A Comparison of the Top 100 By Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Volume I #3, September 1981)© Blackjack Forum 1981 [Note to players from Arnold Snyder: This is a technical article on the way professional blackjack players and count system developers compare card counting systems. If you’re new to card counting, and are looking for your first card-counting […]
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Intro to Winning Blackjack
© Arnold Snyder The Dream World vs. the Real World Playing winning blackjack is often fun, but not always. Some players, including the moderators of this Web site, make a living playing blackjack and some (including some of the moderators of this site) have gotten rich playing blackjack, but to succeed takes the same hard […]
Count per Deck with the Zen Count
Complete Zen True Count Indices By Arnold Snyder (From Blackbelt in Blackjack, 1983 edition)© 1983, 2005 Arnold Snyder [For complete information on the Zen Count, the easiest of the highest-power multi-level professional card counting systems, see Blackbelt in Blackjack : Playing 21 as a Martial Art , by Arnold Snyder.] A number of players have asked for true count […]
How True is Your True Count?
Implications for Advantage, Win Rate, Betting, and Table Hopping in Blackjack Card Counting By Arnold Snyder (with Blackjack Simulations by John Gwynn)(From Blackjack Forum Volume II #3, September 1982)© Blackjack Forum 1982 Brace yourself, dear card counter, because this is another one of those all-the-blackjack-experts-have-been-wrong bombshells I’ve been having so much fun dropping on my faithful followers […]
How to Play Video Poker Online
RULES, TIPS, AND BASIC STRATEGY FOR JACKS OR BETTER AND DEUCES WILD (From How to Beat Internet Casinos and Poker Rooms, by Arnold Snyder.)© 2005 Arnold Snyder This article deals primarily with playing video poker online to meet the wagering requirement for an Internet casino bonus. If you have a bankroll of $5,000 or more—and especially […]
Big Player Blackjack Teams
Practical Advice on Win Rate, Bankroll, Bet-Sizing, Spotters, Camouflage, and Compensation By Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Online, March 2005)© 2005 Arnold Snyder At What Count Should You Call In A Big Player? Question from a Player: I am looking for anyone who has experience with big player (BP) blackjack teams. I have been gambling for quite some time, […]
How to Kill Your Blackjack Team
The Blackjack Team “Free Roll” By Arnold Snyder(From Card Player, August 23,1996)© 1996 Arnold Snyder Letter from “Blackjack Team Manager:” I have taken a giant step in my blackjack playing career — I have formed a blackjack team with some of my card counting friends. Five of us have each contributed equal amounts to a joint bank, […]
Surveillance Glossary
Glossary of Casino Surveillance Terms By D.V. Cellini(From The Card Counter’s Guide to Casino Surveillance, by Cellini, 2003)© 2003 Dominic Vail Cellini [Editor’s Note: Most books on gambling provide a glossary of terms peculiar to that form of gambling. A book on card counting, for example, might describe terms like “camouflage” and “penetration” as they are […]
The Triplet System
Just Another “Overdue” System By Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, September 1995)© 1995 Arnold Snyder Question from a Reader: What do you think of the “Triplet” system that I recently purchased by mail order? The system is made for playing craps, but I think the theory behind it would be useful for blackjack also, or any other […]
The Pseudo-Tournament System
Let’s Pretend It’s a Tournament By Arnold Snyder(From Card Player, January 1994)© 1994 Arnold Snyder Question from a Reader: I have been playing blackjack and craps for about 40 years, and have been competing in blackjack and craps tournaments pretty seriously for about five years. I’ve always been a system player. Believe me, I’ve tried them all […]
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