https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo5RtvOnKgM
My 5 Questions:
- What was the craziest thing you did during the tenure of the team, that wasn't published in the book//movie
- What was the most dangerous situation you ever got into as a member of the team?
- How did you feel about the exposure from the book//movie?
- Do you have any "Mutual Respect" relationships with any of the casino owners//operators... kind of like the relationship between Frank Abagnale, Jr and the detective that constantly was chasing him?
- If you had to do it all over again... would you?
Over the break I got into card counting in blackjack and was wondering if anyone wanted to start a blackjack team. If you don't know what advantage play/card counting is, I'd suggest you look up a youtube channel called Blackjack Apprenticeship to learn more about it but here's the super basic gist of it:
You play blackjack according to a chart called "Basic Strategy". You keeping a "running count" by adding 1 when you see a 6 or less and subtracting one when you see a 10 or ace. You divide the running count by the number of remaining decks to get the "true count," which you use to figure out how much to bet and when to deviate from basic strategy. When the count is high, you bet more because the composition of the rest of the decks are in your favor and you bet as little as possible(or leave the table) when the count is low and not in your favor.
The advantage of team play is that you have a pooled bankroll, which means that the risk is much lower than playing solo. Another big advantage of teams is you can test each other out to make sure your skills are perfect so that you're not losing money. Also you can do team play which is basically where you have a bunch of "spotters" who bet the minimum amount and signal the count to a single "big player" who goes around and bets big on high count tables. The advantage of this is it's really hard for casinos to figure out that you're counting because no one is changing their bets.
And yeah, casinos don't like card counters because it loses them money. It's not cheating and thus not illegal but they can tell you not to play if they think you're counting.
Ok TL;DR: You play blackjack and bet high when you have the advantage and bet little to nothing when you don't and you'll come out ahead in the long run.
Anyway, just wondering if anyone's interested. If people aren't interested in a team, that's fine, but I'm looking for a practice partner to make sure my skills are perfect before going to a casino.
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November 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm in MIT room 26-100
Author Ben Mezrich and MIT Blackjack Team member Jeff Ma will introduce the film, and answer questions afterwards!
Admission is FREE!
Ben Mezrich is the author of the best-selling book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions," which was adapted for the screenplay of 21. Jeff Ma '94 (SB Course 2) was a member of the MIT Blackjack Team in the 1990's, and is the inspiration for the character Ben Campbell in 21 (named Kevin Lewis in the book).
Director Robert Luketic adapts Ben Mezrich's best-seller "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions" to tell the true-life tale of six genius students who used their brains to beat considerable odds. Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) may be shy, but his wallflower reputation betrays his inner brilliance. As smart as Ben may be, however, if he can't pay his tuition he'll be kicked out of MIT. Fortunately, the answer to all of Ben's problems is right there in the cards. Recruited to join a team of extremely gifted students who have used their mastery of numbers to beat the odds at blackjack, Ben procures a fake identity in order to join the casino scammers and their brilliant leader -- eccentric math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) -- in some highly profitable weekend excursions to Las Vegas. Counting cards isn't illegal, and by using a complex series of signals, this team has cracked the code. Of course, it doesn't take long for Ben to become seduced by the glamorous Las Vegas lifestyle, and the attention afforded to him by his sexy teammate Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth) finds him pushing his luck to the absolute limits. Laurence Fishburne stars as Cole Williams, the Sin City security chief who catches on to the group and makes it his mission to expose their lucrative blackjack scam.
Is the purpose of a blackjack team for counting card purposes? Or are there elaborate teams in which each member has a distinct task or purpose?
P.S
I am from Boston I live right next to the Encore casino (in everett). If anyone is in this vicinity I am looking to form a blackjack team.
Hey möchte mit euch einen Einsatz teilen und bin gespannt auf eure Erfahrungen und Feedback.
Alarmiert zu agonale/ineffektive Atmung, Mann in den Sechzigern auf einer Wiese die schlecht befahrbar ist.
Am Weg zum Pat. sieht Kollege dass eine Laienrea stattfindet Funk an NEF: Laufende REA durch Laie. Beginnen über die Wiese zu laufen.
Defipads geklebt, REA übernommen, Intubation mit Larynxtubus vorbereitet. (Das ist für uns so Standard Protokoll, Team besteht aus 3 RS). Kollege führt Herzdruckmassage durch, anderer intubiert und ich bereite Sauerstoff vor. Erfahren dass Pat. beim Spaziergang einfach umgefallen ist. Tubus sitzt, Probebeatmung funktioniert. Es beginnt zu schneien. 30:2 Reanimation bis NEF eintrifft. 5 mal schockbarer Rythmus mit Schockabgabe.
NEF mit 1 Arzt, 1NFS und 1 NKV trifft ein, teilen ihnen mit wielange und wieoft schockbar, anhängen an Corpuls 3. Versuchen IV Zugang zu legen- kein Erfolg. Ich sehe den Hubschrauber über mir und bin verwundert. Hubschrauber landet und weitere 2 Personen tummeln sich um den Patienten. Die Ärzte tauschen sich kurz aus. Werde von der Beatmung abgelöst. Kollegen rotieren bei der Herzdruckmassage. Ärzte legen einen IO (intraosären) Zugang und geben Adrenalin. Notfallsani hat die Medis im Griff. Arzt vom ITH intubiert mit Video Laryngoskop endotracheal. Patient ist ganze Zeit in einem schockbaren Rhythmus. Ich werde zum Infusionsständer. Schnee bedeckt mittlerweile uns alle und unser Equipment. 2 Ampullen Amiodaron und eine weitere Ampulle Adrenalin wandern in den Patienten. Sie wechseln in den manuellen Defi Modus und überprüfen ob das Herz schlägt mit einem Ultraschall. Tut es leider nicht. Doch die CO2 Konzentration liegt weiter häufig über 50, wo der Patient eigentlich wieder selbst atmen sollte. Deshalb weiter. Ärzte haben Hoffnung dass wir ROSC erreichen. ITH Arzt fragt ob wir einen Lucas haben, Ich verneine. Hubschrauber hebt aufgrund der schlechten Witterungsverhältnisse ohne Besatzung ab. Es ist klar: Falls, muss bodengebunden transportiert werden. Beide Ärzte telefonieren mit den nähesten KH‘s wegen Intensivbett mit Beatmung- beide haben keines frei. Nächtes KH wäre 40min entfernt. Patient weiterhin schockbar, aber sobald Herzdruckmassage unterbrochen wird sinkt der CO2 Austausch massiv. Eine Runde an Herzdruckmassage geben sie dem Patienten noch. Nach diesen 4min beenden die Ärzte in Absprache die REA. Nach insgesamt ca 45min und mind. 10 Schockabgaben hören wir nun auf. Die Ärzte klatschen
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To give a very basic explanation: ever since the 70's, we've had a fairly simple means of calculating when a blackjack table is more or less likely to pay out to the players. Essentially, you count cards and keep track of how many low value cards have been played and how many high value cards remain. If mostly high value cards remain, you bet high. If mostly low value cards remain, you bet low.
MIT students famously formed a Blackjack team that spent about 30 years using this technique to clean house in Las Vegas. Eventually, the casinos did the math and realized that the "high rollers" who came to town were consistently winning more than they lost, and they cut down on this by using auto shufflers. You can't count cards if they're returned to the deck and shuffled after each hand, after all.
But I've been to a few other, non-vegas casinos where there are no auto shufflers. Dealers give out cards the old fashioned way, then get fresh cards once they've used up the deck. These would, in theory, be a prime spot to make some legal money if you have the capital to finance a blackjack team. Is this happening, and the casino just makes enough money from other avenues that they don't care? Are there other techniques for combating this behavior? In short: why aren't more people cleaning out smaller casinos that don't bother to auto shuffle?
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November 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm in 26-100
Author Ben Mezrich and MIT Blackjack Team member Jeff Ma will introduce the film, and answer questions afterwards!
Admission is FREE!
Ben Mezrich is the author of the best-selling book "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions," which was adapted for the screenplay of 21. Jeff Ma '94 (SB Course 2) was a member of the MIT Blackjack Team in the 1990's, and is the inspiration for the character Ben Campbell in 21 (named Kevin Lewis in the book).
Director Robert Luketic adapts Ben Mezrich's best-seller "Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions" to tell the true-life tale of six genius students who used their brains to beat considerable odds. Ben Campbell (Jim Sturgess) may be shy, but his wallflower reputation betrays his inner brilliance. As smart as Ben may be, however, if he can't pay his tuition he'll be kicked out of MIT. Fortunately, the answer to all of Ben's problems is right there in the cards. Recruited to join a team of extremely gifted students who have used their mastery of numbers to beat the odds at blackjack, Ben procures a fake identity in order to join the casino scammers and their brilliant leader -- eccentric math professor and stats genius Micky Rosa (Kevin Spacey) -- in some highly profitable weekend excursions to Las Vegas. Counting cards isn't illegal, and by using a complex series of signals, this team has cracked the code. Of course, it doesn't take long for Ben to become seduced by the glamorous Las Vegas lifestyle, and the attention afforded to him by his sexy teammate Jill Taylor (Kate Bosworth) finds him pushing his luck to the absolute limits. Laurence Fishburne stars as Cole Williams, the Sin City security chief who catches on to the group and makes it his mission to expose their lucrative blackjack scam.
