Blackjack The SMART Way -- The Millennium Edition - Softcover

Harvey, Richard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0967218233 ISBN 13: 9780967218236

Publisher: Mystic Ridge Productions Inc, 2000

Synopsis

This is a must-read for any serious blackjack player. Let's start with its unusually high win rate. Richard Harvey's unique and comprehensive system posted an impressive 88% win rate in pre-publication real-world field testing at numerous casinos.

This is the first truly original blackjack book to come along in many years, and it questions and disproves many fundamental assumptions of the past.

It is based on years of computer and mathematical studies, but, more importantly, it is written by an author who is also an expert player, who has put his theories and concepts to the test - and very profitably - at many, many casinos over the course of more than a decade of experience.

You won't find another book with as many cutting-edge, original concepts, or with such a comprehensive approach to all aspects of the game.

Another reason to buy this book is that it alerts you to and prepares you for the many challenges you face at today's casinos. Anyone who's played blackjack a long time knows that the casinos of the Twenty-First Century are tougher to beat than those of just 10 years ago. Find out why, and how to respond to today's realities to become a consistent winner! Chapter 11 on "Casino Countermeasures & Dirty Tricks," for example, is worth the price of the book alone. It teaches you to detect and avoid cheating by dealers and casinos, and other unethical practices. It will save you thousands of dollars in potential losses. The author's documentation is encyclopedic, and full of personal anecdotes of scams he has encountered recently at the rogue casinos of Atlantic City, Las Vegas, New Mexico and elsewhere.

The Millennium Edition is the successor to two previous SOLD OUT editions of Blackjack The Smart Way, and is even better than its popular predecessors. With new content and updated strategies and concepts to reflect revelations gained in Richard Harvey's latest research projects and computer studies (to be revealed in greater mathematical detail in his already-back-ordered upcoming book, Cutting Edge Blackjack), this book's 288 pages are jam packed with powerful information, to be found nowhere else. Players of all levels will benefit greatly from this fresh look at the underlying mathematical realities today's player faces. Plus - everything is explained in easy-to-understand language, complete with many helpful illustrations.

With a great new, portable format (5.5" X 8.5") comes many other notable changes: an expansion of the popular sections on Card Observation and The X Factor (both of which are the author's inventions) and the chapters on "Dangers In Doubling & Splitting," and "Casino Countermeasures & Dirty Tricks;" more of the underlying math, presented in a way everyone can comprehend quickly; a fresh look at card strategy; more information on which dealer up cards are actually in the player's favor; a comprehensive index; and much, much more.

Written by a nationally acclaimed expert blackjack player, theoretician, researcher, seminar teacher and public speaker, it's chock full of anecdotes that speak to the author's experience and credibility.

This book - which leaves no stone unturned in examining every aspect of blackjack the player can control - will open many players' eyes to aspects of the game they never considered before. For instance, Richard Harvey's detailed methodologies for picking a good casino, and, once inside, a good table, could save a player thousands in potential losses alone.

Also, Blackjack The SMART Way - The Millennium Edition, was written with the average blackjack player in mind - the player who does not want to spend years memorizing Byzantine charts, nor has the bankroll to play like a reckless high roller.

It's a conservative, yet profitable system that has excited thousands in the short time it's been out.

About this title

From the Publisher:

All of us at Mystic Ridge Books are very proud to bring you The Millennium Edition of Blackjack The SMART Way.

With its additions, the breakthrough book you have chosen is now even better! Among other things, Richard Harvey has expanded the popular section on his fabulous invention, Card Observation. There's some material from his national seminars. His unique card strategy has been updated, to reflect the startling results of his ongoing research. Also, the Dangers In Doubling & Splitting chapter has been expanded.

If you are seeking a book based upon what it can do for your game, look no further! No other comparable book has so much going for it!:

-- This book gives you a comprehensive and uniquely successful system. It is jam-packed with information that you will find nowhere else. The author will teach you skills few players even know they must possess to become consistent winners.

-- It is NOT - like many books - a rehash of others' ideas. It is based upon original research and totally fresh new concepts of the author's own creation. You will acquire money-making tools and benefit from Richard Harvey's unique insights.

-- The author will explain in detail every move he recommends. He doesn't ask you to take his word for it - he shows you why you should want to follow the Blackjack The SMART Way system. Read this book and you will come to a greater understanding of the logic behind the moves you will want to make.

-- The author is a regular blackjack player, whose win rate is in the 80-percentile range - he knows of which he speaks, and puts his money where his mouth is.

-- This system has been field-tested at many different casinos and has been proven highly successful. The results can be duplicated by you - as others have done before you.

-- Blackjack The SMART Way is designed specifically for the realities you'll face at today's modern-day casinos - it is fresh off the press, with the latest information you need to stay abreast of today's changing casino environment.

-- This is an update of the system he has taught to hundreds of players around the nation, at countless workshops and seminars, which have received overwhelming acclaim.

It's all of this and more!

Now, once you've mastered all of the information in this book - be sure and check out Cutting Edge Blackjack, Richard's upcoming book, which is due for release later this summer.

Not only does it contain the breakthrough method of "How To Count Cards At 1- & 2-Deck Tables," but it also unveils powerful new concepts and information you can use to great profit, from the author's original research projects!

Enjoy!

From the Author:

Since the First Edition of Blackjack The SMART Way was published, there have been many fantastic happenings - nationwide book signing events, workshops, seminars, talk show appearances and newspaper interviews.

The nicest thing to come from these events is wonderful feedback from countless readers and seminar-goers. Many have told me that this book and my audio book, Preparing YOU To WIN, have given them a fuller understanding of the game, enabling them to win as they never have done before. That makes me very proud of these books, and my system.

This book was designed with the typical blackjack player in mind. The player who prefers the low stakes tables. The player who cannot or does not want to bring a lot of money to the casino. The player who wants to win most of the time and have fun, without risking the house payment. The player who wants a system that's comprehensive, current, highly successful, and easy to understand.

After years of teaching players my system and turning them into winners, I am looking forward to doing the same for you.

Blackjack The SMART Way will improve your game, no matter what level your playing skill or ambition. I'm also excited about my follow-up to this book - Cutting Edge Blackjack. It contains exciting new concepts, methods and information that have resulted from my latest studies, from which you can really profit once you have absorbed all of the material in this book.

My ambition is to make you a successful, winning player, who achieves maximum results while having a maximum amount of fun. It's no fun if you lose!

By the way - be sure to surf the Mystic Ridge Books web site regularly. There, you'll find frequently updated blackjack tips, that will help make you a better player. You will also find my calendar of events that you won't want to miss!

Best Wishes,
Richard Harvey
June 2000
New Mexico

About this edition

• Publisher: Mystic Ridge Productions Inc
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0967218233
• ISBN 13: 9780967218236
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288