewise, the overview of all the various counts and systems is excellent and worth the price of the book itself. Further, I thought it was greatly to his credit that he its most of the multilevel counts just aren't worth the mental effort and risk of making mistakes, a recommends a simple (but effective) count for the reader. Too many authors push their own counts which work if you happen to be a math savant but aren't as useful to the average player.

There is a chapter of minor tricks of the trade which is pretty good, and there are interviews with successful counters and team leaders/.

Scoblete tosses in a lot of road warrior blackjack stories, all well told, most of them funny, and genuinely enjoys the people part of the game. It's also to his credit that he doesn't brag about how high he plays, how much he makes - no, he says straight out that he makes much more money from writing books on blackjack than on playing it. Blackjack is a fun and thrilling way of having a shot at making a bit of extra money, if one plays very well, while enjoying the rest of life as well. A particularly mature and refreshing attitude!

Overall there is a wealth of hard information here, and tons of material of interest to both the serious and casual blackjack player. If you are to read only one book, this would be a great choice.

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Ken Richey

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS ONE!

Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 1999

This book was written by a rank amateur! I bought this book because of the glowing reviews I read on the Amazon site, but, after reading it, I have to guess that those reviews were written by Frank Scoblete's friends. There's not a unique thought in the whole book. He regurgitates the little of which he understood of others' books, and fills in the gaping gaps with silly stories told to him by his friends. I have NO idea why a publishing company would put this book out! Scoblete presents the sum total of his knowledge, as little as that is, in the first few chapters and then drones on about things no blackjack players care about. Don't waste your money on this one like I did!

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Kevin O'Connor

Great Book

Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2000

I have been playing blackjack at Foxwoods for several years using basic strategy. I was losing consistently with only an occasional win. I decided I wanted to learn how to count cards and also to get insights into the game that might help me win more often. I read three books, the last by Frank Scoblete. This book was the best. It was a thorough view of all relevant aspects of blackjack from a writer who obviously has played the game successfully for many years. Many of the experiences he wrote about in his book I had had at the tables myself. I found his approach to card counting to be the best because he cut through all the garbage I had to wade through in the other two books I read and got to the essential core of the matter. That is no easy task because many blackjack writers pride themselves on charts and graphs that explore trivia. After a while you forget what's important and what isn't. Scoblete's book wasn't like that. He stuck to the essentials which are 1. what games to play based on penetration and rules, 2. what strategies to employ based on number of decks, 3. the few variations that really matter in basic strategy based on the count, 4. which counting system is really the best to use based on ease of use and ability to use for long periods of time. He also had some really funny stories about players so that the book isn't all just strategy or dry stuff. I think most blackjack players or would be blackjack players will find this book to be excellent. Experienced players will probably find his discussion of "dealer tells" to be interesting and his stories to be amusing. This is a great book.

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