Complete Basic Strategy for Pontoon by Arnold Snyder(From How to Beat Internet Casinos and Poker Rooms , 2005)© 2005 Arnold Snyder [I have only played Pontoon in online casinos when working on a bonus play and Pontoon offered the lowest house edge. Since U.S. players are now unable to play in online casinos, I’m including this article […]
Poker Tournament Strategy: “True M”...
“True M” versus Harrington’s M and Why Tournament Structure Matters by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXVI #1, Spring 2007)© Blackjack Forum Online 2007 Critical Flaws in the Theory and Use of “M” in Poker Tournaments In this article, I will address critical flaws in the concept of “M” as a measure of player viability in poker […]
Poker Tournament Strategy: Harrington vs Snyder
Harrington on Hold’em vs Snyder’s Poker Tournament Formula by Radar O’Reilly(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XXVI #1, Spring 2007)© Blackjack Forum Online 2007 A Difference in the Primary Focus of the Strategies A number of players and commentators seem confused about the differences between the poker tournament strategy presented in Harrington on Hold ’em, and the poker tournament strategy presented by […]
Getting Started in Poker Tournaments
The Ball Cap Kids Meet the Oaf from Hell by Math Boy(From Blackjack Forum , Summer 2006)© Blackjack Forum 2006 [Editor’s Note: Math Boy has been a professional gambler for as long as I have known him. Don’t get the idea that anyone can start making money in poker tournaments this easily right from the start, just […]
Blackjack in Venezuela
Many Legal and Illegal Casinos in Venezuela by Carlos Zilzer(From Blackjack Forum XXV #1, Winter 2005/06)© Carlos Zilzer 2005 Venezuela is located in Northern South America with more than 2,000 kilometers of coastline on the Caribbean Sea. Flight time from Miami International Airport is about two hours and forty-five minutes. The casino, slot machine, and bingo law […]
Blackjack Tournament Tips
Plan Your Play, Play Your Plan by S. Yama© 2003 S. Yama The $1 Million Blackjack Tournament at the Las Vegas Hilton Casino has breathed fresh interest into tournament blackjack. Thanks to Blackjack Confidential Magazine’s detailed descriptions, bet-by-bet and hand-by-hand, each month we can relive experiences of the contestants. For the last few months, perhaps starting with K. Smith’s […]
The Psychology of Professional Gambling
Mastering Your Reaction to Losses by Orange County KO(From Blackjack Forum XXIII #1, Spring 2003)© Blackjack Forum 2003 During my relatively short blackjack career of almost two years, I’ve enjoyed some euphoric winning streaks and disastrous losing streaks. Like most players, I take the winning streaks in stride — of course I won, isn’t that the idea? […]
Fake ID = Real Risk
Legal Implications of Various Types of Fake ID for Professional Gamblers by Andrew S. Blumen, Attorney at Law(From Blackjack Forum IX #1, March 1989)© Blackjack Forum 1989 One of the recurring problems for the professional blackjack player is being able to play in a casino that is dealing a good game without being recognized as a card […]
Beware the Non-Disclosure Agreement
The Big Secrets of Phony Gambling Systems by Arnold Snyder(From Card Player July 1992)© Arnold Snyder 1992 Question from a Reader: I purchased a blackjack system through the mail about six months ago. It was very expensive, and in order to obtain it I had to sign a contract stating that I would never disclose the system […]
Phast Phun in Phoenix
A Card Cheats’ and Crossroaders’ Paradise by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Vol. II #3, December 1988)© 1988 Blackjack Forum [Before Arizona passed the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, the state legalized “socail Gambling” in bars and nightclubs – completely unregulated. This article is about that “social gambling” experiment. I’m posting it in both the Cheating section and the […]
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