The Blackjack Archive

From our tender beginnings in June, 1997 the GameMaster has written over 100 articles on blackjack. They are ALL available here.

The GameMaster's current blackjack articles can be found here.

2007 Articles

• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 1
  
• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 2
  
• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 3
  
• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 4
  
• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 5
  
• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 6
  
• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 7
  
• Blackjack Tournaments
  with Elimination Hands Part 8
  

2006 Articles

• High Stakes Blackjack
  
• A 1 to 16 Bet Spread
  
• 6 to 5 Single Deck Blackjack
  
• Excel for the Blackjack Player - Part 1
  
• Excel for the Blackjack Player - Part 2
  
• Heads Up Blackjack-Tournament - Part 1
  
• Heads Up Blackjack-Tournament - Part 2
  
• Heads Up Blackjack-Tournament - Part 3
  

2005 Articles

• $20 An Hour At Blackjack
  
• Beating Narrow Bet Limits
  
• Book Review: Play To Win -Ken Einiger
  
• Blackjack Team Money Management
  
• A Great Book On Blackjack
  
• A Blackjack Tournament Bet Examined
  
• The Other Side Speaks
  
• Camouflage Betting
  
• $100 An Hour At Blackjack
  
• Ace-5 Count Revisited
  

2004 Articles

• Beating the 8-Deck Game
• Variations On A Theme
• Really Bad Blackjack
• Crowded Table...or Not?
• The True Count Revisited

Some of the important GameMaster Blackjack articles/series you might have missed...

SINGLE-DECK BLACKJACK:

Every serious counter should have a good knowledge of how to play SINGLE-DECK BLACKJACK, even if you spend 90% of your time at multi-deck games, because when you are able to get to a single deck game, it can be very profitable.
Single Deck Play -part 1
Single Deck Play -part 2
Single Deck Play -part 3

COUNTING SYSTEMS:

In this series, I'll examine a lot of the different counting systems so that you can make up your own mind regarding which is the best to use. 7 articles in the series
Single-Level: Part 1
Single-Level: Part 2
Level-Two: Part 3
Level-Three: Part 4
Computer-Level: Part 5
Multi-Parameter: Part 6
Unbalanced: Part 7
Which Count to Use?

PLAYING MULTIPLE HANDS:

First, you need to understand that playing multiple hands is worthwhile only if you have an advantage over the casino, either from counting cards and/or because the rules the casino offers are so liberal that the player has an edge "off the top". 3 articles in the series.
Playing Multiple Hands Part 1
Playing Multiple Hands Part 2
Playing Multiple Hands Part 3

BEATING TOUGH GAMES:

What I'm referring with "Tough Games" are games where the rules suck or the penetration is shallow or there's a lot of scrutiny from the casino supervisory personnel (the 'pit critters' as we lovingly call them) and so forth. 4 articles in the series.
Beating Tough Games - Part 1
Beating Tough Games - Part 2
Beating Tough Games - Part 3
Beating Tough Games - Part 4

BEATING THE DOUBLE-DECK GAME:

At first glance, it would seem only logical that a smart player will do better at a game that uses fewer decks, but that's not always the case when you compare double-deck games with six-deck games. A lot of variables come into play, not the least of which are the rules of the games, the minimum bet size required and the amount of scrutiny the games get from casino supervisory personnel. 4 articles in the series.
Beating the Double-Deck Game - Part 1
Beating the Double-Deck Game - Part 2
Beating the Double-Deck Game - Part 3
Beating the Double-Deck Game
- Basic Strategy Variations

TOURNAMENT BLACKJACK TRAINING:

But this is going to be a whole new, self-contained series that will focus on how to win a blackjack tournament, rather than how to choose a tournament. 8 big articles in this series.
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 1
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 2
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 3
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 4
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 5
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 6
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 7
Tournament Blackjack Training - Part 8

The ORIGINAL GameMaster's Blackjack School

These are the web-based print lessons. This in-depth course focuses on Basic Strategy and Card Counting Skills Training. Here we have gathered together the entirecurriculum, both basic and advanced, expanded and refined the lessons and added additional resources. If you're looking for the brick and mortar edge this is a great place to start.
Here's the archive page.

Some of our Blackjack School Lessons can be found
in Spanish at www.bj21.com.ar

The Blackjack Test

Test Your Knowledge: Part 1
Test Your Knowledge Part 2
Test Your Knowledge Part 3
Test Your Knowledge: The Final Exam