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Grosjean Puts His Blackjack Theories to the Test and Wins
James Grosjean - the 2006 inductee into the Blackjack Hall of Fame (and its youngest member) - is a professional blackjack player and a best-selling author. His most famous book, "Beyond Counting: Exploiting Casino Games from Blackjack to Video Poker," published in 2000, is considered by many to be part of the greatest blackjack literary trio along with Edward O. Thorp's "Beat the Dealer" and Ken Uston's "The Big Player."
Blackjack Attracts Another Mathematician
Like many great blackjack players, Grosjean started playing the game professionally when he was in college where he studied mathematics. Math has always played a crucial role in blackjack strategy and Grosjean applied it to newer and better ways to beat the system. In his book, Grosjean explored all aspects of "advantage play," a term that covers any strategy or technique by which a player gains a statistical advantage over the casino. It includes card counting, shuffle tracking, hole carding, and other advantage techniques. Grosjean covered all of these, and provided detailed mathematical analyses of all the strategies. The language and math are brilliant; the book is not for the non-mathematically inclined. "Beyond Counting" also discusses the psychological factors, often ignored in books of blackjack theory, which can have great impact on winning or losing at blackjack. He also offers useful strategies for other popular card games, such as Craps, 3-Card Poker, and Let it Ride Poker. In short, James Grosjean is advisor to millions of gamblers around the world.
Jean Grosjean is a Winner at the Blackjack Table and in the Courts
Like many card-counting legends, Grosjean has had his scrapes with the law and his legal battles are well documented. Card counting is not illegal per se but card counters have been hounded, hunted and harassed for years by the likes of the Griffin Agency. Revenge is sweet, however - in 2005, Griffin Investigations declared bankruptcy as a direct result of a massive lawsuit leveled against the company by none other than James Grosjean.
Blackjack Hall of Fame Hero
Grosjean claimed that he and another gambler - Michael Russo - were improperly banned and arrested because of information gathered and provided by Griffin. Grosjean and Russo won their case - and almost $50,000 in damages - thus leading to the downfall of the famed Griffin Agency (in the same way that the Agency led to the demise of many a blackjack team during its heyday). In 2005, Grosjean he won a $599,999 verdict against the Imperial Palace for illegal detention. These victories have given James Grosjean hero status among card counters and professional blackjack players. He continues to play professional blackjack, striking fear in the hearts of many fellow players and casino owners and securing his coveted berth in the Blackjack Hall of Fame.
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