skills competition at the BJ Ball?

[shadroch]

Is it public knowledge what this consist of?
I see Micheal Shackeford won this years, and Anthony Curtis took second. Neither are what I would consider to be BJ pros.

 

[apex]

The wizard shares some specifics here:

http://wizardofodds.com/news/Worlds-Greatest-Blackjack-Player.html

It's a good read.

 

[shadroch]

Sounds like they should eliminate "skills" from the description.
BTW- I got the question right.

 

[NightStalker]

both

Sounds like they should eliminate "skills" from the description.
BTW- I got the question right.

are very knowledgeable in gambling..
Wizard website is bible for many gamblers & full time APs..

What are you trying to say? That they do not count cards as full time?

 

[shadroch]

AC is nowhere near a fulltime gambler, let alone a BJ pro. Shack also struck me as being more academic than an actual gambler.

 

[blackriver]

then the event was a success. they got a good story and "recognition" and the pros ignored it and continued making bank. everyone got what they wanted

 

[moo321]

AC is nowhere near a fulltime gambler, let alone a BJ pro. Shack also struck me as being more academic than an actual gambler.

I'm pretty sure shackleford makes some decent money from gambling. Although I think he makes more as a consultant than anything else.

 

[HockeXpert]

I'm pretty sure shackleford makes some decent money from gambling. Although I think he makes more as a consultant than anything else.

Oh Shack makes a bundle on gaming alright but it's his actuary skills that get all that money. The casinos use him to evaluate the H.E. on new games. He lives in a swanky development in Summerlin.

I would think if he were an AP it would be a conflict of interest and his clients would not appreciate that.