Jerry L. Patterson Writes a Book for Blackjack Fans
Jerry L. Patterson is a well-known writer of gambling books. He has written books about gambling in general and he has also written books about specific gambling activities. One of his successful works is the blackjack book titled "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's." This blackjack book is actually a revised edition of Jerry L. Patterson's original "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook" book that was released in bookstores in the 1970s.
The 1990s was like an arduous year for the blackjack industry and it was gratifying to see the effort of Jerry L. Patterson to re-release his book in September 1990. The contents of "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's" are not only very informative but they are very eye-opening too. Not only experienced players of blackjack will be inspired to read this blackjack book but even those who are just starting to play such casino game. In other words, players of all levels are welcome to read "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's." We guarantee newbies that they will also find this book engrossing because the writing style of Jerry L. Patterson is very fascinating.
Some of the interesting topics tackled by Jerry L. Patterson in "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's" are the utilization of a count-reversal approach, shuffle biases, and card-clumping. Jerry L. Patterson is also kind enough to mention other blackjack books and reading materials in "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's." In fact, he devotes two chapters on blackjack newsletters and books. In the other chapters of "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's," Jerry L. Patterson discusses such subjects as card counting, professional play, self-management, money-management, and the betting strategy that he calls "Takedown."
There are blackjack players who might notice some flaws with the way Jerry L. Patterson has written "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's." One of the flaws that they might notice is the discussion of the count-reversal procedure in chapter fifteen. Such discussion is not complete. It also seems to be contradicting and confusing.
Well, any book has its own flaws and if we are to evaluate the overall content of "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's," we will observe that this blackjack book is very helpful. We are not surprised with that fact anymore because all of the gambling books written by Jerry L. Patterson seem to be very informative. As a matter of fact, if and when he releases another gambling book, we know for sure that it will be another success. Jerry L. Patterson indeed knows how to educate gamblers through his books. And he definitely knows how to educate blackjack players through "Blackjack: A Winner's Handbook: New Edition for the 90's."
