Simeon Dukach is an MIT computer scientist, entrepreneur and who made his mark counting cards in Blackjack. Neil deGrasse Tyson: How did you get out of Vegas with both of your knees? Simeon Katch: There's a number of more complicated techniques that at least in theory could generate a bigger advantage than the 1% of sold advantage you can get with card counting. This holiday, give one annual membership and get one free to Masterclass.com slash StarTalk.
What does it take to count cards? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore blackjack, quantitative thinking, and the journey from MIT blackjack player to angel investor with Semyon Dukach, Managing Partner at One Way Ventures.
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