The first entirely new and better way of playing blackjack in 40 years, for players of all levels. The world's foremost authority on blackjack -- an expert player, computer researcher and gambling innovator -- introduces a more precise way of playing, with a winning rate of 85% in pre-publication casino tests. Chapters build progressively in this entertaining and easy-to-understand book featuring * personal anecdotes * helpful illustrations * no complicated charts to memorize With complete information about tested playing, betting and observation strategies, the book also addresses all the factors that go into winning, including * how to pick a good casino * how to pick a good table * how to pick a good dealer * how to detect and respond to casino countermeasures

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

Voodoo nonsense:

One clue that a book is bad is when the author claims that everyone else is wrong. Well, everyone else isn't wrong. Harvey uses poor methodologies, invalid math and superstitions to come to conclusions long proved to be false. For some reason, he takes time to insult the serious researchers along the way. Science is developed by standing on the shoulders of giants. Harvey simply tossed all their good work and started from scratch. Yes every science can be improved. But here, good work is thrown out and... more info

Blackjack the SMART way is THE BEST:

Blackjack The Smart Way is, in my opinion, THE book for playing blackjack "new school" in this century. The work by Dr. Thorpe got us all recognizing that Blackjack could be beaten. Richard Harvey tells us how to win by using such technics as The "X" factor and card observation. You'll also discover the secrets of tricky "2's" & silent "7's". This is information not available anywhere else. You'll change accepted theory on spliting and doubling. Blackjack isn't the same game we played 5 or 10 years ago.... more info

Very helpful until I had any idea what I was doing:

This was my first blackjack book. It is well written, easy to follow, and entertaining. Unfortunately, it is also ridiculous. Its not surprising, upon reading other texts on blackjack and speaking with professional players, that one cannot find mention of this authors work amongst professional players anywhere. If you don't have anything nice to say....
Harvey is convincing when you don't know any better. I wondered about these negative reviews and thought people were just quick to judge a different... more info

A Mugs Guide to Playing Blackjack:

Mr Harvey has shown me a new way to make money from Blackjack - write a book that gives mugs the impression they can be good players by cleverly engaging in stupid play.
Read all the negative reviews, they are obviously written by people who know how to play blackjack. Mr Harvey's book is a sucker bet. Play his way for fun and a quick win - if you are lucky. Long term, it is slow death.
There are gamblers who follow lucky streaks and actually make a living doing it. If you want to develop that sort of... more info

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