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by Guide Bill Burton

In several articles earlier this year I discussed the basics of Blackjack. I urged all players to learn basic strategy. Blackjack is a great game and has one of the lowest house edges in the casino. When played using correct basic strategy a player can lower the house edge to less than one percent. A player who learns card counting can actually gain an edge on the casinos. Several readers have written to ask how they could learn card counting. Well I happy to announce with the help of the GameMaster's Blackjack School you can learn basic strategy, card counting and advanced aspects of the game. Best of all its FREE!!

The GameMaster website has been supplying players with concise and accurate information for several years. The GameMaster is a professional player who has taught many players how to play Blackjack correctly. The course was originally a four-lesson "school", that was taught live in the St. Louis area for players who wanted to learn how to play winning Blackjack. This course cost $400 when taught in person. Now the Game Master is offering the Blackjack course on line for free.

Based upon the Hi/Lo counting system, the course has been expanded in order to cover not only the basics of basic strategy and the use of the count to vary the bet size, but also how to use the count to vary the basic strategy for playing decisions. By utilizing many fine reference materials available on the Internet, this course is completely adaptable to almost any Blackjack game that may be found in any casino.

The GameMaster's Blackjack School is self-contained home study course that you can study at your own pace. Presented in easy-to-understand language along with illustrations and training aids, this is the equivalent of a course, which costs $400 when taught in person. If you have any questions you can even e-mail the GameMaster for a personal reply. There are nineteen different lessons:

1. Basic Strategy    
2. Learning Basic Strategy
3. Counting Cards: The Basics
4. Card Counting: How to Do It
5. Card Counting: The Tricks
6. Card Counting: Single Deck Play
7. Money Management: Part 1 (A Sermon)
8. Money Management: Part 2 (A Few Words on Single Deck)
9. Money Management: Part 3 (Expectation and Standard Deviation)
10. The Proper Mental Attitude
11. Evaluating Games
12. Casino Playing Tactics
13. The Advanced Course: Introduction
14. Basic Strategy Variations: Hit or Stand?
15. Basic Strategy Variations: Double?
16. Basic Strategy Variations: To Split or Not to Splt?
17. Basic Strategy Variations: Test Yourself
18. Advanced Single-Deck Blackjack
19. A Field Trip With The GameMaster

Here is the link to the complete GameMaster Blackjack School.

 Until next time, remember:
"Luck comes and goes...Knowledge stays forever."

 

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