The Crux Blog: a blog about black jack.

Training has been going pretty well over the last week, and I’ve been putting tons of time in. I’m at the point where I feel pretty good most of the time—until I immediately get humbled. Kind of like landing a backflip and then missing a high five. It’s hard not to get frustrated, but I…

Yesterday I went to the casino for the first time after training extensively for the past month and a half. I knew I wouldn’t be ready to play at the casino, but the anticipation of what it’s actually like was killing me. I learned a lot, but probably not worth a $95 price tag on…

Hello, thanks for being here. This is where I will share stories and experiences while playing advantage black jack. My name is Crux and I started counting cards on 2/27/25. At the moment I am training up to become a perfect player and eventually would like to travel the US and take money out of…