21: Bringing Down the House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for MillionsThe long-running New York Times bestseller that has become a cultural phenomenon, Bringing Down the House is an action-filled caper carried out by the unlikeliest of cons -- supersmart geeks. Gambling pervaded the M.I.T. campus, and genius kids with money and glittering futures were just as likely to be found in a Paradise Island casino as in the school library. A highly elite group of mathletes was recruited to join The Club, a small, secret blackjack organization dedicated to counting cards and beating the major casinos across the nation at their own game. As a successful ring of card savants, backed by a mysterious ringleader and shadowy investors, they infiltrated Vegas and won millions. The Boston Herald acclaimed it as "a suspenseful tale that portrays the players as Davids going up against Goliaths." And Bill Simmons of ESPN magazine exclaimed, "This book made me want to gamble! Vegas! Vegas!" Filled with tense action, high stakes, and incredibly close calls, Bringing Down the House is a nail-biting chronicle of a real-life Ocean's Eleven. It's one story that Vegas does not want you to read. |
Contents
THREE | 11 |
SIX Boston October 1994 | 44 |
Boston October 1994 | 53 |
Las Vegas Present | 60 |
Weston MA Thanksgiving 1994 | 91 |
THIRTEEN Chicago May 1995 | 107 |
FOURTEEN | 114 |
TWENTYTWO Las Vegas Present Day | 183 |
THIRTYONE Boston June 1998 | 240 |
THIRTYTWO Las Vegas Hard Rock Present Day | 246 |
HOW TO COUNT CARDS | 253 |
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