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 […]
Oscar’s System
The Best Blackjack Betting System for Finishing a Trip with a Win by Arnold Snyder(From Player Magazine, November/December 1995)© 1995 Arnold Snyder Blackjack Betting Systems: The Long Run Vs. The Short Run Players ask me more questions about betting systems for blackjack than just about any other topic. Not betting systems for card counters—just betting systems. […]
Dubey’s No Need to Count System
Win at Blackjack without Counting Cards? By Arnold Snyder(From Card Player, December 1994)© 1994 Arnold Snyder Question from a Reader: I recently read this book titled No Need To Count by Leon Dubey, Jr. (A.S. Barnes, 1980). This appears to be a fairly intelligent book about the game of blackjack, and Dubey does not strike me as a […]
The Famous Martingale System
The Martingale: Progression to Depression by Arnold Snyder(From Card Player, April 1995)© 1995 Arnold Snyder (Note from Arnold Snyder: To learn how to win at blackjack over the long run, with or without card counting, start with our Intro to Winning Blackjack.) Question from a Reader regarding the Martingale Betting System: I lost a substantial amount of my […]
The Cancelation System
The Cancellation System: Structured Steaming By Arnold Snyder(From Card Player, June 1991)© 1991 Arnold Snyder Question from a Reader: Have you ever tested a “cancellation” type betting system for blackjack? I’ve been counting cards for about six months and every time I really get into a hole, I use this cancellation system that I once learned for […]
Evaluating the Simplest Card Counting Systems
Battle of the Babies: A Comparison of the Red 7, Hi-Lo, and KO Card Counting Systems By Arnold Snyder(From Blackjack Forum Volume XIX #3, Fall 1999)© Blackjack Forum 1999 [Editor’s note: This is a technical article on how to best evaluate card counting systems. It addresses how system sellers sometimes fudge results to make their systems look […]
Complete Basic Strategy
Basic Strategy: The First Step toward Winning at Blackjack By Arnold Snyder© 1983, 2005 Arnold Snyder The first step in learning how to play winning blackjack, whether your plan is to make card counting a hobby, or to become a full-time professional blackjack shuffle-tracker or hole card player, is to learn blackjack basic strategy. If […]
Back Betting at Blackjack
Back Betting: Optimal Pair Splitting Strategy By Arnold Snyder(First published in Card Player, June 1999)© 1999 Arnold Snyder Many casinos outside the U.S., and a few inside, allow “back betting” by players who are not playing their own hands. Back betting is the practice of placing bets on the hands of other players at the table, […]
Blackjack Team Issues
The Blackjack Combineby Marvin L. Masters Blackjack Team Larcenyby Pikachu The Case of the Missing $7Kfrom the Journals of Nick Alexander How to Kill Your Blackjack Teamby Arnold Snyder Big Player Blackjack Teamsby Arnold Snyder Interview with Al Francescoby Richard W. Munchkin Interview with Johnny Cby Richard W. Munchkin Interview with Tommy Hylandby Richard W. […]
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