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Summary: Great Book...Dated at times, but hilarious
Review: Ken Uston (God rest his soul) was the KING of 21 during the 1970s and early 1980s. Million Dollar Blackjack is a masterpiece of the game, and the scene around it in Las Vegas and A-City during that time. Many casinos have knocked out single- and double-deck games, moving to 6 and 8 deck shoes. Uston did not have to deal with that back in the day; yet his stories about fighting off Griffin agents, pit bosses, and squirrly female dealers are the stuff of legends. The stories in this book pay for the price itself. As for the blackjack knowledge, the card counting pages are excellent, and while the comps information is 20 years too late, it still makes for interesting reading.
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Summary: Great Book...Dated at times, but hilarious
Review: Ken Uston (God rest his soul) was the KING of 21 during the 1970s and early 1980s. Million Dollar Blackjack is a masterpiece of the game, and the scene around it in Las Vegas and A-City during that time. Many casinos have knocked out single- and double-deck games, moving to 6 and 8 deck shoes. Uston did not have to deal with that back in the day; yet his stories about fighting off Griffin agents, pit bosses, and squirrly female dealers are the stuff of legends. The stories in this book pay for the price itself. As for the blackjack knowledge, the card counting pages are excellent, and while the comps information is 20 years too late, it still makes for interesting reading.
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Summary: The "Bible" of Winning Blackjack - PERIOD
Review: Million Dollar Blackjack is THE book on the subject. Ken Uston has won more money than anyone else has and has been known as "Mr. Blackjack" for this reason. Aside from this, the book is enjoyable, understandable, and makes learning ANY count method easy to learn. A good player can easily use his information to make the Hi Opt II or Zen Unbalanced counts their vehicle to riches. Flash cards make the memory work a breeze, and give every player a better than even chance to make money against even the difficult multideck games of today. You are taught to avoid certain games and evaluate each game before you buy in and go for the kill. Learn how you can travel for next to nothing and play 1 and 2 deck games that still exist today with good rules. Ken tells you how. Covers everything from playing the game for fun to making a living at it.
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Summary: The "Bible" of Winning Blackjack - PERIOD
Review: Million Dollar Blackjack is THE book on the subject. Ken Uston has won more money than anyone else has and has been known as "Mr. Blackjack" for this reason. Aside from this, the book is enjoyable, understandable, and makes learning ANY count method easy to learn. A good player can easily use his information to make the Hi Opt II or Zen Unbalanced counts their vehicle to riches. Flash cards make the memory work a breeze, and give every player a better than even chance to make money against even the difficult multideck games of today. You are taught to avoid certain games and evaluate each game before you buy in and go for the kill. Learn how you can travel for next to nothing and play 1 and 2 deck games that still exist today with good rules. Ken tells you how. Covers everything from playing the game for fun to making a living at it.
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Summary: Old News, Except for Professional Counters
Review: The most practical aspects of Kenny's book--namely, his discussions of basic strategy-- are confusing to follow. These concepts have been simplified in recent years in very simple summary charts. (One such chart can be found at Max Rubin's Comp City Web Site). Also, the information about card counting techniques is outdated by decades. Kenny's book is primarily valuable now as a historical text for those that are interested about the evolution of card counting and its application at different casinos around the world in the 70's and 80's.
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Summary: read it loved it got me interested in playing 21
Review: The stories are a little dated. The advice is solid. I learned the Basic Strategy in just a few days.
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Summary: One of the best books ever written on blackjack.
Review: This book is truly one of the best books ever writtn by a professional blackjack player in history! I will also recommend, Gregorian Strategy for multiple deck blackjack.
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Summary: good read
Review: this book was entertaining, cool storys of kens adventures.
the info on blackjack is a little out dated. (but there will always be 52 cards in a deck, so counting systems should still be useful in todays games.) even though casino rules have changed, it is very possible to change basic strategy to suite the game. then choose a count system to advance your self to a better player.
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Summary: Million Dollar Black Jack, Ken Uston
Review: This is my favorite book out of all the blackjack books I've read. (I've read The World's Greatest Blackjack Book, Blackjack for Blood, Beat the Dealer, Professional Blackjack and Playing Blackjack As a Business)The counting systems mentioned in this book work. I've been using the Uston Advanced Plus/Minus count for over 5 years now and have an awesome winning record. The Uston Advanced Point Count is also outlined in this book (It's extremely complicated though.) I would recommend this book to anyone who is serious about counting cards or anyone who wants a really entertaining read.
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Summary: My personal "Blackjack Bible"
Review: This is my favorite book out of all the blackjack books I've read. (I've read The World's Greatest Blackjack Book, Blackjack for Blood, Beat the Dealer, Professional Blackjack and Playing Blackjack As a Business) The counting systems mentioned in this book work. I've been using the Uston Advanced Plus/Minus count for over 5 years now and have an awesome winning record. The Uston Advanced Point Count is also outlined in this book (It's extremely complicated though.) I would recommend this book to anyone who is serious about counting cards or anyone who wants a really entertaining read.
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