Blackjack Hall of Fame
Blackjack is defined as a casino game in which the winner is of the game is the player that holds cards with a total value closest to, but never more than 21 points. Throughout the years, there are skilled blackjack players that have dominated the gaming world. And finally, in 2002, the Blackjack Hall of Fame was formed in where professional blackjack players were the one who’ll nominate the inductees in the now renowned lists of pro. What’s great about the Blackjack Hall of Fame, that has its physical location at Barona Casino in San Diego California, is that they not only induct the players but also the experts and authors of books that revolves around playing blackjack.
Some of the inductees of the Blackjack Hall of Fame that helped shape the world of blackjack gaming are Al Francesco, Peter Griffin, Arnold Snyder, Edward O. Thorp, Ken Uston, Stanford Wong and Tommy Hyland. These are actually the first seven inductees of the hall of fame in 2002. With the exception of the year 2003, the induction of new members are added every year after that.
Al Francesco is arguably if not the best, is the greatest blackjack player of all time. He is also known as Frank Schipani or Frank Salerno and the inventor of the concept of blackjack team play. He’s also responsible for the idea of the ‘big player’. From the early 70’s to 1977, when Ken Uston’s “The Big Player” book was published, Al and his blackjack team has been an invisible force in casinos that had won million of dollars just by playing blackjack.
Peter Griffin was the author of the book “The Theory of Blackjack”. He already passed away when the induction in 2002 happened. His book is equivocally the best in its field.
Arnold Snyder is the author of the book “The Blackjack Formula” that was released in the 80’s. Aside from being an author, Snyder is also a professional gambler and has opened the eyes of every other player about the importance of the depth of the deal in card counting. Over-all, Snyder had written seven books that are considered as staple reads especially to new blackjack players.
Aside from being a competitive blackjack player, Dr. Edward O. Thorp is also an author and a mathematician. His book “The Beat Dealer” that was published in 1972 was the first to mathematically confirm the theory that a player can beat a blackjack by card counting.
Ken Uston is the name synonymous to the game blackjack. Ken Uston earned an utmost respect in the world of blackjack gambling through his skills and ingenuity in playing. Other than being extremely knowledgeable about the game, what made Uston a definite pro is his strategies especially in card counting techniques.
Stanford Wong, on the other hand, is an alias of John Ferguson. He is also a book author and now owns a computer program that has everything to do with the game blackjack. He had written a total of 15 books about gambling.
The last of the 2002 inductees on the Blackjack Hall of Fame is Thomas Hyland. Hyland is a popular card counter at casinos, a professional player and runs the history’s longest-running team of blackjack.
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