Books by Richard Harvey?
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phantom007
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NO!
As an Emergency Room Physician, I purchase ALL of the prominent texts on the subject...my current library has about 20 texts, of which 3 have been read, 15 "filed" in the library, and 2 still in their wrappers.
As a "semi-PRO" BJ player, i.e., "semi'PROFICIENT", I purchase MOST ALL of the recent publications on the subject...my current library has about 30 texts, of which 29 have been read, and with several, cover-to-cover, AND SEVERAL TIMES AT THAT! I currently only lack Celleni's recent publication...until otherwise educated as to the value of same, JUST NOT GOING TO PAY $99.95 for this advice!
ANYHOW, Mr. Harvey's "Cutting Edge BJ", which I have personally read up to page 68 (of 300), starts out making sense! Further, his recommendations FIT ENTIRELY IN LINE WITH MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE!
For example, the PURIST'S try to play heads-up with the Dealer whenever possible, so as to maximize the # of hands played in POS. Counts. Makes good sense, except that in 6D, one must either:
---Wong alot (not good for long-term), or
---Go Pee alot (hard to cover unless one is drinking heavily,
again, not good for long-term).
Mr. Harvey would suggest, BASED ON PRELIMINARY COMPUTER STUDIES, that one is better off playing at FULL tables...seeing more cards before making your decision. I agree, WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE CARDS...sometimes you can, and sometimes you cannot!
BUT, WHY I HAVE READ NO FURTHER, is that Mr. Harvey kept suggesting in HIS FIRST 68 PAGES..."BASED ON PRELIMINARY COMPUTER STUDIES!"
IMHO, to print a book whose basis is on "Computer Studies", should be DEFINATIVE, and NOT PRELIMINARY!
Hope this was helpful! If you or anyone reads the book(s) to the end, and IF I AM WRONG, please let me know!
Thanks,
Phantom007.
As an Emergency Room Physician, I purchase ALL of the prominent texts on the subject...my current library has about 20 texts, of which 3 have been read, 15 "filed" in the library, and 2 still in their wrappers.
As a "semi-PRO" BJ player, i.e., "semi'PROFICIENT", I purchase MOST ALL of the recent publications on the subject...my current library has about 30 texts, of which 29 have been read, and with several, cover-to-cover, AND SEVERAL TIMES AT THAT! I currently only lack Celleni's recent publication...until otherwise educated as to the value of same, JUST NOT GOING TO PAY $99.95 for this advice!
ANYHOW, Mr. Harvey's "Cutting Edge BJ", which I have personally read up to page 68 (of 300), starts out making sense! Further, his recommendations FIT ENTIRELY IN LINE WITH MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE!
For example, the PURIST'S try to play heads-up with the Dealer whenever possible, so as to maximize the # of hands played in POS. Counts. Makes good sense, except that in 6D, one must either:
---Wong alot (not good for long-term), or
---Go Pee alot (hard to cover unless one is drinking heavily,
again, not good for long-term).
Mr. Harvey would suggest, BASED ON PRELIMINARY COMPUTER STUDIES, that one is better off playing at FULL tables...seeing more cards before making your decision. I agree, WHEN YOU CAN SEE THE CARDS...sometimes you can, and sometimes you cannot!
BUT, WHY I HAVE READ NO FURTHER, is that Mr. Harvey kept suggesting in HIS FIRST 68 PAGES..."BASED ON PRELIMINARY COMPUTER STUDIES!"
IMHO, to print a book whose basis is on "Computer Studies", should be DEFINATIVE, and NOT PRELIMINARY!
Hope this was helpful! If you or anyone reads the book(s) to the end, and IF I AM WRONG, please let me know!
Thanks,
Phantom007.
learning to count
Well-Known Member
Re: They're trash
When the Bear Growls ya better listen or you will get malled. It ain't pretty either.
When the Bear Growls ya better listen or you will get malled. It ain't pretty either.
If you could just clarify your position a bit. Do you think Harvey's books are more or less useless than toilet paper?