When One Team Player Loses Big
Suspicions Arise… By Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, January 1997)© 1997 Arnold Snyder Question from a Player: I am part of a small group of friends who have formed a blackjack team. We have been playing now for about 4 months, and have been winning very slowly. Recently, we were going over everybody’s numbers and found that of [...]
Lie Detectors for Blackjack Teams
The Politics of Polygraphs on Blackjack Teams By Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, September1997)© 1997 Arnold Snyder Question from a Reader: I have been playing for a blackjack team for about six months now. I believe I am a good player, but I have had some pretty bad losing sessions. I have been informed by the team leaders that [...]
When to Surrender
Late Surrender Basic Strategy: Why the Correct Strategy Doesn’t Make Sense By Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, February 1994)© 1994 Arnold Snyder Question from a Reader: The widely published and disseminated blackjack basic strategy for late surrender seems to me to be wrong. The strategy that is accepted is to surrender a hard 15 vs. a 10, and hard [...]
Losing Your Insurance Bet?
Blackjack Insurance: Is it a Sucker Bet? By Arnold Snyder(From Casino Player, May 1997)© Arnold Snyder 1997 Question from a Player: My problem is that I have this feeling that I’m taking insurance far too often. I lose this bet a lot, even though I only take insurance when my true count is +3 or more. (I’m [...]
Do Blackjack Computers Play “Perfect̶...
Test of a Blackjack Computer’s Betting Efficiency Letter from Dr. Data Fehnworp(From Blackjack Forum Vol. XIV #4, December 1994)© Blackjack Forum 1994 I’ve had a hands-on demonstration of the Perfect Play Blackjack Computer advertised in recent issues of Blackjack Forum. The computer is a Z80 (old 8-bit microprocessor) on a 3 x 3 printed circuit board incased in plastic. Another [...]
How to Count Cards
…and Chew Gum at the Same Time (Tips on Counting Technique) By Kyle Sever(From Blackjack Forum, Vol. XXI #2, Summer 2001)© 2001 Blackjack Forum [Note from Arnold Snyder: This truly is a terrific collection of tips on how to learn to count cards. One of the things I like best about Kyle’s tips is that they not [...]
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