Risk of Ruin

David & Goliath, Part I

May 5, 2023

39:08

Highlights

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Episode notes

The Holmes Cooney Fight at Caesars

01:54

The Most Famous Card Counter in the World Was Ken Houston

01:50

Risk of Ruin Podcast

02:13

Introduction

3min

Risk of Ruin Podcast

2min

The Fastest Card Counter in the World

2min

The Most Famous Card Counter in the World Was Ken Houston

2min

How to Keep a Card Count

2min

Playing Card Counters in New Jersey

2min

How to Make Money in a Casino

2min

Richard Branson's Gambling Wizards

3min

The Dunes Was a Smaller Place

1min

10.

The Bloggio and the MGM

2min

11.

The Golden Nugget in Las Vegas

2min

12.

The Holmes Cooney Fight at Caesars

2min

13.

I Remember a Time When a Casino Was in Trouble

2min

14.

Playing Hard and Earning Comps

2min

15.

I've Never Had a Lover Before I Lost My Virginity in That 300 Square Foot Condo

2min

16.

You Know I Was a Dealer and I Was on a Team in Samstown and I Slept in the Bathtub

2min

17.

Kelly Betting Is a Roller Coaster

2min

18.

Blackjack Losses Can Come at the Best Times

2min

19.

How to Avoid Long Loss Strikes

2min

20.

Risk of Ruin Episode Two

2min

They went to Las Vegas as card counters and over years they discovered other ways to win in the casino. Eventually they became advantage players. This episode is about the Las Vegas that existed before mega resorts. Our heroes played hole cards, used computers in the casino, used video cameras in the casino - to name a few of the crazy stunts they pulled off.

Guests: Richard Munchkin, Mark Billings, Tommy Hyland, Darryl Purpose.

Contact the show: riskofruinpod@gmail.com
Twitter: @halfkelly

Links:
Gambling Wizards, Richard Munchkin
The Ultimate Edge, Mark Billings
Fortune's Formula, William Poundstone