MIT Blackjack Team
Winner winner, Chicken dinner
The infamous MIT Blackjack Team was one of the ultimate known Blackjack Card Counting teams to operate in the 80's, 90's and the 00's. As an organised team and unofficial company they Counted Cards at Blackjack and beat the Casino's for millions. Not just the stuff of legends the stuff of real life.
How did the MIT Blackjack Team win $$million$
The MIT Blackjack Card Counting Team won millions of $$'s with a combination of team work, Basic and Advanced Blackjack Strategy and total discipline. They also happened to be geniuses which helped with the maths!
Each member of the MIT Team had a specific role while at the Blackjack tables. Most were to keep the running count for the Big Players to come in and bet large when the deck was hot.
If you count cards and can keep a true running count you will know when the deck has a lot of Aces and picture cards left in it or when it is cold with few of the gold cards that together give you the magic 21 or Blackjack and pays out at 3:2.
The film 21 is the Hollywood MIT Blackjack Team
If you want to see what all the fuss was and how they did it then watch the film 21 which is based on the Card Counters of the MIT Blackjack Team. 21 is a Hollywood film so not all of it is true but you get the flavour of what happened and what it must have been like to be part of this team. The film itself is based on the book "Bringing Down the House" written by Ben Mezrich
Andy Bloch: poker star and MIT Blackjack Team captain
Andy Bloch who is a poker star and legend was, before he became a poker star, was the captain of the MIT Blackjack Team. Another MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) genius who ended up playing for and winning millions for the MIT BJ Card Counting Team. Andy Bloch has 2 degrees from MIT. He also worked out ways to beat other Casino Games, not just Blackjack.
Although he won million$ it has come at a slight cost, being banned from many Casino's around the world as a recognised Card Counter. This caused problems when he wanted to play a prestigious poker Tournament in the Monte Carlo Casino. They would not let him in to start with but after certain gentleman's agreements he was able to take part in the poker Tournament.
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MIT Blackjack Team and "21" film links and sites
Bringing Down the House- 6 page book extract and summary of how the MIT Blackjack Team won their millions and people behind the Teams success. Bringing Down the House was written by Ben Mezrich.
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) official response to the release of the flim "21" based on the MIT Blackjack Team.
"Those familiar with MIT should not be surprised that its students are capable of the calculations and observations necessary to outsmart casinos. In addition to its global leadership in science and engineering, MIT remains a mathematics powerhouse."
Is this the real story of the MIT Blackjack Team? - article and interview with a founding member of the MIT Blackjack Card Counting team