Profiles of Professional Blackjack Players and Experts

This page is dedicated to some of the most famous blackjack players or professionals in the world. This page should continue to grow and you will be able to read about what each person did or what kinds of books they wrote. You can also view some of their accomplishments and find their websites where you can possibly contact them. Also, you will find many other experts besides blackjack players. These will include groups of people, mathematicians, statisticians and scientists who made breakthroughs in this card game. A few examples of these include land mark discoveries such as the card counting systems or those who fathered winning strategies and more.

Browse through the directory of professionals below. This list will be ordered alphabetically to find famous people in blackjack easier. Click on their name to read more details about them.

Al Francesco - Al is one of the most important players and experts of blackjack. He was the one who invented the "Big Player" blackjack team concept and put Ken Uston under his wings. When Ken wrote about Al's secrets, in his book, this previously unknown system was broken by the casinos only after Al made millions from them. Francesco is also one of the orignal seven inaugural members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame.

Charlie Ergen - A blackjack player with a peculiar history. He was caught counting cards and was thrown out of casinos in Las Vegas. This man once worked at Frito Lay and eventually became the CEO of Echostar and eventually Dish Network, a company that runs satellite TV systems.

Edward Thorp - Author of "Beat the Dealer" and the man who practically invented card counting. Thorp is a mathematics genius who taught as professor for years while playing blackjack on the side. He also wrote books on beating the stock market and how he made 20% annual returns for nearly 30 years in the market. Edward is also one of the seven inaugural members inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame.

Ken Smith - A very skilled player in blackjack who owns one of the most famous blackjack websites on the internet along with his own message board where many pro blackjack players hang out at, including Ken. Smith is known for his legendary blackjack tournament strategies and skills as well as appearing on televised events such as the World Series of Blackjack and the Ultimate Blackjack Tour.

Ken Uston - This player was a famous and interesting player who wrote the books "The Big Player" and "Million Dollar Blackjack". He is also one of the first inaugural members during the founding of the Blackjack Hall of Fame, an expert card counter and the one who beat the casinos in court to make it illegal for casinos to bar card counters in Atlantic City.

Lawrence Revere - Revere was responsible for developing numerous card counting systems under his name and writing the best selling gambling book ever "Playing Blackjack as a Business". Lawrence played on both sides of the table as a dealer, professional gambler and even a pit boss. He is easily one of the greatest men of the game.

Max Rubin - One of the most famous faces in blackjack. Max has hosted and served as a commentor on countless television events related to blackjack, written a book and hundreds of articles in magazines and uses his skills as a consulting. He is actually one of the members of the Blackjack Hall of Fame and hosts the annual world class Blackjack Ball tournament.

MIT Blackjack Team - The MIT blackjack team has a long and inspiring history. This article explains the history of the team that the movie "21" as based off of. Learn how the team began, when it was at a peak and who the people were that started the most famous blackjack team in the history of the game.

Stanford Wong - One of the greats in the sport of blackjack. Stanford has a Pd.D in statistics and knows the complex math behind the game. Wong also wrote many books about blackjack including "Professional Blackjack" and is an avid card counter. He found a system to beat the house after the single deck shoe was being replaced with four deck shoes at casinos to fight card counters. He is also one of the seven inaugural members inducted into the Blackjack Hall of Fame.

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