Burning the Tables in Las Vegas: Keys to Success in Blackjack and In Life

In the mid-1970s, Ian Andersen wrote Turning the Tables on Las Vegas, the classic book on casino comportment. As the first book to broach the all-important consideration of how to get away with getting the money, Turning was the book that launched a thousand blackjack careers. After its publication, however, Andersen disappeared from the scene. Where did he go? The answer is spelled out in this long-awaited sequel, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas--Keys to Success in Blackjack and in Life.

Since 1976, Andersen has been perfecting his personal program for success in blackjack, poker, and other of life's games. His technique I combines elements of mathematics, psychology, and mental and physical well-being to create a never-before disclosed approach to winning.

Burning the Tables in Las Vegas addresses virtually every aspect of blackjack advantage play: game selection, longevity, tipping, employee relations, guises, disguises, false identification, credit, comps, risk, heat, dress, demeanor, and diet. Andersen also explains how emotions, such as guilt and anger, and skills, such as discipline and interpersonal competence, can affect your prospects for profit.

Peppered with fascinating anecdotes and stories from Andersen's forays into the great casinos of the world, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas takes you on a vicarious journey into rarefied realm of the high-stakes blackjack pro--and show you what it takes to be one.

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Burning the Tables in Las Vegas: Keys to Success in Blackjack and In Life

In the mid-1970s, Ian Andersen wrote Turning the Tables on Las Vegas, the classic book on casino comportment. As the first book to broach the all-important consideration of how to get away with getting the money, Turning was the book that launched a thousand blackjack careers. After its publication, however, Andersen disappeared from the scene. Where did he go? The answer is spelled out in this long-awaited sequel, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas--Keys to Success in Blackjack and in Life.

Since 1976, Andersen has been perfecting his personal program for success in blackjack, poker, and other of life's games. His technique I combines elements of mathematics, psychology, and mental and physical well-being to create a never-before disclosed approach to winning.

Burning the Tables in Las Vegas addresses virtually every aspect of blackjack advantage play: game selection, longevity, tipping, employee relations, guises, disguises, false identification, credit, comps, risk, heat, dress, demeanor, and diet. Andersen also explains how emotions, such as guilt and anger, and skills, such as discipline and interpersonal competence, can affect your prospects for profit.

Peppered with fascinating anecdotes and stories from Andersen's forays into the great casinos of the world, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas takes you on a vicarious journey into rarefied realm of the high-stakes blackjack pro--and show you what it takes to be one.

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Burning the Tables in Las Vegas: Keys to Success in Blackjack and In Life

Burning the Tables in Las Vegas: Keys to Success in Blackjack and In Life

by Ian Andersen
Burning the Tables in Las Vegas: Keys to Success in Blackjack and In Life

Burning the Tables in Las Vegas: Keys to Success in Blackjack and In Life

by Ian Andersen

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In the mid-1970s, Ian Andersen wrote Turning the Tables on Las Vegas, the classic book on casino comportment. As the first book to broach the all-important consideration of how to get away with getting the money, Turning was the book that launched a thousand blackjack careers. After its publication, however, Andersen disappeared from the scene. Where did he go? The answer is spelled out in this long-awaited sequel, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas--Keys to Success in Blackjack and in Life.

Since 1976, Andersen has been perfecting his personal program for success in blackjack, poker, and other of life's games. His technique I combines elements of mathematics, psychology, and mental and physical well-being to create a never-before disclosed approach to winning.

Burning the Tables in Las Vegas addresses virtually every aspect of blackjack advantage play: game selection, longevity, tipping, employee relations, guises, disguises, false identification, credit, comps, risk, heat, dress, demeanor, and diet. Andersen also explains how emotions, such as guilt and anger, and skills, such as discipline and interpersonal competence, can affect your prospects for profit.

Peppered with fascinating anecdotes and stories from Andersen's forays into the great casinos of the world, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas takes you on a vicarious journey into rarefied realm of the high-stakes blackjack pro--and show you what it takes to be one.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780929712840
Publisher: Huntington Press
Publication date: 12/01/2002
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 360
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author


Ian Andersen has been a world-class professional gambler and an international man of mystery since the late 1960s, when he began collecting material for his ground-breaking book about the psychology of advantage play, Turning the Tables on Las Vegas. After 35 years, he's still out there, plying his unique gambling trade, wherever he likes.

Table of Contents

Introduction1
1.Basic Strategy5
2.How the Game Has Changed11
3.Choosing Your Count--The "KISS" Principle21
4.Psychological Profile of a Winning High-Stakes Player29
5.The High Roller45
6.Your P&L Statement--Penetration and Longevity59
7.The Ultimate Gambit (with Stanford Wong)83
8.Blackjack Debates109
9.Amazing and Amusing Incidents (All True)127
10.On Guises and Disguises141
11.Psychological Aspects of the Game153
12.Tips & Tipoffs173
13.Managing Risk223
14.Computerized Sports Betting233
15.International Play243
16.On Maintaining Physical and Mental Fitness261
Epilogue283
Appendix IGlossary of Terms285
Appendix IIBlackjack Resources291
Appendix IIIOther Resources295
Index301
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