Gambling With An Edge

Our guest this week is a blackjack player, and team leader called Vecnan.  Vecnan first came to my attention when I heard he had recruited blackjack teammates off Craig's List.  I thought he sounded completely insane, and had to get him on the show. We welcome your questions - send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or https://www.facebook.com/GamblingWithAnEdge. podcast Click to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of card counter, Vecnan[00:33] Vecnan's early advantage play experience [02:51] Self-taught advantage play [03:35] Writing articles about blackjack [04:47] Becoming a full-time professional, difficult aspects of that job [08:25] Dating while playing full-time [09:46] 200-hour losing streaks, risk of ruin [11:34] Back-offs and cover plays [19:18] Forming a team, advertising, training [27:30] More training program discussion [29:18] Playing as a refusal [31:12] Changing spread or top bet by market [32:44] Bankroll split [35:2