CAA: a straight review
bjcounter said:
I've read several of the good and bad books so far. What are opinions on CAA?
I've got it.
To be perfectly frank, CAA is a holecarding manual. If you're a Midwestern guy who sees a lot of strange games being dealt in a strange way, it's possibly worth it. If you don't already see holecards a lot, it's not worth it. It does not teach you
how to holecard.
A few games and moves are conspicuous by their absence from the book. Some very powerful plays are omitted, presumably because some high-level people are out there using them. For $250 the purchaser should get the whole
megillah.
Excellent chapter on coupon and promotion play, but if you are already into that you probably already know the math associated with it.
No information on BJ derivatives and very little on BJ sidebets.
The printing and binding are excellent, and the writing quality very good, except for a few stream-of-consciousness moments. There is a screed against the Illustrious 18 in the middle of a chapter on... Mississippi Stud? OK, whatever works.
Overall opinion: worth it for most players, but mostly because you're going to be able to sell your copy after you're done with it. The most valuable information I personally got from the book was on page 25. What was it? You're going to have to read it and find out!