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Traveling as a Card Counter


Here's a snippet of my book "The 21st Century Card Counter: The Pros’ Approach to Beating Today's Blackjack" published September 2019, by Huntington Press. — Colin P.S. Read the full first chapter FREE here! Money Security and Travel      In the late stages of my first team, we found [...]

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5 Takeaways from 23rd Annual BJ Ball


Last weekend marked the 10 year anniversary of my first Blackjack Ball. I still remember my first blackjack ball, nervously introducing myself to my heroes like Tommy Hyland, Richard Munchkin, Dr. Thorp, and Max Rubin before sheepishly retreating to a corner of the room. Now, I get to enjoy memorable [...]

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Fear & Card Counting


Here's a snippet of my book "The 21st Century Card Counter: The Pros’ Approach to Beating Today's Blackjack" published September 2019, by Huntington Press. — Colin P.S. Read the full first chapter FREE here! Fear & Card Counting You know why you got into this: You want to take the [...]

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Recommended Blackjack Bankroll


Recommended Blackjack Bankroll and Money ManagementThere are three parts to blackjack money management: How to optimally bet (and the corresponding bankroll needed) Knowing how much to bring to a casino Knowing how to change your bets if you are losing My brother likes to joke with me whenever he knows [...]

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“The 21st Century Card Counter” SNEAK PEEK


This is Chapter 1 of Colin’s book titled “The 21st Century Card Counter: The Pros’ Approach to Beating Today’s Blackjack” published September 2019 by Huntington Press  No Gamble Is a Good Gamble I had never been in a casino. I’d never thought about casinos. I didn’t want to go to […]

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Profile of a Card Counter: kibbs299


by “kibbs299” Greetings BJA, I would like to take some time to introduce myself. I am a bootcamp (November 2017) graduate and was fortunate enough to stop by the 10 year anniversary party earlier in the month, had a blast at both! I have been only a forum “listener” for […]

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Characteristics of a Successful Card Counter


Characteristics of a Successful Card Counter Chapter 4 SNEAK PEEK This is Chapter 4 of Colin’s upcoming book tentatively titled “The 21st Century Card Counter: Beating Today’s Blackjack for Tomorrow’s Profits” due to be published August 2019 by Huntington Press Do I Have What It Takes?The DNA of a Card [...]

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Announcing the all new BlackjackApprenticeship.com!


The Mission at Blackjack Apprenticeship is: To train successful, profitable card counters To provide the best blackjack resources for card counters To create a place for meaningful community for card counters With that mission in mind, and roughly 10 years after its inception, we’ve launched an entirely new version of […]

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Profile of a Card Counter: Spartan


Spartan, one of the Pros at BJA, has become a regular at our Blackjack Bootcamps and has become a friend in the past year. He was willing to share a bit about his journey as a card counter, including outlining an epic 8,000 mile road trip with LeviMich.  Check out […]

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