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'''''The Hot Shoe''''' is a 2004 [[documentary film]] which also reveals the history and development of [[card counting]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A FREE Screening and Discussion Panel: The Hot Shoe (2004) |url=http://lsc.mit.edu/schedule/2005.1q/desc-thehotshoe.shtml |publisher=[[MIT]] Lecture Series Committee |accessdate=17 June 2018}}</ref> Director David Layton interviewed current and former card counters, including members of the [[MIT Blackjack Team]], casino employees and gambling authors, and combined it with behind-the-scenes footage of casino surveillance rooms and the MIT team preparing to hit the tables. Layton learned how to count cards and gambled with $5,000 of the film's budget as a "case study." The film reviews the mathematical aspects of card counting and key elements for winning blackjack. |
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'''The Hot Shoe''' is a [[documentary]] film about [[card counting]]. The film was directed by [[David Layton]] and features some of the following [[blackjack]] players: |
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[[Blackjack]] players interviewed for ''The Hot Shoe'' include: |
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*[[Ian Andersen]] |
*[[Ian Andersen]] |
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*[[Andy Bloch]] |
*[[Andy Bloch]] |
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*[[Anthony Curtis]] |
*[[Anthony Curtis (writer)|Anthony Curtis]] |
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*[[Peter Griffin]] |
*[[Peter Griffin (blackjack player)|Peter Griffin]] |
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*[[Tommy Hyland]] |
*[[Thomas Hyland|Tommy Hyland]] |
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*[[Max Rubin]] |
*[[Max Rubin]] |
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*[[Ralph Stricker]] |
*[[Ralph Stricker]] |
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*[[Edward Thorp]] |
*[[Edward O. Thorp|Edward Thorp]] |
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*[[Olaf Vancura]] |
*[[Olaf Vancura]] |
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*[[Stanford Wong]] |
*[[Stanford Wong]] |
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*[http://www.thehotshoemovie.com/index.html Official site] |
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[[Category:American documentary films]] |
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Latest revision as of 11:54, 7 September 2024
The Hot Shoe is a 2004 documentary film which also reveals the history and development of card counting.[1] Director David Layton interviewed current and former card counters, including members of the MIT Blackjack Team, casino employees and gambling authors, and combined it with behind-the-scenes footage of casino surveillance rooms and the MIT team preparing to hit the tables. Layton learned how to count cards and gambled with $5,000 of the film's budget as a "case study." The film reviews the mathematical aspects of card counting and key elements for winning blackjack.
Blackjack players interviewed for The Hot Shoe include:
- Ian Andersen
- Andy Bloch
- Anthony Curtis
- Peter Griffin
- Tommy Hyland
- Max Rubin
- Ralph Stricker
- Edward Thorp
- Olaf Vancura
- Stanford Wong
References
[edit]- ^ "A FREE Screening and Discussion Panel: The Hot Shoe (2004)". MIT Lecture Series Committee. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
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