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Johnny Chang: A Young MIT Student
Johnny Chang was simply a young MIT student trying to make a few bucks over the summer vacation. That is how he joined the MIT blackjack team in the summer of 1981. Bill Kaplan had just recently organized the MIT blackjack team into a fast rising money making operation. While Johnny Chang has admitted that he was no brilliant card counter from the start, he was good enough to pass the rigorous testing of the trial by fire instituted by Bill Kaplan. In addition, he was also lucky enough that he often to play as the "big player" which was one of the strategies employed by the MIT blackjack team in order to overcome casino security.
From MIT Blackjack Team Player to Manager
Johnny Chang saw that the money making business of the MIT blackjack team needed a skilled manager and he realized that he was the perfect man for the job. Consequently, Johnny Chang became the team manager and began arranging their forays and operations. His review of the team's books uncovered that the use of advanced card counting techniques like ace tracking and were not very profitable as the mistakes ended up being more costly. Consequently, players were required to play only straight forward card counting and basic strategy. This is also how the original screening test for admittance to the MIT blackjack team was designed. The team members changed often as the life of a professional card counter is not suited for everyone. Nonetheless Johnny remained the manager and his skills kept the MIT blackjack team going as a money making force in the casino world.
The Blackjack Hall of Fame
Johnny Chang's name was entered into the Blackjack Hall of Fame as a tribute to his contribution to the game of blackjack. His primary achievements from the point of view of the Blackjack Hall of Fame are managing successfully the MIT blackjack team for over twenty years as well as many other impressive achievements in the realm of gambling. Fame has not been entirely good to Johnny Chang since being a well known card counter has gotten him barred from many casinos as well as bringing about a variety of unfortunate incidents with the law and the casinos. A particular realm where Johnny Chang has lately been researching is the Chinese game of Pai Gow. He believes that this is yet another game where proper playing techniques can lead to victory.
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