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Summary: Mr. Patrick helps the casinos much more than he realizes.
Review: I get the feeling that Patrick is a shill for the casinos. Anyone who derides strategies developed with the use of statistics as a base, and relies on hunches, as he appears to do, has no business advising others on how to play this game. His discussion of avoiding doubling down against the dealer's 'power cards' is utterly ridiculous. The player who does so gives up a necessary advantage against the house in favor of 'not losing twice as much in case his eleven is hit with a low card'. This is ridiculous logic, since, in the long run, the player will come out ahead by doubling according to basic strategy. Patrick is assuming that the worst will happen if you double against a ten or nine. It could, but then aren't we gambling? As long as statistics prove that the double-down is favorable to the player, one should not shy away from it. Read my book "The Ultimate Blackjack Book" (Ed Early) to see the percentage advantage to doubling. I have often seen players who use the Patrick strategy in their play. They are to be pitied.
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Summary: Save your money, don't buy it!
Review: I have never read such a terrible book in my life. This is THE most condescending book I have ever read. It has such a tone of superiority that you just can't get through it with its self congratulatory tone. UGH! Move on... The books by Stanford Wong are FARE superior...
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Summary: Money Mangement
Review: I have read this book and I have implemented his system of money management and basic strategy at the tables. I have won more money consistantly at the tables with his methods. True I did not get those enormous wins but I never made a stupid bet at the tables on emotion. I think his regression system and up and pull chapters are the way to go when gambling at blackjack. I have watched numerous times when someone doubled down against a dealers 10 and they had 11 or a 10 and they get wacked. The logic is why put more money down when hes strong?? Always kick the dealer when he is weak. Those double down opportunities are a lot better when hes showing a weak card. Makes perfect sense to me if ya think about it and listen to what he is trying to tell you.As far as counting cards go, his system is still the easiest to master. I have bought numerous books on blackjack and I feel his book is still the best. No matter what anyone else thinks about his book, he has made me a consistant winner and thats the key to gambling
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Summary: Don't let them fool you
Review: I have used the up and pull method and never put more money on the table when the dealer is strong. Those two methods alone have made me thousands of dollars since subscribing to Patricks methods. If you think up and pull is hunch and guess, then you didn't read it right. You minimize losing streaks and maximize winning streaks, that is all there is to it. My guess is those who degrade this book, either are sore losers or have no dicipline.
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Summary: I teach Money Management and Discipline....pay attention!!!!
Review: I want you to read the comments of the people who blast my basic strategy because it doesn't agree with what has been handed down for years. Well, my basic strategy tells you NOT to double 10 or 11 vs dealers power cards, don't split aces or eights vs dealers power cards and a lot of things to help you win. I TEACH MONEY MANAGEMENT>, & basic moves for conservative players. The methods work & I wouldn't change a word in my books. JOHN PATRICK
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Summary: This book will cost you money
Review: I've read this book, and posts from the author on Usenet. His strategies are unsound, and WILL cost the player money. They may have some lucky sessions, but overall, they will lose money. To make matters worse, Mr. Patrick doesn't understand some basic principals of BJ. For eample: I asked Mr. Patrick, "I'm playing heads-up in a two deck game. On the first hand, I get 10-10 and the dealer is showing an ace. I'm about to decide whether to stand/hit/split/double. What is the probability the dealer has one of the other tens?" To which, he replied, "Off the top of my head.......... there are 100 cards left and 30 ten value cards remaining (assuming nothing was buried). What's that........30% chance it is a ten?" The chance of the dealer having a ten is ZERO, because if the dealer had a ten, they would have a blackjack and I would have lost the had before I had the chance to decide to stand, hit, split or double. Think about it folks, do you really trust the writings of an author that doesn't even know that?
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Summary: Calling this junk would be a compliment
Review: If you believe in magic ways to beat a casino, this book is for you. If you believe that blackjack can be beaten using sound mathematical principles, the author has claimed repeatedly that he doesn't understand them. A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place, and only a fool would play blackjack with the methods recommended in this book. Try "Knockout Blackjack" by Vancura and Fuchs for a simple winning system. Patrick is pure hogwash.
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Summary: Calling this junk would be a compliment
Review: If you believe in magic ways to beat a casino, this book is for you. If you believe that blackjack can be beaten using sound mathematical principles, the author has claimed repeatedly that he doesn't understand them. A fool and his money are lucky enough to get together in the first place, and only a fool would play blackjack with the methods recommended in this book. Try "Knockout Blackjack" by Vancura and Fuchs for a simple winning system. Patrick is pure hogwash.
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Summary: Utterly worthless
Review: If you want to spend your money on blackjack literature, buying this book is one of the WORST things you can do. First of all, Patrick's basic strategy is wrong. He admits it and gloats about it. What he doesn't tell you is that basic strategy is THE OPTIMAL way to play if you're not counting cards. Any deviations, such as the ones Patrick recommends, will cost you money. Second, he recommends that you play on hunches. This will also cost you money. If you are looking for good books on blackjack, look for books by Wong, Snyder, Uston, Carlson, Schlesinger, etc. Avoid all books by Patrick and you will do well.
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Summary: Better with words than numbers
Review: In Advanced Blackjack, John Patrick writes with style about a strategy without substance. Misinformation is the best way to characterize the contents of this book, and losing is the best way to characterize the strategy contained there in.
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