The World’s Foremost Blackjack Authority by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Volume XXIV #2, Spring 2005)© 2005 Blackjack Forum I’m willing to bet that when you saw the title of this Sermon, you immediately assumed that I was about to launch an attack on some pompous, pedantic fool who is laying claim to that overblown, stuffed-shirt title. Your […]
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You Won’t Win
You Won’t Win by Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, November 1997)© Arnold Snyder 1997 [Written from the depths of a once-in-a-lifetime losing streak…] I am now in the process of editing a new book which, by the time you read this article in Casino Player, will already be published. Blackjack Wisdom is a compilation of some seventy-five magazine articles I have […]
The Witch Hunt Conspiracy Theory
What Happens When You Bar a Card Counter? by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Volume XXII #4, Winter 2002/03)© 2002 Blackjack Forum I am a conspiracy theory nut. I admit it. In fact, I’m proud to admit it. The history of man is littered with hare-brained conspiracies, but people just never see the lunacy that pervades their society. […]
Winners and Losers
True Tales From the Blackjack Trenches by Tobaksa, Tommy Hyland, Taylor James, Dan Paymar, Pro21, Dustin D. Marks, One More Shoe, Bob Loeb, Abbot Avarissa, Bill Haywood, Anthony Curtis, JC, Cizef, Max Rubin, James Grosjean, John Brahms, Moe Cash (From Blackjack Forum XXI #3, Fall 2001)© Blackjack Forum 2001 [New card counters are often astonished by what […]
Truing the Red 7 Count
by Conrad Membrino Note: This is a 320-page pdf, peer-reiewed by ETFan. See full paper here.
Why Penetration Matters
Why Penetration Matters by Nicholas Colon© 2021 Blackjack Forum [Nicholas Colon is a former MIT team player/manager, now a writer, lecturer, gaming consultant and Las Vegas poker player.] As even the most novice players know, the fundamental premise of card counting is that it calls for the player to make small bets when the casino has […]
The Key to Success at Gambling
The Will to Win by Arnold Snyder(Blackjack Forum Vol. XXIV #3, Summer 2005)© 2005 Blackjack Forum An ambitious new card counter recently asked me what I thought was the most important trait for a blackjack player to have to ensure his success—math ability, or a good memory? I told him I didn’t think either of those […]
IMPROVING YOUR INSURANCE DECISIONS
The Victor Insurance Parameter by Rich Victor(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXII #1, Spring 2002, Updated Fall 2007)©Copyright 2007 Blackjack Forum If you are a blackjack player who side-counts aces and uses a balanced, ace-neutral primary count, the Victor Insurance Parameter (VIP) can improve your game. The Victor Insurance Parameter is defined as the running count divided by […]
A Theoretical Basis for the Victor Insurance Pa...
A Theoretical Basis for the Victor Insurance Parameter ©Copyright ETFan 2007 The Victor Insurance Parameter (VIP) system for the insurance decision is breathtaking in its simplicity and power. It almost makes me want to switch to an ace-neutral balanced count, instead of my not-broken-don’t-fix-it hi-lo. However, I had some difficulty understanding the arguments behind it in the library […]
The Victor APC
The Victor Advanced Point Count by Rich Victor[From Blackjack Forum Vol. XV #4, December 1995; updated 2005]© 1995, 2005 Blackjack Forum [Editor’s Note: I don’t often see new card counting systems that are truly original and offer something of genuine value for players, and I am especially cautious about recommending higher level counts, but I consider this […]
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