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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 make the progression from Newbie to winning Card Counter.

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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 I enjoyed it so much. If you take the time to read it, I guarantee […]

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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, newspaper delivery boy. Blackjack forced me to rethink the way I go about work.

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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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What are Blackjack Deviations?


We get a lot of questions about Blackjack Deviations. Deviations are, arguably, the most misunderstood part of the game. So I thought I’d bring some light to the subject, based on the most common questions we receive. So what are blackjack deviations? Deviations are simply times where you will alter [...]

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Blackjack Hero – Tommy Hyland


Biography of Tommy Hyland Thomas Hyland is a professional blackjack player and card counter. He is well known for his expertise innovative card counting techniques and also is one of the seven inductees into the Blackjack Hall of Fame. Hyland began his career in the late 70’s upon reading Lawrence [...]

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