Scarne on Cards by John Scarne
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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: Introductory
- CHAPTER TWO: Card Cheats and Their Methods
- CHAPTER THREE: Marked Cards
- CHAPTER FOUR: The Only Player You Can't Beat
- CHAPTER FIVE: Can Luck Beat Skill?
- CHAPTER SIX: Poker—According to Scarne
- CHAPTER SEVEN: Draw Poker and Its Variations
- CHAPTER EIGHT: Stud Poker and Its Variations
- CHAPTER NINE: Poker Odds and Probabilities
- CHAPTER TEN: Cheating at Poker
- CHAPTER ELEVEN: Strategy at Poker
- CHAPTER TWELVE: The Dealer Who Moves Without Getting Up
- CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Rummy Games
- CHAPTER FOURTEEN: Other Rummy Games I
- CHAPTER FIFTEEN: Other Rummy Games II
- CHAPTER SIXTEEN: Scarne's Rules for Gin Rummy
- CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: The Play of the Hand at Gin Rummy
- CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: Cheating at Gin Rummy
- CHAPTER NINETEEN: Skarney: The World's Best Rummy Game
- CHAPTER TWENTY: Black Jack or Twenty-One
- CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE: The Mathematics of Black Jack
- CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO: Cheating at Black Jack
- CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE: Chemin de Fer and Other Games
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR: Faro or Faro bank
- CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE: Stuss, Red Dog and Other Faro Variants
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX: Card Craps, Farmer and Other Games
- CHAPTER TWENTY-SEVEN: Pinochle—General Rules
- CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT: Two-Handed Pinochle
- CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE: Three-Handed and Four-Handed Pinochle
- CHAPTER THIRTY: Partnership Pinochle and Other Variations
- CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE: Cheating at Pinochle
- CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO: Bridge
- CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE: Cribbage
- CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR: Pitch or Setback
- CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE: Casino
- CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX: Kalabrias, Klobiosh, Klabberjass, or Klob
- CHAPTER 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
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