Tournament Strategies
After receiving pocket cards, you are immediately faced with a choice: play your cards and either raise or call the blinds, or fold.
Practice Matters
Manny Kimmel
Manny Kimmel an illegal bookie with connections to the mob, contributed $10 000 in starting capital and Thorp and Shannon hit the tables in Vegas. Thorp’s theory was so accurate and successful that he won $11 000 in just one weekend. Unfortunately for Thorp, his winning streak caught the attention of casino security and he was repeatedly kicked out of a variety of casinos for winning too much. Eventually, Thorp had to begin entering casinos in disguise because pit bosses were so aware of him.
Thorp published the book Beat the Dealer
Thorp published the book Beat the Dealer in 1972 with his findings and it soon became a Blackjack Bible for anyone seeking to gain an advantage over the house. It goes without saying that the casinos didn’t like the idea of the player being able to gain an advantage over the house. Some casinos even tried, without success, to change the game’s rules to prevent card counting.