This week's guest is card counter named Phoenix.  We discuss how he started in blackjack, and his life as a road warrior traveling the country trying to earn a living counting cards. podcastClick to listen - Alt click to download Show Notes [01:03] Where can I find the most accurate Blackjakck strategy? Would the Phoenix recommend Frank Scoblete’s Speed Count?[03:35] How to increase the counting speed?[10:02] How did he come up with the name Phoenix? Did it come from Blackjack?[12:05] How did he get started with the AP game? How long has he played?[17:16] Staying at where you play and how the Phoenix decides where to stay when playing Black jack[18:33] Playing in a team v.s. solo playing[22:56] How the Phoenix doubled his bankroll in 6 weeks playing Blackjack[29:41] Being a road warrior and playing overseas [36:41] Creative ways that the Phoenix passed counts to his teammate[41:40] Dealing with the emotions of winning and losing[43:05] The longest streak that the Phoenix had with Blackjack[46:17] Interesting back off stories[54:11] Life on the road and how to deal with hotel maintenance staffs[55:13] How did the Phoenix go from learning Blackjack from the bootcamp to teaching Blackjack Blackjack Apprenticeship https://www.blackjackapprenticeship.com/Brian Zembic episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qo9WJ38tbIsDon Johnson episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0tgPXLMpoGgDon Johnson episode 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpJ7djdrm_cThe Phoenix’s interview on the Blackjack Apprenticeship:Part.1 https://www.blackjackapprenticeship.com/podcast-interview-the-phoenix-1/Part.2 https://www.blackjackapprenticeship.com/podcast-interview-partii-with-blackjack-pro-the-phoenix/