Scarne, John: Scarne On Cards - How To Win ©1977 3rd printing, John Scarne Hardcover W/ Dust Jacket, 535 Pages

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Comments: Not a magic book, but understanding how some of the card games are played may be helpful for card routines

Contents (from book ToC):

vii Publisher’s Foreword

1 Part One

1 Chapter 1 Introductory
6 Chapter 2 Card Cheats and Their Methods
19 Chapter 3 Marked Cards
25 Chapter 4 The Only Player You Can’t Beat
28 Chapter 5 Can Luck Beat Skill?

33 Part Two

33 Chapter 6 Poker—According to Scarne
51 Chapter 7 Draw Poker and Its Variations
73 Chapter 8 Stud Poker and Its Variations
96 Chapter 9 Poker Odds and Probabilities
105 Chapter 10 Cheating at Poker
111 Chapter 11 Strategy at Poker
124 Chapter 12 The Dealer Who Moves Without Gening Up

127 Part Three

127 Chapter 13 Rummy Games
142 Chapter 14 Other Rummy Games-I
160 Chapter 15 Other Rummy Gamcs-II
195 Chapter 16 Scarne’s Rules for Gin Rummy
216 Chapter 17 The Play of the Hand at Gin Rummy
232 Chapter 18 Cheating at Gin Rummy
238 Chapter 19 Skarney

275 Part Four

275 Chapter 20 Black Jack or Twenty-one
287 Chapter 21 The Mathematics of Black Jack
300 Chapter 22 Cheating at Black Jack
302 Chapter 23 Chemin de Fer and Other Games
335 Chapter 24 Faro or Farobank
344 Chapter 25 Stuss, Red Dog and Other Faro Variants
359 Chapter 26 Card Craps Farmer and Other Games

373 Part Five

373 Chapter 27 Pinochle-General Rules
384 Chapter 28 Two-Handed Pinochle
396 Chapter 29 Three-Handed and Four-Handed Pinochle
426 Chapter 30 Partnership Pinochle and Other Variations
448 Chapter 31 Cheating at Pinochle

455 Part Six

455 Chapter 32 Bridge
502 Chapter 33 Cribbagc
511 Chapter 34 Pitch or Setback
514 Chapter 35 Casino
519 Chapter 36 Kalabrias, Klobiosh, Klabberjass, or Klob
524 Chapter 37 Hearts According to Scarnc and Regular Hearts
531 Index