Knock Out Blackjack

Background

There have been literally dozens of books published in the field of blackjack ever since Beat the Dealer had been published by Edward Thorp. Plenty of good books have appeared which serve as a complete source of information for card counters. Knock Out Blackjack is one of those books. The book is written by Ken Fuchs and Olaf Vancura and discusses about the now very well known Knock Out card counting system, better known today as KO system.

Knock Out Blackjack

The book has an introduction section which discusses about the historical background of the game. There is a section which deals with the basic strategy of the game which is quite similar to a lot of other books. The book explains why card counting really works.

The main part of the book deals with the KO strategy in card counting. This particular system is quite remarkably powerful as well as simple. The information presented in this book explains every single aspect of the KO system is great detail and in a very adequate way. The win rates of the KO system are compared mathematically to the other card counting systems. The KO system is quite a good choice for a level one card counter since it is very simple to understand as well as implement in real life scenarios.

Knock Out Blackjack also discusses about how players can enhance their profits in blackjack. However, this particular chapter is quite sparse and is not very detailed. The information is still useful but there is a lot of information which card counters should be aware of before they begin playing with serious money. There are also many mini essays which are enlisted in the book which manage to debunk many myths, provide various entertaining sidelights in the game as well as answer several questions that players might have about the game.

There are several different events which are discussed in the book which talk about the experiences of the other card counters, the difficulties faced by them at the casinos and their overall achievements in the game. The book is useful for any blackjack player who is interested in learning about an easy to use yet a very powerful card counting method. There are quite a lot of players who might be a little uncomfortable with the simple divisions or fractions which are very widely used in most other card counting methods.

Moreover, this book is easy to order and buy here, so, you are welcome if interested.

However, there is not really much offered in this book which would be very useful to experienced card counters since the book mainly discusses the KO card counting system which is really for beginners. The KO card counting system in itself is unbalanced and though it can be useful to beginners, it is really not much useful to experienced card counters who already are comfortable using more complex card counting methods. There are a lot of things which players have to keep in mind before they begin card counting and before they start playing for big money, reading this book might help.