Blackjack Essays by Mason Malmuth Update

Hi Everyone:

Our book, Blackjack Essays by Mason Malmuth has now been updated. All that we have done is some minor editing. However, the kindle, which was originally done by Amazon, has been redone and it should now look much better.

Here is the Amazon page for the paperback:

https://www.amazon.com/Blackjack-Essays-...

and here is the Amazon page for the kindle:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09RGK821X/ref...

Also, here's The Table of Contents:

........................................Table of Contents

About Mason Malmuth v

Introduction 1

Using This Book 3

Part One: Card Domination — The Ultimate Blackjack Weapon 5
...Introduction 6
...Card Domination I — The Ultimate Blackjack Weapon 7
...Card Domination II — The Ultimate Blackjack Weapon 12
...Card Domination III — The Ultimate Blackjack Weapon 17
...Afterthought 24

Part Two: Theoretical Concepts 27
...Introduction 28
...Self-Weighting 29
...Gambler’s Ruin: A Short Discussion 31
...The Simple System Fallacy 35
...Afterthought 39

Part Three: Blackjack Biases 41
...Introduction 42
...Blackjack Biases: Part I 43
...Blackjack Biases: Part II 49
...Afterthought 56

Part Four: Current Blackjack 57
...Introduction 58
...The Terrible One-Deck Game 59
...Unintentional Preferential Shuffling? 68
...Blackjack Misconceptions 71
...Back Counting: A Discussion 75
...What to Do When Barred 79
...Doubling Down on Aces 82
...Blackjack Tournament Strategy 86
...Not Looking at Hole Cards 89
...Play in Reno 92
...Traps to Avoid 95
...Cheating Tip-Offs 98
...Afterthought 101

Part Five: Mistaken Ideas 103
...Introduction 104
...Blackjack Fallacies 105
...Money Management Fallacies 109
...Recent Erroneous Concepts 112
...Afterthought 121

Part Six: Supplemental Strategies 123
...Introduction 124
...Betting Strategies 125
...Crowded Versus Empty Casinos: Part I 133
...Crowded Versus Empty Casinos: Part II 136
...Read the Dealer: A Discussion 139
...Heads-Up Play: Part I 144
...Heads-Up Play: Part II 147
...Afterthought 150

Part Seven: In the Casino 151
...Introduction 152
...Miscellaneous Advice 153
...Projecting a Gambler’s Image 156
...Practical Advice 161
...Counter Tips 177
...Actions to Avoid 183
...Casino Preparation 186
...Tips on Becoming a Professional 190
...Traps to Avoid 195
...Supplemental Skills 199
...Afterthought 202

Part Eight: Obsolete Techniques 203
...Introduction 204
...Ideas Whose Time Has Come and Gone 205
...Ideas Whose Time Never Came 210
...The Field Bet 215
...Afterthought 217

Part Nine: Front Loading 219
...Introduction 220
...Types of Front Loaders 221
...Identifying and Playing Against the Front Loader 229
...First Basing 233
...Afterthought 236

Conclusion 237

Appendix A: Recommended Blackjack Books 239

Appendix B: Supplemental Reading 243

Index 247