The Blackjack Apprenticeship Podcast

Every day our inbox fills up with all types of questions about blackjack. In this podcast, Colin shares his thoughts and advice on many common situations, as well as his observations from the most recent Blackjack Ball this last February.

On episode 70 of the Blackjack Apprenticeship Podcast, Colin is joined by BJA pro 'Nickels'. They discuss topics such as his route to becoming an advantage player, how to not miss opportunities in the casino, taking advantage of rare (and valuable) casino promotions, and more.

Eight years after first appearing on the Blackjack Apprenticeship Podcast, the illustrious Richard Munchkin returns to answer questions posed by our members. Colin and Richard discuss topics such as: The easiest play he ever pulled off, Winning millions from a casino in Korea, Avoiding CTRs, Richard's gambling superpower and more.

Colin digs into his mailbag to answer your questions such as: What would he do different if he was starting a team today? Where should you keep (and not keep) your bankroll? How fast can you count down a deck? Tips on cashing out.

"Grace the Gorilla" is back and talking about generating $500 an hour of EV as the BP, some of the blessings and lessons learned with having 6 children, and to laugh with Colin about some of their adventures as an AP family for the last 15 years. 

Navigating a relationship while living the life of an AP is no simple thing. With over a decade of experience, Colin and his wife Grace are back on the podcast to talk about being married and building a bankroll, moving to full time card counting, and blackjack trips as a family.

Full time AP, and BJA Member, Stan Podolak hopped on a call with Colin to discuss: - Transitioning from full-time work to full-time advantage play - His strategy for playing (and keeping) his local casinos - Handling 15 months of unexpected variance - Starting a team - An off-the-charts EV "5-card Charlie" game

The author of "The Blackjack Insiders" Andrew Uyal is back on the BJA podcast to talk about: What opening casinos back up could look like.  Some advantages card counters have over casinos. How casinos view card counters. What he would do different if he went back to card counting.  And whether card counters are good for casinos. 

BJA Member SassyRed is back on the podcast with Colin to talk about stress and shares some strategic ways APs can stay mentally and physically healthy on the road or while stuck at home.

Whether you're still in training or a traveling pro card counter, we are all living in uncertain times. In this podcast, Colin Jones shares some ways to keep generating EV while the casinos doors are closed. Also, Colin shares some updates on upcoming bootcamps, Casino411, and a couple of other BJA tools and resources.