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BJA Podcast – Dusty Interview Part 1

Hear Colin talk to Dusty about learning card counting and testing out, finding middle of nowhere casinos, spending a night in jail, and leaving money in hotel room. Enjoy! Start the FREE card counting...

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Split Double Destroy – The Crying Pit Boss

The Casinos are big. But they are built on the power of people, who can be much more flexible, personable, and even fragile. I found a small casino that offered a good double deck game.  I hit it time...

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BJA Podcast – Dusty Part 2

Finding team members. Back Room with wingman. Lots of back off talk. And being nice to casino staff. This is part 2 of Colin’s interview with former ChurchTeam member and casino crusher, Dusty aka...

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Split Double Destroy – My Most Aggressive Backoff

Once and only once did someone put their hands on me in an aggressive manner in an attempt to backroom me. Who could have guessed as I slipped into the casino that night I would soon be in the strong...

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Why Are You Losing at Blackjack?

  “Why am I losing?” Talking about losses isn’t the most exciting topic. But we care about really helping you crush casinos at blackjack. And that involves taking an honest look at why players lose....

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Split Double Destroy – (Card Counting) Job Skills 101

It took the strangest job in the world to help me understand every job in the world. At least every job I’ve ever done; editor, reporter, chart filer, information enterer, warehouse broom pusher,...

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Interview with BJA Member “Joe748”

We’ve started a new monthly series for members of our Forum, where we’re highlighting a different BJA Member to hear their story. As a special treat, I wanted to share our interview with “Joe” because...

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Interview with BJA Member “Moses14”

This is the second interview we’ve done for our monthly “Profile of a Card Counter”. Hopefully you can learn from, enjoy and find inspiration in Moses’ story. 1. How did you get into card counting? I...

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Interview with BJA Member “Vexbasque”

I met Vex in Vegas at one of our Blackjack Bootcamps a couple years ago, though he’d been training hard and involved in the forum for a while. One of the most exciting things for us is seeing someone...

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Why Was Ben Affleck Banned from Blackjack at Hard Rock Casino?

I’m with the Banned: What it Means that Ben Affleck Got Booted from Blackjack by David Drury Every celebrity plays poker. Poker is good for celebrity. You get to show your face around town; you have...

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Why You Shouldn’t Trust Your Blackjack Dealer

The count rises to a true 4. I grab a stack of $100 black chips and place them in the my betting square. I get a 9,3 and the dealer has a 7 up. I hit my 12 and get a 2, hit again and get a 4 so I...

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Interview with BJA Member “iambowman”

Every month or so, we like to take the opportunity to profile a different card counter on our Forum. It gives us all an opportunity to learn from each others’ experiences, to get inspired by some good...

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How to Lose at Blackjack

Everyone loses. I’m not sure how many sessions of backjack I’ve played in my life. My guess is around 1000. Far less than many advantage players, even ones that played on our team. In fact, if we want...

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Profile of a Card Counter: BJA Member “HitA7”

For this edition of “Profile of a Card Counter”, we interviewed our friend, “HitA7” about his training, exploits, successes, and failures. If you’re new to card counting, don’t overlook the value of...

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Member Story Time – Getting Backed Off by the Legend, Max Rubin

This is an awesome story we received from a card counter friend of ours, “HitA7”.  After reading this story, make sure to read our recent interview with him! Here’s a picture of me earlier this week...

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Profile of a Counter: BJA Member “Skywayman”

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing BJA member Skywayman on his blackjack journey. Here are the questions we asked him and his responses. 1. How did you get into card counting? I got into...

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“Mike vs the CSM”

The following is a story from running “The Church Team,” the blackjack team I ran that beat casinos for over $3Million. It’s a funny story, but it also teaches a valuable lesson… Mike was one of the...

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Blackjack Hall of Fame

By David Drury The Blackjack Hall of Fame at Barona Casino in San Diego, California stands as a curious testament to the giants who mastered the game of 21 and/or paved the way for its continued...

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Profile of a Counter: BJA Member “Bubba”

We recently had the pleasure of interviewing BJA member “Bubba” on his blackjack journey. Here are the questions we asked him and his responses. 1. How did you get into card counting? I came across...

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Blackjack Bootcamp Recap Jan 2015

We just finished another Bootcamp Weekend in Las Vegas. Ben and I recorded a recap of what went down… Check it out!   The post Blackjack Bootcamp Recap Jan 2015 appeared first on Blackjack...

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