Target21

Hi
Any one aware of Jerry Pattersons Target21 stuff and if so does it work.
and what the hell is it.
Also about his theory of card clumping although these days they shuffle em so well it isnt that common any more but saying that this can cause biased decks so therefore on high counts u can still lose lots of dollars.
He says that you should wait until the count drops and then bet big. Comments Please. Oh he calls it count reversal.
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The short answer is no, it doesn't work. Others will chime in with more colorful language. I hope you fish because you've opened up a can of worms.

Hi
thanks for that
Can you explain why this does not work and what it is ??
I dont think i have opened up a can of worms as all I have been doing is reading about it and not implementing this at a casino. I am just a basic hilo man who plays with a small bankroll, but this guy seems to want to turn card counting upside down. Lastly do u recommend Stanford Wongs Blackjack books?
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I'll let others explain why Patterson's theories don't work (John Patrick is also sure to come up). I think all of Wong's books are good, as well as BJ Attack by Don Schlesinger. Ian Anderson is a good writer ( Burning and Turning the Tables on the LV) but I don't think his practices are too practical. I got my start in BJ with Lawrence Revere's BJ as a Business. It is dated and he was apparently not too nice of a guy, but the parts about treating BJ as a business are good. There are other good books out there about the life of a BJ player such as Blackwood and Meadows. I doubt anyone here would recommend Patterson or Patrick. Ken Uston has some good old books out there. I found the Theory of BJ by Peter Griffin too technical. I trust the math.

...in the days when Patterson was touting it big time in Atlantic City. Most will consider this article as more than you ever wanted to know.

Cobbson

KIND OF OFF TARGET

"Can you explain why this does not work and what it is ??"

It doesn't work because it fails to consider every possible scenario that can be thrown at it, or what's significant. If it did, it would show no profit.

That is what all these systems have in common. They all have a difficult time of computing the average; they are blackjack averaging challenged.
They arbitrarily choose a subset of all possible scenarios that works to their liking. Sometimes people mean well, sometimes they should know better. It's understandable because these mathematical figures are difficult computations, and many would still be unknown without the help of modern day computers.

Do people still market this garbage or did you just stumble upon it somehow.

I spied behind some machines while he was giving a "demonstration" to some suckers (at $300 a head) back in the 80s. I hope you didn't get taken for a similar sum. Yes, Wong, Snyder and similar authors are the way to go.

thanks and no I did not pay I just bought the book for several bucks but I do agree that a lot of his ideas are silly. I am waiting for the Pro BJ book by Wong. Hi Stanford