Weekend at Camp Hellmuth by Happy Camper(From Blackjack Forum , Fall 2006)© Blackjack Forum 2006 Arrive at Camp Hellmuth—Friday, August 11, 2006 I arrived in Las Vegas at approximately 5:00 p.m. After checking in at Caesar’s Palace, I prepared to meet Phil Hellmuth and the other camp pros. At 7:30 p.m., I attended the welcome reception at […]
Blackjack in Oregon
Way-Out West Coast Blackjack by Arnold Snyder(First published in Card Player, April 1994)© 1994 Arnold Snyder Question from a Player: Here in Oregon we have a five-dollar limit game. We have basic Nevada rules, with one exception. The dealer takes 17 pushes. What is your opinion on how this changes the odds? Answer: Stay away from this game (unless […]
The House Edge at Blackjack
Calculating the House Edge for Any Number of Decks and Rules by Arnold Snyder (From Blackbelt in Blackjack, 3rd Edition, Cardoza Publishing 2005)© 2005 Arnold Snyder Card Counting is Not Enough Many card counters believe that as long as a game is called “blackjack,” and is being offered by a legitimate casino, they can win by applying […]
Podcast – Mail Bag 9/15/2022
No guest this week as we answer questions from our mail bag. We welcome your questions – send them to us at [email protected], or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. . Podcast – https://www.spreaker.com/user/7418966/mail09032022 . Show Notes [00:00] Introduction [00:54] MegaBucks [03:07] Can fans show support for GWAE by donating to charity? [04:10] […]
Poker Articles
Poker Tournament Win Rateby Arnold Snyder The Value of Skillful Play in Poker Tournament Satellitesby Arnold Snyder and Math Boy Poker Tournament Campby Happy Camper Female Poker Pro Tells Allby Cat Hulbert Chip Value in Poker Tournamentsby Arnold Snyder Poker Tournament Rebuy Adviceby Arnold Snyder Rebuy Analysis for Multi-Table Poker Tournamentsby Pikachu Multi-Tabling Online Pokerby […]
Poker Tournament Win Rate
How to Calculate Poker Tournament Win Rate by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Online)© Blackjack Forum Online 2007 Is Your Tournament Strategy a Winner? One of the biggest problems new poker tournament players face is figuring out whether or not they are playing a winning game. And one of the biggest problems they face in evaluating the […]
Burning the Tables in Las Vegas Reviewed
Burning the Tables in Las Vegas (Revised and Expanded) by Ian Andersen Review by Arnold Snyder Ian Andersen’s first book, Turning the Tables on Las Vegas, was original and important enough to make him one of seven nominees in 2005 for the Blackjack Hall of Fame. The book was the first to deal with beating blackjack as a […]
Bringing Down the House Reviewed
Bringing Down the House, The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millionsby Ben Mezrich (Simon & Shuster, 2002); 257 pages; hdbd; Price: $24.00. by Arnold Snyder Bringing Down The House is subtitled: “The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions.” And that is exactly what the book is. […]
Interview with Bob Bright, Day Trader
Meet the Bright Brothers: Card Counters Turned Stock Market Billionaires by Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Volume XX #4, Winter 2000)© Blackjack Forum 2000 [In the Summer 2000 issue of Blackjack Forum, we ran a small advertisement for Bright Trading, a Las Vegas stock trading firm specifically seeking card counters to become professional day traders. Many readers asked me what […]
Snyder Reviews Break the Dealer
Review of Break the Dealer by Arnold Snyder (From Blackjack Forum IX #2, June 1982)© 1982 Blackjack Forum If I owned a casino, I would place Break the Dealer prominently in my gift shop magazine rack. I would give it away to all of the high rollers who played at my tables. I would place a copy in every room […]
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