Practice makes perfect

   To be successful at blackjack, or any sport for that matter, you need to practice and practice a lot. Usually all you need to practice blackjack is a deck of cards. However, another method to get some excellent practice is with your computer. By having a blackjack program in your PC you can get lots of hands in a very short period of time. The computer does all the physical work, presenting the hands over and over, and you just do the mental stuff. Do you want to hit, stand, split or double down, the computer will select any drill you need. One problem with using just a deck of cards is after you spend 20 minutes practicing, you wonder how well you did? Are you having some trouble with splits or soft double downs? Good computer programs will not only flash cards at you, but it can also kept track of how well you are doing.

   John Marchel offers an inexpensive, but powerful PC disk program called “Winning Blackjack.” The program provides cards with full color, a wide range of player options, sophisticated practice drills and extensive statistical record keeping to help the user to reach any level of expertise. This is a easy to use, yet powerful tool for any blackjack player.