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Blackjack Secrets BLACKJACK SECRETS THIS BOOK PURCHAS.EDFROM' GamL~le\s .Genr:.~~~L$tore Inc. 800 SUo ilJ;,i-\jf\J ~ I j-,cc r LAS VEG/\S, NV 89101 (702) 382-9903 1-800-322-CH1~ .. , .........".;. STANFORD WONG Pi Vee Press BLACKJACK SECRETS by Stanford Wong Pi Yee Press copyright © 1993 by Pi Yee Press All rights reserved. No part ofthis book may be repro­ duced or utilized in any form or by any means, elec­ tronic or mechanical, including photocopying, record­ ing, or byany information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. In­ quiries should be addressed to Pi Yee Press, 7910 Ivan­ hoe #34, La Jolla, CA 92037-4511. ISBN 0-935926-20-8 Printed in the United States ofAmerica 345 6 7 8910 4 BLACKJACK SECRETS PREFACE Itisdefinitelypossibletowinatblaclgack-thathas been proven beyond any doubt. This book explains how to win at blackjack by counting cards. It contains a simple explanation of a powerful wimring system, the high-low. More importantly; this book explains how to winin a casino - how to win withoutgetting kicked out. This materialhasbeenthoroughlytestedincasinosthrough­ out the world. Part ofthe content ofthis book originallyappeared inProfessional Blackjack. The remainderofthis book is mostly rewrites ofarticles that first appeared in one or another of the newsletters: Stanford Wong's Blackjack Newsletter, Current Blackjack News, Blackjack World, . Nevada Blackjack, and Winning Gamer. (Ofthose, only Current Blackjack News is still published.) The format for much of that material is letters from readers and responses to thoseletters. Thanksto allthe readerswho sent letters to Pi Yee Press; without them, this book would not exist. 5 Here is an example. Areader asks: Whatdoyoutellpeoplethatyoudo? I mean,suppose you are at a party andsomeone asks you whatyou do. Do you tell them that you play blackjack? I have a variety ofanswers ro that question. Some­ times I tell people that I amininvestments. When they follow upwith"Whatkindofinvestments?" I say"short­ term." I am telling the truth - myaverage investment lasts less than a minute. IfI wantto discourage further questions when someone asks me whatI do, I saythatI amininsurance.AgainI amnottellinga lie, because I do buyinsurance whenthe count per deck ishigh enough. All the decision numbers in this book have been derivedona computer.Thesoftwareyou can. usetoverify them, and to derive related results, is Blackjack Count Analyzer. Manypeople have contributed to the success ofthis book. Incontrastto literarytradition, mostofthemshall remainnamelessinorderthattheymaycontinueto play casino blacIgack unencumbered by recognition. I am particularly grateful to the contributions made b~ in alphabetical order: Daniel Forbes, Marvin French (also known as Marvin L. Master), Peter Giles, and Donald Schlesinger. All four ofthese people are hig~y-skilled, successful blackjack players; their words are expert opinions. These are not the only highly skilled, success­ ful blacIgack players in the world of course; they are merely the ones who wrote the most wonperfulletters thatfound their way into mynewsletters. All who read this book are benefiting from their contributions. AnthonyCurtisdeservesspecialthanks.Heisa good friend and my best source of news about great casino giveaways. Mostofthetopmoney-makingopportunities ofchapter 7 I learned about courtesy ofCurtis. 6 BLACKJACK SECRETS Curtis,DonaldSchlesinger,JohnSpeer,andMichael Dalton also deserve thanks for reading a draft copy of thismanuscriptandsuggestingchanges. Schlesingeris Mr. Eagle Eye on elTors. Speer contributed many clari­ ficationsandcleverphrases,suchas"pacifytheeyeinthe sky" on page 71. Any remaining errors are ofcourse my responsibilit)T. Ifyoufind anelTor, pleasetellmeaboutit. I will correct itin the next printing. This book started out as a revision ofProfessional Blackjack, my first book on card counting. I realized quickly that I had so much material to add that the project would be more manageableifbrokeninto two or more books. My planis to incorporate therest ofProfes­ sionalBlackjack into a book onadvanced cardcounting. A related book, c<?mpleted.in 1992, is Basic Black­ jack; it covers basic strategy for the multitude ofrules that have been used atblackjack over the years. Thisbook canbeimproved. Ifyoufind passagesthat you think are wrong, or ifyou have questions that are unanswered, please putyour comments in writing and send themto Pi Yee Press, 7910 Ivanhoe #34, La Jolla, California92037-4511. Ireservetherighttopublishyour letters and my responses. &t.anfOrd WOf18 7 CONTENTS LIST OF TABLES ..................................•...... 12 CH 1 INTRODUCTION 13 Playin.g fue Game 19 Expected Win 25 How to Read the Tables 26 Soft and Hard Hands 27 LearIling How t,o Win 27 CH 2 GENERIC BASIC STRATEGy 31 Calculating Basic Strategy 32 Table ofGeneric Basic Strategy 33 Pairs 33 Soft Hands 36 Hard Hands 37 Surrender 37 Insurance 37 CH 3 THE HIGH-LOW SYSTEM ........•.••...•. 39 Count Per Deck 41 Estimating Your Edge 43 Jumping into a Game in Progress 43 Effect ofRules on Strategy 44 8 BLACKJACK SECRETS Insurance 46 Early Surrender 47 La'te Surrender 48 Pairs 49 Doubling Down 51 Soft S'ta.n.din.g 53 Hard S'tandin.g 54 Ifthe Dealer Hits Soft Seven'teen 55 SlJrnrnary Stra'tegy Tables 55 Importance ofthe Strategy Tables 60 'Wh:ich Count? 61 Estimating the Count 61 TemporaIY Correction 62 Counting Sys'tem 63 Learning to CO'Ullt Cards 64 CH 4 HOW TO WIN WITHOUT GETIING KICKED OUT........................................... 65 Good Plays to Avoid 67 Bet Size Variation 71 Wonging 72 Pene'tl-ation 82 The Fl.esh Is Weak 84 Errors 84 Watch Your Cash and Chips 84 Drinki.ng 85 Playing Conditions 86 S'ta.shi.ng Chi.ps 87 How Big 'to Bet 88 Shuffie Tracki.ng 89 Mirrors 90 Casual or Hunch Deck 90 Heat 91 Giving Your Narne to Casinos 92 9 Head-On Play 93 En'tering a Casino 95 An Al'ternative To Wonging 96 Str.-eaks 98 Best Game 100 Double Exposure 100 Big Bet at the Shuffle 102 Supervi.sion 103 Cover 104 Fi.ttin.g In 108 SlJrnrnary 113 CH 5 WINNING FASTER ...............•...........115 Unusual Circumstances 115 Break-In Dealers 117 Forcin.g a Shuffle 119 Team Play 120 Seeing Faster 121 Tricks from Daniel Forbes 125 Early Surrender 125 Delayed Ra.ise 126 Cuttin.g for Advantage 127 A:fter You, Dealer 129 Cover Plays 130 Dealer Errors 131 Bosses on Commission? 131 Biorhy-th.m 131 GrosSID.all Wins 132 Hittin.g Busted Hands 133 Halloween 'rI-eats 133 Cut-Ra'te Insurance 133 $2.50 Chips Hard to Get 135 'Who Ban-ed You? 136 Other Opportunities 137 10 BLACKJACK SECRETS Sorting Edges ofBee Cards 137 CH 6 TOKES 139 Most Tokes Are Shared 139 MyAdvice on Tokes 140 Smile 140 Benefits ofTokes 141 Cost ofNot Taking 142 How Much Do Dealers Receive? 143 Dealers' Tips Are Taxable Income 144 Some Readers Disagree 145 Dealer Tokes and Waitress Tips 146 Tokes When the Dealer Checks the Hole Card. 149 What One Dealer Did For a Toke 150 Insuring a Toke 151 Tokes for Bosses 152 CH 7 TOP MONEY-MAKING OPPORTUNITIES ..............•...••..............153 CH 8 COMPS .............•...............................179 Whi.ch Way to Go? .......................................• ~ 180 From a Woman 181 Camp Wiilidrawn 181 Casino Creates a Counter 182 Camped an.d Barred 183 Using an Alias 183 Going Too Far 184 CH 9 TURNING PRO 185 Full-Time Blackjack? 185 Another Reader Considers Becoming a Pro 192 Get'tin.g Barred 193 Ceiling on Win 197 Win. Every- Day? 198 Beyond Card Counting 200 11 Income Tax 201 Final Word From a Pro 203 CH 10 CHEATING BY THE DEALER 205 Atlantic City 206 Nevada 206 Elsewhere 213 Shoes 214 Hand-Held Gam.es 217 Clumping 219 Complaints to the Gaming Control Board 220 Dropped Shoe 222 CH 11 DOUBLE EXPOSURE 223 Basic Ska'tegy- 224 Counting Cards 230 GLOSSARY.................................•...............237 SELECTED REFERENCES .......................•.245 INDEX ............................................••.•.•.......2~!J PUBLICATIONS BY STANFORD WONG •.. 253 12 BLACKJACK SECRETS LIST OF TABLES 1 Generic Basic Strategy 34 2 High-Low Co-unt 40 3 'Wh.en to Take Insurance 46 4 EarlySurrender 47 5 La'te Surrender 48 6 Pair Split, No Double After 49 7 Pair Split, Double Allowed After 50 8 Double Down 52 9 Soft Stan.ding 53 10 Hard Stan.ding 54 11 Decision Numbers, Dealer Stan.ds on Soft 17 56 12 Decision Numbers, Dealer Hits Soft 17 58 13 How $3 and $3.50 Bets Get an Edge 134 14 Double Exposure Basic Strategy, Part 1 226 15 Double Exposure Basic Strategy, Dealer S'ta.nds on Soft 17 228 16 Double Exposure Basic Strategy, Dealer Hits Soft 17 229 17 Double Exposure Decision Numbers, Part 1 232 18 Double Exposure Decision Numbers, Dealer S'ta.nds on Soft 17 234 19 Double Exposure Decision Numbers, Dealer Hits Soft 17 235 13 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Gamblers aroundtheworld winandlose millions at blackjack in casinos and private clubs and homes. A handful ofprofessionals supportthemselves by playing blackjack, and they call themselves investors rather than gamblers. Investing means expecting money to grow, and sometimes involves placing it in a risky situation. Gambling means placing money in a risky situation and hoping thatitwill grow butknowing that itwill more likely shrink. The inveswrbuys stocks and bonds andrea!estate,whilethegamblerplayscraps and keno andslot machines. Formostpeople, playingblack­ jackis gambling; but, for a few, itis investing. Casino owners establish the rules ofblackjack and the card counter always stays within these rules. You break no law when you win money by using a card­ counting system. Blac~ack is a sporting proposition. 14 BLACKJACK SECRETS The casinos haveissued the challenge; the card counter accepts on the casinos' terms and generally wins. It is always satisfying tD beat someone at that person's own game. Casino gambling is a multi-billion-dollar indus~ One ofthe mostimportantgames, inmoney won by the casinos, is blackjack. Card counters win a few million dollars peryear, which, from thecasinos'pointofview, is probably a reasonable price tD payfor advertising.
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