Arnold Snyder
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Arnold Snyder is a professional gambler and gambling
author. He was elected by professional blackjack
players as one of the seven original inductees into the Blackjack Hall of Fame for his record as a blackjack player and his innovations in professional gambling techniques. He was the first blackjack authority to publish the importance of deck penetration (depth of the deal) in card counting
, in his 1980 book The Blackjack Formula. He was also the first blackjack researcher to publish (in Blackjack Forum, 1981–1983) that radical simplification of blackjack card counting systems did not hurt earnings.
Since 1981, Arnold Snyder has been the editor of Blackjack Forum, a quarterly trade journal for professional gamblers, now published online. His book Blackbelt in Blackjack is a guide to card counting and other professional gambling techniques in blackjack, with an emphasis on advice for winning in real-life casino
play. In his book The Blackjack Shuffle Tracker's Cookbook, he published the first mathematical analysis of the value of different types of blackjack shuffle
tracking, as well as the first analysis of how to most profitably track today's more complicated casino shuffles. The Big Book of Blackjack covers the history of blackjack, especially the history of the achievements of blackjack's most successful professional players.
In 2006, his book The Poker Tournament Formula provides mathematical analysis of the optimal strategy for multi-table poker
tournaments with blind levels lasting less than an hour. The book also includes analysis of bankroll requirements for professional poker tournament
players, as well as mathematical analysis of optimal poker tournament rebuy strategy.
Snyder has reviewed books by numerous gambling authors and has exposed numerous phony gambling systems. Snyder's recommendations on gambling books and systems can be found at his websites.
Arnold Snyder is also known as an advocate for the rights of professional gamblers. His testimony in the Windsor, Ontario
trial of blackjack team manager Tommy Hyland was instrumental in preserving the legal right to blackjack team play in Canadian and U.S. casinos. He has also testified as an expert witness in court cases involving the rights of blackjack hole-card players and dealer-tell players.
Gambling
Gambling is the wagering of money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material goods...
author. He was elected by professional blackjack
Blackjack
Blackjack, also known as Twenty-one or Vingt-et-un , is the most widely played casino banking game in the world...
players as one of the seven original inductees into the Blackjack Hall of Fame for his record as a blackjack player and his innovations in professional gambling techniques. He was the first blackjack authority to publish the importance of deck penetration (depth of the deal) in card counting
Card counting
Card counting is a casino card game strategy used primarily in the blackjack family of casino games to determine whether the next hand is likely to give a probable advantage to the player or to the dealer. Card counters, also known as advantage players, attempt to decrease the inherent casino house...
, in his 1980 book The Blackjack Formula. He was also the first blackjack researcher to publish (in Blackjack Forum, 1981–1983) that radical simplification of blackjack card counting systems did not hurt earnings.
Since 1981, Arnold Snyder has been the editor of Blackjack Forum, a quarterly trade journal for professional gamblers, now published online. His book Blackbelt in Blackjack is a guide to card counting and other professional gambling techniques in blackjack, with an emphasis on advice for winning in real-life casino
Casino
In modern English, a casino is a facility which houses and accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are most commonly built near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships or other tourist attractions...
play. In his book The Blackjack Shuffle Tracker's Cookbook, he published the first mathematical analysis of the value of different types of blackjack shuffle
Shuffle
Shuffling is a procedure used to randomize a deck of playing cards to provide an element of chance in card games. Shuffling is often followed by a cut, to help ensure that the shuffler has not manipulated the outcome.-Shuffling techniques:...
tracking, as well as the first analysis of how to most profitably track today's more complicated casino shuffles. The Big Book of Blackjack covers the history of blackjack, especially the history of the achievements of blackjack's most successful professional players.
In 2006, his book The Poker Tournament Formula provides mathematical analysis of the optimal strategy for multi-table poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
tournaments with blind levels lasting less than an hour. The book also includes analysis of bankroll requirements for professional poker tournament
Poker tournament
A poker tournament is a tournament where players compete by playing poker. It can feature as few as two players playing on a single table , and as many as tens of thousands of players playing on thousands of tables...
players, as well as mathematical analysis of optimal poker tournament rebuy strategy.
Snyder has reviewed books by numerous gambling authors and has exposed numerous phony gambling systems. Snyder's recommendations on gambling books and systems can be found at his websites.
Arnold Snyder is also known as an advocate for the rights of professional gamblers. His testimony in the Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
trial of blackjack team manager Tommy Hyland was instrumental in preserving the legal right to blackjack team play in Canadian and U.S. casinos. He has also testified as an expert witness in court cases involving the rights of blackjack hole-card players and dealer-tell players.
Books by Arnold Snyder
- Blackbelt in Blackjack ISBN 1-58042-143-1
- Big Book of Blackjack ISBN 1-58042-155-5
- How to Beat the Internet Casinos and Poker Rooms
- The Poker Tournament Formula
- The Poker Tournament Formula 2
- The Blackjack Shuffle-Trackers Cookbook: How Players Win (And Why They Lose) With Shuffle Tracking
- The Blackjack Formula
- The Over/Under Report