Professional Blackjack

by: Stanford Wong

This book is the best all-around introduction to card counting you'll find anywhere. Wong starts with the basics and then introduces the Hi-Lo counting system, the most commonly used system among card-counters. He moves on from there to a 3-level system called the Halves, which yields near perfect information about your advantage during the game. The text is sometimes tedious, but the information is dead-on.

Stanford Wong's work has been as influential as any in the field of blackjack, and this book is my most common recommendation. It will serve you well as both an introduction and an oft-used reference. It's money well spent.