The Blackjack Apprenticeship Podcast

Blackjack Players, Bootcamp Grads, and Barbers “BCD” and “SmurfAP” | BJA052

Our latest podcast interview is with BJA Bootcamp Grads "BCD" and "SmurfAP"
In this interview we discuss:
- How to handle winning and losing as team members
- Playing Blackjack after taking a break
- Bankroll Goals
- Business and Passion

Member of the MIT Blackjack Team, and World Series of Poker Champ Andy Bloch | BJA051

Our latest podcast interview is a former member of the notorious MIT blackjack team and prolific poker player Andy Bloch.
In this interview we discuss:
- The Mental difference between Blackjack and Poker
- Training with the MIT team
- Attending Harvard
- Being an AP with a family

Investing, Blackjack, and Skydiving with BJA Member ‘SD1’ | BJA050

Our latest podcast interview is an AP and active BJA Member who goes by the name “SD1”
In this interview we discuss:
- Starting your career with a massive downswing
- The similarities between skydiving and blackjack
- How to communicate wins/losses with your significant other
- Emphasizing your losses

Part 1: The Life of Card Counter ‘SassyRed’ | BJA048

Our latest podcast interview is a BJA member who goes by the name “SassyRed”
In this interview we discuss:
- How a life of travel helps prepare you for the AP life
- How to handle desperate casino patrons
- The importance of setting attainable goals
- Advice for milking comps

Interview with Long Time Card Counter “RPC” | BJA047

Our latest podcast interview is an AP who goes by the name “RPC”
In this interview we discuss:
- How card counting is like the Stock Market
- Treating Bankroll Management like a business
- How card counting has changed over the last ten years
- Advice for new counters

Long Time Blackjack Player, Author, and Publisher Anthony Curtis | BJA045

At our most recent Blackjack Bootcamp we had the honor of hearing from Anthony Curtis.
Anthony is a long-time advantage player. He also runs Las Vegas Advisor and Huntington Press, the publisher who will be putting out my book in 2019.
– How he got into advantage play
– His time on Stanford Wong’s team
– How he got the reputation for being “maniacally honest”
– His best advice for up-and-coming card counters and AP’s

$1.2 million Card Counter “Yoshi” | BJA043

Our latest podcast interview is an AP who goes by the name “Yoshi.” For those who don’t know his story, Yoshi is a card counter who turned $3,000 into $1.2 million in two years of full-time play. He has recently taken an indefinite break from AP, and in this interview we discuss:
– The road from beginner to pro
– What led to his decision to step away from advantage play.
– His perspective looking back at the last 2 years
– His advice for other card counters and APs

Author of “The Blackjack Life” Nathaniel Tilton | BJA042

Our latest Podcast is with Nathaniel Tilton, author of “The Blackjack Life.”For those who haven’t read it, “The Blackjack Life” is an excellent portrayal of how Nathaniel and his teammate spent several years as weekend warrior professional card counters. It illustrates the need for excellent skills, the double life of a card counter who keeps a day job, and the subterfuge needed to succeed as an advantage player.In this podcast we discuss:
- Nathaniel’s story
- His advice for teaming up with another card counter
- The what and why behind their cover strategy
- Life lessons from his time as a card counter

Infamous $15 Million Blackjack Hall of Famer Don Johnson | BJA041

While in Las Vegas for this year’s Blackjack Ball, I was able to interview Blackjack Hall of Famer, Don Johnson. For those who don’t know his story, you can read up on how he used Loss Rebates (and actually a lot more) to beat Atlantic City for $15 Million. In this podcast, we discuss:
– The unique background that laid the foundation for his massive advantage play
– The unique circumstances that led to his success
– What it was like when it all started coming to an end
– The parallels and differences with Phil Ivey’s Atlantic City AP play
– What it was like being inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame

Mixing a High Profile Corporate Life and a Successful AP Career with BJA Member “Peacock” | BJA040

Our most recent Podcast interview is with BJA Member, “Peacock.” Peacock has been a Member for several years now, is a multiple time Bootcamp attendee, and ran a two man team with another BJA Member.
One thing that makes Peacock’s story unique is that he fits in being a card counter around being President of a fairly large-sized company. But he enjoys the hustle of beating the casinos just as much as the next AP!
In this podcast we discuss:
- What would possess an executive to become a card counter
- What his training and testout process were like
- What the board of his company thinks of his “hobby”
- What motivates him now as an APPlaying outside the US- What he would do differently (if he did it all over again)
Enjoy the interview, then let us know what else you’d like to hear about on the Podcast!Podcast Interview with BJA Member Peacock