BLACKJACK

The GameMaster's Blackjack School

Created in 1990 and first published on the Web in 1995, this is undoubtedly the most respected and widely-used course of instruction on how to win at Blackjack. What you will learn is how to count the cards, which is actually very simple, yet it remains the primary way to gain an edge over the casinos. You do not have to be a graduate of M.I.T. to do this. And it's all free!

Basic Course - Here you will learn the proper playing strategy for every hand, how to count the cards and how to use the count to vary the size of your bet according to your advantage.
Advanced Course - Additional gains are available from varying the play of your hand according to the count. That, and other tricks of the trade are taught here.

Blackjack Tournament Training

Blackjack tournaments can be very profitable ventures, not to mention a lot of fun, be they at your local casino or an online casino. While it takes a certain amount of luck to win one, there is a lot of skill involved as well. Here you can learn the skills needed to do well at the various types of tournaments out there.

With Elimination Hands - Found mostly online, these tournaments inject an additional element of difficulty that gives the skillful player a distinct advantage. Here we show you how to develop the skill that can move you from just online gambling to online winning. Series is in 8 parts.
Without Elimination Hands - This type of tournament is usually offered by local casinos and may be of two types: "table winner" or "winner take all." We discuss the strategies needed to do well at both. Also in 8 parts.

Counting Systems

While we teach the High-Low Count, there are other systems that can be learned. Here we examine all of the major systems available; discuss their pros and cons and compare their weaknesses and strengths.
8 parts, starting here:

Blackjack Teams

In my personal experience, the most money I ever made at Blackjack was through team play. There are a lot of potential problems with teams, but perhaps I can solve most of them before you even start. Here you'll find discussions on how to start and train a team along with team money management.
All this information can be found here.

Playing Multiple Hands

Playing more than one hand at a time requires some crucial money management principles to keep your risk of loss reasonable. While playing more than one hand can be very profitable, you can't just start throwing chips on the table and expect to win in the long run. Read this first.
3 lessons starting here.

Beating the Double Deck Game

In a general sense, the best opportunity for the average card counter to make a profit are Blackjack games that use two decks. Not all of them are beatable, however so you need a good plan of attack. That's what you'll learn here.
4 lessons starting here.

Blackjack Sidebets

Some casinos offer the opportunity to make additional bets on your hand, most of which are never profitable. Here I cover two that offer the skillful player an advantage: Super 7s and Over/Under 13. 2 articles:
Making Side Bets For Fun & Profit - Part1 and Part2

Single Deck Blackjack

Most single-deck games these days should be avoided because the house edge is too big to overcome due to 6 to 5 payout on a 'blackjack.'. But that's not true in all cases, so when and if you run across a decent game, here's a plan for beating it.
3 articles starting here.

The Blackjack Test

So you think you know the game? Been playing it for years, you say? Take this test and find out how good you really are. 4 lessons

The Entire Blackjack Archive

If you want to see basically everything we've published on Blackjack - except for the School - go here. Included are book and software reviews, warnings about games to avoid and dozens of other articles discussing our favorite game.Here's the page.

POKER

The Poker School

At its core, a poker game is one of mathematics just like Blackjack. While using math alone won't necessarily make you a winner, not understanding the math will almost certainly make you a loser. There's a lot of opportunity for profit here, be it online or in your local casino.
Limit Hold 'em - Most players new to poker begin here. We have 14 lessons to get you started.
No-limit Hold 'em - Often called the "Cadillac" of poker games, Texas Holdem this takes a few minutes to learn and a lifetime to master. We're at 35 lessons and counting.
Test your skills in free poker before making a real money bet at online poker
Here's our newest Lesson.

VIDEO POKER

This is another game that takes skill to win and here you'll find out how to identify machines that you can beat, plus how to beat them. Video poker dosen't differ too much from other poker games. Not all of the games we talk about here will be found online or in your local casino, but you never know what might pop up, so give this section a look.

GAMEMASTER'S SECRETS

The GameMaster's Secrets are not game specific; they cover all of gaming from Blackjack to Sports Betting and everything in-between, for both brick and mortar casinos, as well as online casinos. A few opportunities discussed here are no longer available but that could change tomorrow, so it won't be a waste of your time to visit. Right here.

VIDEO USERS GUIDE

With over 1,000 pages of gambling content it can sometimes be a daunting task to find your way around the GMO. We hope THIS puts an end to that problem. Just click on the link below OR on that handsome dude on the left hand side under the navigation buttons. This will open another browser window where the video will preform, if you're using the newer versions of IE you may have to tell it that it's ok. Show me around.

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