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Summary: Useless
Review: If you are one of these people who is like "I went to Vegas last weekend and used this and it worked!" then get a clue. This doesn't constitute a statistically significant sample. Non-card counting blackjack involves independent trials and, therefore, progressions don't work.
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Summary: Best of the new breed.
Review: In the 1960's card counting as as formulated by Thorpe, Braun and others, produced an edge for the player. Although difficult to execute, many players learned the system and profitted by high counts. Then the casinos introduced multiple deck shoe play, reshuffles and barred players. This effectivly cut down players profits. This book offers the player an edge through proper play and money management by a positive progression system which keeps losses at a minimum while allowing the player to realize greater profits.
Basing a bet on a count belongs back in the 60's. Buy this excellent book and play winning blackjack.
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Summary: This system works!
Review: Not wanting to count cards in a 6 deck shoe, this book offers an alternative to card counting. Some other reviewers don't think that the progression system makes any sense, but think about it. When the deck is in your favor you will more likely win more hands. The progression system leads you to bet more when you win more. My experience is that for ~92% of the time, the deck is neutral, and the good basic strategy Dahl teaches keeps me from losing too much money. ~4% of the time I'll lose several hands in a row and I'll sit out the rest of the shoe. ~4% of the time the shoe is decidedly in my favor, and the betting progression system makes a lot of money very quickly. I played about 12 hours of blackjack in Vegas last weekend using the strategies in this book and left with quite a bit of the casino's money. The book is short, no doubt. But that made it easy for me to learn and use. The World's Greatest Blackjack Book, while a great read, is too much to memorize, and requires more precision focus than I can maintain for four hours of play. Give this book a chance, and see which strategy (progression or counting) you can honestly use correctly in a casino.
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Summary: Waste of time
Review: Progression betting is not any better than any other bs betting scheme, and over time, the results will be the same. I guess this is a good way to not lose too much money, but over time, you will NOT come out ahead. The simple fact is the only way to beat the casino in the long run is to track cards. There are many simple card-tracking systems out there (eg, Hi-Lo, Hi-Opt I)that will allow you to win and still have fun playing. Reading this book proves to be a waste of time, when any other wack betting scheme you can think of is just as good as this ....
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Summary: This book is a joke
Review: Recently I read this book and began to employ its system. I more than tripled my bankroll on two consecutive trips. Unfortunately, I quickly became convinced that this was nothing more than luck; after those two good wins, I proceeded to get killed nearly every time I sat down at the table. My observations lead me to believe that any progression system, including Dahl's, fails to account for double-down and split situations. Dahl claims that if you bet 10, win, bet 10, win, bet 15, lose then you have won $5 of the casino's money since you won $20 before losing $15. What happens when, on that $15 bet, you draw two 8s and have to split? What about when you double down on 11, draw a low card, and lose to the dealer's pat hand? Then you have lost the $20 that you won on the first two bets plus an additional $10. That is why this system will not work in the long run. I then learned Carlson's Omega II count system, which is complicated but very powerful. It also has been proven to work mathematically, while countless computer simulations have shown that progression systems do not work. I would recommend Carlson's "Blackjack for Blood" for the serious player. Also, check out works by Frank Scoblete or Stanford Wong.
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Summary: Bet more, with a guarantee
Review: The basis of money management. Only increase bet when winning, and don't risk more than you have won. Dahl's progression is conservative but limits risk. Has proven to be a consistent winner in many years of use.
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Summary: A good way to have fun in vegas without cramping your brain!
Review: The magic of counting cards is in your own ability not to make a mistake with the count. Sitting at the blackjack table for hours, not drinking, not having fun, is not a great way to have a good time, and that is what most, if not all card counting methods make you do. Dahl's book allows you to have fun in Vegas while winning money. You won't win enough to buy that new car that you had your eye on, but you will win money and have fun doing it. I read Dahl's book and that is all he says that you can expect. I journey through Vegas every month for a day or two, and I play this progressive system. I used to count cards, but the hassle of keeping an eye out for the pit boss, keeping track of count, sub-counts, and keeping total concentration, make playing blackjack a dull game. Losen up, have some fun, and make a little money. I promise--- you won't be disappointed.
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Summary: This book is a joke
Review: This book is a [bad], it is based on the idea that you will have streaks of luck. Anyone who has ever taken a statistics course knows that in the long run these streaks even out and do not really exist. The strategy is also based on the fact that you need to win at least three hands in a row to start making more money. When the author fails to metion that every time you win two hands in a row and lose the next one then you end up winning less money than if you had just bet the same every time(and statistically you will win two hands in a row on average more than three). The book consists of exactly four pages of actual blackjack strategy and about 100 bitching about how bad card counting is. Dahl never even states that he has ever broken ahead in his life time playing blackjack, he never states that you will actually win using his method or that you have an actual statistical advantage over the house. Worst of all this method doesn't even have a statistical betting advantage over even bets. Dahl's strategy is like a donkey with a spinning wheel, no one knows where he got it and damned if he knows how to use it. PS. The 5 star reviews must be done by him because anyone with a 4th grade education should realize this doesn't work.
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