Hello. Never been on this web site before. I was as heavy blackjack player as you could be in New England, where the nearest games are 8 decks with a three deck cutoff and non-random shuffle. Because I found the games too tough to beat, and the trips to Nevada too infrequent, I've been focusing on poker for the last year or two, but I'm back with a question.
Has anyone else here read "Bringing Down The House"? It seems to be doing tremendous business in the bookstores, and it was a fascinating read, but as a book trained counter reading Uston and Snyder (and using the Zen count with moderate success), I was astonished. They seemed to have no regard for the game they played, little concern for the number of decks, less concern for penetration, no concept that their action would draw heat, and no concern that their longevity would be compromised if they didn't lay off when the heat was on.
I live in Boston, I have friends at MIT, and I might even be able to get in touch with one or two of these guys through connections. I've never done team play, and I'd love to spend some more time focusing on serious, beatable BJ, but I can't help but wonder whether this book should scare me away from thinking about that, or whether my late 1980's-early 1990's knowledge is out of date and the way this MIT team was purportedly doing business is actually workable. I'd love some feedback.
Has anyone else here read "Bringing Down The House"? It seems to be doing tremendous business in the bookstores, and it was a fascinating read, but as a book trained counter reading Uston and Snyder (and using the Zen count with moderate success), I was astonished. They seemed to have no regard for the game they played, little concern for the number of decks, less concern for penetration, no concept that their action would draw heat, and no concern that their longevity would be compromised if they didn't lay off when the heat was on.
I live in Boston, I have friends at MIT, and I might even be able to get in touch with one or two of these guys through connections. I've never done team play, and I'd love to spend some more time focusing on serious, beatable BJ, but I can't help but wonder whether this book should scare me away from thinking about that, or whether my late 1980's-early 1990's knowledge is out of date and the way this MIT team was purportedly doing business is actually workable. I'd love some feedback.