A few months ago, a few of us BJA pros were able to return to the annual Blackjack Ball, an invite-only event hosted by Max Rubin. It’s a collection of about a hundred of the most accomplished card counters and advantage players in the world. The room consists of people who ran many of the most famous blackjack teams in history, the people who invented team play and used shoe computers to crush blackjack tables before casinos outlawed them, and a man who has gone on to handicap horse races for tens (if not hundreds) of millions each year. Needless to say, it’s always a fascinating collection of people. Max Rubin began the Blackjack Ball in 1997 as a way to celebrate the craft of card counting. Max is an incredible host, a great guy, and an accomplished card counter.

Read more about Max Rubin’s Story Here.

I had been trying to interview Max for several months, and finally got a chance to sit down with him a couple days after the Blackjack Ball. He shared with me his story, the story of the Blackjack Ball, and his take on the future of card counting and advantage play.



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