21: Bringing Down the House (Post 3)

It was f**king beautiful. On the last round of the shoe, Kevin hit the limit with each of his eight hands, putting two thousand dollars in purple chips in each betting circle. He drew seven twenties and an eighteen against the dealer's seven. The dealer flipped his hole card, revealing a ten-- and Kevin won all eight of his hands. The dealer started to pay him off, then realized his rack was empty. He didn't have enough to cover Kevin's win. The poor man shrugged sheepishly and called out to the pit boss: "We need a fill over here!" P113

At this point in the book the blackjack team has been making unbelievable amounts of money. Fisher, Martinez, Micky, and Kevin all decided that it was time to add on to the team, to allow more profit. They carefully select three people that they think have the smarts and the look that will not get them busted. They pick Tay, one of Kevins friends, and Dylan and Jill, a couple from MIT. All the new players were a success and the team is making more money then ever.

One night at the Mirage, Kevin sees another couple M.I.T. students and figures that Micky has another secret team. Fisher decides that he thinks that it is time to break away from Micky and the other investors. He wanted to do this because then him, Martinez and Kevin could invest the money and make more.

This book is really great. I wish I could play on a blackjack team. I'm really surprised they can not find a way to making card-counting illegal. It isn't illegal because you don't change or alter the game. All the casino can do is ask you to leave. I wish I could card count and get in on some of this money.