Scarne on Cards by John Scarne

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This product is also part of:Scarne Compilation

How to win at Poker, Gin, Pinochle, Blackjack and many other games.

Scarne on Cards is not only a fundamental reference and rule ebook; it is a dependable guide for anyone who wants to avoid being victimized by cheating and sharp practice, and for anyone who wants to play a better game and thereby improve his chances of winning.

“John Scarne is to games what Dr. Einstein is to advanced physics.” – John Lardner, in Newsweek

“John Scarne is the most expert exponent of wonderful card effects and table work that I have ever seen in my life.” – Nate Leipzig

“John Scarne’s one-man expose has saved G.I. Joe millions a month. Scarne is the most artistic manipulator of cards within memory of living man.” – The Saturday Evening Post

“Scarne knows every turn and twist of his craft. His technical mastery is unsurpassed.” – John N. Hilliard

“You have done a great service both to your country and to the members of the armed forces.” – Admiral Ernest J. King

“John Scarne is America’s top card magician.” – Walter Winchell

CHAPTER ONE: IntroductoryCHAPTER TWO: Card Cheats and Their MethodsCHAPTER THREE: Marked CardsCHAPTER FOUR: The Only Player You Can’t BeatCHAPTER FIVE: Can Luck Beat Skill?CHAPTER SIX: Poker—According to ScarneCHAPTER SEVEN: Draw Poker and Its VariationsCHAPTER EIGHT: Stud Poker and Its VariationsCHAPTER NINE: Poker Odds and ProbabilitiesCHAPTER TEN: Cheating at PokerCHAPTER ELEVEN: Strategy at PokerCHAPTER TWELVE: The Dealer Who Moves Without Getting UpCHAPTER THIRTEEN: Rummy GamesCHAPTER FOURTEEN: Other Rummy Games ICHAPTER FIFTEEN: Other Rummy Games IICHAPTER SIXTEEN: Scarne’s Rules for Gin RummyCHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Play of the Hand at Gin RummyCHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Cheating at Gin RummyCHAPTER NINETEEN: Skarney: The World’s Best Rummy GameCHAPTER TWENTY: Black Jack or Twenty-OneCHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: The Mathematics of Black JackCHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Cheating at Black JackCHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Chemin de Fer and Other GamesCHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Faro or Faro bankCHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Stuss, Red Dog and Other Faro VariantsCHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Card Craps, Farmer and Other GamesCHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Pinochle—General RulesCHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Two-Handed PinochleCHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Three-Handed and Four-Handed PinochleCHAPTER THIRTY: Partnership Pinochle and Other VariationsCHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Cheating at PinochleCHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: BridgeCHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: CribbageCHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Pitch or SetbackCHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: CasinoCHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Kalabrias, Klobiosh, Klabberjass, or KlobCHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN: Hearts According to Scarne and Regular Hearts

revised edition 1974; PDF 619 pages.
word count: 225911 which is equivalent to 903 standard pages of text