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Mike Aponte
Mike Aponte, also known as MIT Mike, is a professional blackjack player and a former member of the MIT Blackjack Team. Aponte was one of the leaders of a team of MIT students that legally won millions at blackjack tables around the world by counting cards. He is one of the main characters, "Jason Fisher," in the best selling book, ''Bringing Down the House'', by Ben Mezrich.〔Swogger, Rick ("Interview with MIT Mike" ) BlackjackInfo.com〕 The bestselling book inspired the major motion picture, ''21''.
==Early years==
Growing up Mike rarely played cards. The son of a U.S. Army tactical instructor, Aponte and his family moved on a regular basis, both in the United States and overseas. Aponte attended 11 different schools before graduating valedictorian from Ewing High School in New Jersey.〔Schwartz, Marc. ("Playing your hand at Blackjack" ), ''The Record (Bergen County)'', April 22, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007. "The Ewing high school graduate works with underprivileged kids in the Washington, D.C., area."〕〔Trently, Jeff. ("Recognize the face on this ace? Rebel gambler gets his own card" ), ''The Times'' (Trenton, New Jersey), September 3, 2007. Accessed September 30, 2007.〕 That fall, he moved to Boston to attend MIT, where he studied economics and played on the school’s football team. In Aponte’s senior year his career path took an unexpected turn when a friend told him about a team at MIT that used special mathematical techniques to win at blackjack.
In an interview for All In Magazine, Mike recalled: “When I attended my first blackjack team meeting I was completely hooked. I was fascinated by the mathematics of card counting and of course the lure of big money and the high roller lifestyle. I was highly motivated to learn card counting and I practiced hard to develop my skills.”
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