Wild Cards: a Year Counting Cards with a Professional Blackjack Player, a Priest, and a 30,000 Bankroll

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Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Part One: The Feel of Money; Chapter 1: Learning the Count; Chapter 2: Blackjack Basics; Chapter 3: I Meet the Pro; Chapter 4: The Big Player; Chapter 5: A Rookie Move; Chapter 6: The Hook Is In; Chapter 7: Blackjack in the Andes; Chapter 8: Scouting the Indian Casinos; Part Two: Coast-to-Coast Blackjack; Chapter 9: The Extraterrestrial Highway; Chapter 10: On the Road; Chapter 11: Inside the Zen Mind; Chapter 12: Gambling Fever; Chapter 13: My Lucky Day; Chapter 14: A Divine Bankroll; Chapter 15: Casino in the Woods.;Philip Reed is coasting toward retirement, looking for one last adventure, when he meets Bill Palis, a professional blackjack player and former member of the legendary MIT team that took the casinos for millions. At a blackjack table in a strip casino, Phil sees Bill win 1,600 in 20 minutes of play#x97;and he's intrigued. Initially, he plans to write the book as a spectator, but Bill encourages him to overcome his fears, learn to count cards, and get a piece of the action for himself. The two men form a friendship and begin traveling and playing blackjack together, often with Father Andy, who kick.