Gambling Portal: Meet the MIT Blackjack Team

December 2, 2008 by morriswalker

The MIT Blackjack team was introduced during 1979. The group was form of group of students and ex-students from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard Business School, Harvard University, and some other colleges that utilizes card-counting techniques. The MIT team hold a low profile so that they cannot publicly known. MIT Blackjack team was make their own identity in winning million dollars in Casino. Because of their card-counting technique they usually dominate the play. Well, how dose MIT team became effective in their technique? Blackjack is one of the table game in Casino which can able to beaten legally by skilled player. Beyond the basic strategy of when to hit or when to stand. The MIT team member can used card counting, shuffle tracking, and hole carding for improving their odds. The origin of blackjack play at MIT was a mini-course called "How to Gamble if You Must", taught in January 1979 in MIT's Independent Activities Period (IAP). A couple numbers of MIT students from a living group in the Burton-Conner House dorm which is also known as Conner 3, attended the course and learned on how they can develop the card counting methods in playing Blackjack.

The respectable names behind the MIT Blackjack teams are Bill Kaplan, J.P. Massar, John Chang, Al Francesco, Bill Rubin, Semyon Dukach, Andy Bloch, Mike Aponte, Manlio Lopez, Wes Atamian, and many more personalities who are connected from the team. The team has a adventurous stories which turn to ups and down in playing in Casinos internationally. Let start in the team of Massar who are quiet not successful in playing in Atlantic city. Until, Massar meets Bill Kaplan who has a successful Blackjack team in Las Vegas. The two connive until they capitalize the new MIT team which Kaplan is became the founder and leader. After the Capitalization of the new team, they proceed on the first MIT Blackjack Bank who has an investment stake of $89,000 which having a per hour profits of $162.50. The team was work combining every individual approach of the members. John Chang is one of the members that reveals on how does the team work on classic card counting, their team techniques, advanced shuffle, and ace tracking techniques. Through their playing approach, it was originally developed by Al Francesco. A professional gambler which already in the Blackjack hall of Fame. It was written in the book Million Dollar Blackjack by Ken Uston. Through this book, the technique of Al Francesco was enhanced by MIT team. In 1980 up to 1990, the team was increase in members and it has a capitalization in their bank of about $350,000. The investment was run by Massar, Chang, Bill Rubin. In 1992 and 1993, it risen their investments which called Strategic Investments which in the management of Bill Kaplan, Massar, and Chang. The Three capitalize the opening of Foxwoods Casino in nearby Connecticut. The members of MIT was blew into 80 members . This is the year where Strategic Investments are responsible in training and recruiting members in the west coast area. And in 1994 and forward, the team was split into two groups. The amphibians and reptiles. Amphibians are led by Semyon Dukach and Andy Bloch while the Reptiles are led by Mike Aponte, Manilo Lopez, and Wes Atamian. In these two groups, they done better than in other groups which they brought additional millions in the winning profit of the MIT team. According John Chang, the last spin off or appearance of the MIT Blackjack Team played until 2002.

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