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Michael Kaplan

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John Cerasani, high-stakes blackjack player and entrepreneur, surrounded by casino chips and luxury lifestyle elements

October 29, 2026

JOHN CERASANI AND HIS WINNING FORMULA

JOHN CERASANI AND HIS WINNING FORMULA Michael Kaplan, a journalist who specializes in gambling, is the author of Advantage Players: Inside the Winning World of Casino Virtuosos, Master Strategists, and Mathematical Wizards. He sat down with entrepreneur and high-stakes blackjack player John Cerasani to hear how discipline, timing, and knowing when to walk away built […]

Colin Jones, co-founder of the Church Team and creator of Blackjack Apprenticeship, holding a blackjack hand and casino chips.

September 3, 2026

How Colin Jones and the Church Team Conquered Blackjack

Born-again Christians, cowboy disguises, and a million-dollar bankroll. The story of the Church Team is unlike anything else in blackjack history.