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OverviewIn the mid-1970s, Ian Andersen wrote Turning the Tables on Las Vegas, the classic book on casino comportment. As the first book to broach the all-important consideration of how to get away with getting the money, Turning was the book that launched a thousand blackjack careers. After its publication, however, Andersen disappeared from the scene. Where did he go? The answer is spelled out in this long-awaited sequel, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas--Keys to Success in Blackjack and in Life. Since 1976, Andersen has been perfecting his personal program for success in blackjack, poker, and other of life's games. His technique I combines elements of mathematics, psychology, and mental and physical well-being to create a never-before disclosed approach to winning. Burning the Tables in Las Vegas addresses virtually every aspect of blackjack advantage play: game selection, longevity, tipping, employee relations, guises, disguises, false identification, credit, comps, risk, heat, dress, demeanor, and diet. Andersen also explains how emotions, such as guilt and anger, and skills, such as discipline and interpersonal competence, can affect your prospects for profit. Peppered with fascinating anecdotes and stories from Andersen's forays into the great casinos of the world, Burning the Tables in Las Vegas takes you on a vicarious journey into rarefied realm of the high-stakes blackjack pro--and show you what it takes to be one. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ian Andersen , Stanford WongPublisher: Huntington Press Imprint: Huntington Press Edition: Second Edition Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.695kg ISBN: 9780929712840ISBN 10: 0929712846 Pages: 360 Publication Date: 19 December 2002 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product Availability: Awaiting stock ![]() The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsBasic Strategy; How the Game Has Changed; Choosing Your Count -- The KISS Principle; Psychological Profile of a Winning High-Stakes Player; The High Roller; Your P&L Statement -- Penetration & Longevity; The Ultimate Gambit (with Stanford Wong); Crazy Surrender; For Green-Chip Players; Blackjack Debates; Amazing & Amusing Incidents (All True); On Guises & Disguises; Psychological Aspects of the Game; Understand Casino Thinking; Tips & Tipoffs; Managing Risk; International Play; On Maintaining Physical & Mental Fitness.ReviewsAuthor InformationIan Andersen has been a world-class professional gambler and an international man of mystery since the late 1960s, when he began collecting material for his ground-breaking book about the psychology of advantage play, ""Turning the Tables on Las Vegas"". After 35 years, he's still out there, plying his unique gambling trade, wherever he likes. He lives with his wife somewhere on the face of the Earth. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |