Dear Mark,
In your column in the Detroit News, you alluded
to learning about basic blackjack strategy. Where
can I learn this strategy? Eugene P.
Blackjack is a unique casino
game because it allows players to make playing decisions
that will affect the outcome of each blackjack hand.
Basic strategy is nothing more than how you play each
blackjack hand against the dealers "up-card."
Playing a hand poorly will allow the casino to have
up to an 8% edge against the Average Joe. If, however,
Joe decides to learn perfect basic strategy, that edge
can be reduced to less than 1%.
Now, if the thought
of breaking even against the house does not offer
you ample monetary incentive to take the time to
learn basic strategy, maybe knowing that you will
place yourself in the 99th percentile among all
players will, since fewer than one out of every
100 players uses perfect basic strategy.
So how do you take advantage of this lucrative and
simple way of wagering? Just walk into any casino
gift shop and purchase a basic strategy card that
the casino sells for $2 - $5. These strategy cards
are worth their weight in gold, because once you
learn basic strategy to a point of where it becomes
automatic, you will lose considerably less money
at blackjack.
But wait a minute. Do you really want to give the
casinos any more of your hard-earned money than
you have to? I thought not. Better yet, allow me
to make you this offer. I invite you to send for
a laminated basic strategy card today-FREE. For
this freebie I only ask that you send me a self-addressed
stamped envelope (SASE) to Mark Pilarski, Attn:
BJ Strategy Card, P.O. Box 1234, Traverse City,
MI 49685.
Once you use this card, Eugene, I promise that you
will never lose a king's ransom due to poor play.
