480th First Culture of Commitment Vol 7 EducatedBlackjack: Vol 7 Educated Blackjack - Couverture souple

McIntire, Francis E

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1729789099 ISBN 13 : 9781729789094

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

480th First - Culture of Commitment Vol 7 Educated Blackjack. Gambling has existed as long as women and men have owned possessions and were willing to risk what they have for something more in return. Legends abound of the car, boat, chateau, or island that changed hands on the turn of a card, a roll of the dice, or the drop of the steel marble.On the surface it would appear that the idea of gambling is something quite businesslike. Investing one hundred ducats to reap a reward of thousands in return. Fireside chats, books, and films have documented and glamorized the leading character that quickly and confidently placed the winning bet at the chemin de fer table and ordered the martini ‘shaken, not stirred’.As a young man, I witnessed a sharp dressed husband and wife working as a team to reconstruct the skyline of Manhattan in casino chips on a roulette table in Las Vegas. The admiring mob erupted in communal celebration as the number twenty hit three times in less than ten minutes. The number twenty was covered by a stack of chips that looked like the Empire State Building. Many other numbers hit in the center of the table, where the chips were stacked so deeply that the casino staff had to work as a team to determine the value of the next payout. At the appropriate time, the husband ordered his first shot of whiskey to fortify him for the next order of business – shoveling chips into empty racks that his wife would begin to ferry to the cashier’s cage. Her role was complex and professional. The first of many trips to the cage involved her counting and arranging the chips by value in the rack, calling for an armed security guard to escort her, and redeeming the markers that were held in security behind the cage. She returned with the markers torn in half, tipped the security guard handsomely, and prepared for the next trip to the cage. The security guard was now her constant companion. As the process continued, it was clear to me and also clear to the hundreds now straining to catch a glimpse of the man, the woman, and the mountain of chips on the table – that when you’re hot, you’re hot. As the winnings continued to pile up in front of the man, another shot of whiskey arrived, and his wife embarked on another run to the cage – the security guard in tow. The markers had been redeemed on the first run. The remaining trips were pure profit and had to be completed quickly, as quickly as the newly won chips were piling up. Then it happened. The run was over as soon as the obscure and uncovered number hit. Not sure if it was a zero or a double zero, a thirty-six or a one, or some other uncharted spot on the map. The man and the woman were gone now, headed to the cage together this time – the final trip for now at least. The audience stood in amazement and disbelief for about ten minutes reliving the three hits on the number twenty, and all the other numbers that required so many trips to the cage. A few meager bets were placed. Each spectator felt that somehow their interest and involvement had made a difference. They would not have missed this for the world. Then the crowd disbanded into the Las Vegas sunset, with the memory of what they had seen etched permanently in their psyches.When will this happen to you? One thing is for sure - the man and the woman knew what they were doing. And you can too. The house knows that gaming is big business. And you do too. Your goal is not to wish and hope that you will find yourself in the center of a crowd of admiring onlookers. Rather, your goal is to be fully educated so that when the stars align, you are ready and know exactly what to do and how to do it. How to be an educated technical player – splitting aces and eights, and how to use house money to take down the house. Bon chance – my fellow blackjack players. This book is for you.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1729789099
• ISBN 13: 9781729789094
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 143
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg