"Kaplan is the GOAT of gambling writers."
- Nathaniel Tilton
"Advantage Players is full of life lessons and mind-blowing schemes."
- Peter Alson
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Advantage Players explores the high-stakes lives of casino virtuosos, master strategists, and mathematical wizards.
A breed apart, advantage players are the people who devise and strategize to win at the gambling tables and beyond. This book takes readers on a deep dive into the world of winning -- at everything from blackjack and baccarat to filmmaking and crypto hacking. Whatever their domain, advantage players work smarter than everyone else and get out with the gold -- both literal and figurative.
Praise for Advantage Players
"A rollercoaster ride through the lives of those who live by the odds."
- Ben Mezrich, bestselling author of Bringing Down the House
"When you think of advantage players, you immediately think of people beating casino games. Michael Kaplan's genius is finding people who use the principles of advantage play in the most unexpected ways. Buy this book. It will illuminate every aspect of your life."
- Larry "Ratso" Sloman, best-selling co-author of Mike Tyson: The Undisputed Truth
"This is a page-turner that you simply won't put down until you have savored every last depiction of the world's greatest players plying their trade. I was moved by Michael Kaplan's own advantage play for the highest stakes imaginable -- his life."
- Don Schlesinger, author of Blackjack Attack.