The 21st Century Card Counter - The Pros’ Approach to Beating Today’s Blackjack

Testimonials......Page 2
Half-title page......Page 3
Title page......Page 5
Copyright page......Page 6
Dedication......Page 7
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Contents......Page 11
Foreword......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
Chapter 1: My Story......Page 17
The (Six-Figure) Part-Timer—SD1......Page 31
Gambling versus Investing......Page 34
So What about Card Counting?......Page 35
Gambler’s Fallacies......Page 36
Gamblers versus Investors at the Blackjack Tables......Page 39
What Is EV?......Page 42
Career to Professional Card Counter—Spartan......Page 45
Chapter 3: Teach Me How To Play! The BJA System and Training Tips......Page 48
Basic Strategy......Page 49
Card Counting......Page 50
Thoughts on Training as a Card Counter......Page 56
From $10k to $1M (in Four Years)—Joe......Page 58
Chapter 4: Do I Have What It Takes? The DNA of a Card Counter......Page 61
Characteristics of a Card Counter......Page 64
Overcoming Fear......Page 65
Card Counting Isn’t Just a Man’s World—Semi-Pro......Page 68
House Edge......Page 73
Thoughts on Betting......Page 75
Deep(er) Dive into Risk of Ruin and Bankroll Recommendations......Page 78
Handling Winning and Losing......Page 80
The Most Overlooked Way To Increase EV as a Card Counter......Page 86
The Executive Card Counter—Peacock......Page 88
Handling Backoffs......Page 92
Handling Casino Heat......Page 96
Employing Cover......Page 100
Maximizer versus Optimizer......Page 104
Free Cover......Page 105
High-Stakes Team Play to Part-Timer—Loudon Ofton......Page 111
Chapter 7: Traveling as a Card Counter......Page 113
Protect Your Money......Page 119
International Play......Page 124
The Internationalist—Ultimate......Page 129
Valid Reasons To Play on a Team......Page 134
How To Network To Form a Team......Page 137
Team Play (Spotter/BP)......Page 138
Being an Effective Big Player......Page 141
Problems with Team Play......Page 142
Grace the Gorilla......Page 144
Reflections on What Made the Church Team Special … and Why It Ended......Page 146
From Micro-stakes to Pro—LeviMich......Page 149
The Casino Is the Game......Page 151
Comps......Page 155
Coupons......Page 158
A Few Other AP Moves......Page 162
From Card Counter to Advanced AP—JCnote......Page 165
Chapter 10: Life Lessons from 15 Years as a Card Counter......Page 170
Expectations as a Card Counter......Page 177
Card Counting To Fund the Dream—The Phoenix......Page 180
Chapter 11: Next Steps......Page 184
About the Author......Page 188