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From Blackjack to Black Monday

Risk of Ruin

CHAPTER

Blackjack - A History of the Blackjack Team

Blair Hole, the Blackjack Card Counter turned options trader, stood on the floor of the Chicago Board of Options and made a big bet as he'd done so many times. By then Blair had been an advantage gambler and investor for almost 20 years. During his card-counting career, Blair rubbed elbows with the forefathers of modern advantage play. "If that really were happening, you would be betting not at the $2 table, but at the $5 or the $100 table"

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