QuoteHow do you figure? The guy co-wrote Good Will Hunting, was able to pitch and sell it to a major studio when he was pretty much a nobody, and directed the very successful Argo. Seems like a pretty capable guy to me.
Originally posted by: Roulette Man
I still wonder if there isn't more to this, like a means to publicize Ben and the Hard Rock.
I also wonder if Ben had a celebrity type hissy fit, when the casino disallowed his bet?
I would have never thought Ben was capable of counting cards in any capacity.
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Originally posted by: forkushVQuoteHow do you figure? The guy co-wrote Good Will Hunting, was able to pitch and sell it to a major studio when he was pretty much a nobody, and directed the very successful Argo. Seems like a pretty capable guy to me.
Originally posted by: Roulette Man
I still wonder if there isn't more to this, like a means to publicize Ben and the Hard Rock.
I also wonder if Ben had a celebrity type hissy fit, when the casino disallowed his bet?
I would have never thought Ben was capable of counting cards in any capacity.
QuoteHow do you figure? The guy co-wrote Good Will Hunting, was able to pitch and sell it to a major studio when he was pretty much a nobody, and directed the very successful Argo. Seems like a pretty capable guy to me.
Originally posted by: Roulette Man
I still wonder if there isn't more to this, like a means to publicize Ben and the Hard Rock.
I also wonder if Ben had a celebrity type hissy fit, when the casino disallowed his bet?
I would have never thought Ben was capable of counting cards in any capacity.
QuoteThe math necessary to count cards is beyond trivial; it involves integer addition and subtraction - usually by ones - estimating the decks left in the shoe, and a little division. And if you use Vancura's count, you don't even need the estimating or the division. It's simpler than the first week of high school algebra.
Originally posted by: Roulette ManQuote
Originally posted by: forkushVQuoteHow do you figure? The guy co-wrote Good Will Hunting, was able to pitch and sell it to a major studio when he was pretty much a nobody, and directed the very successful Argo. Seems like a pretty capable guy to me.
Originally posted by: Roulette Man
I still wonder if there isn't more to this, like a means to publicize Ben and the Hard Rock.
I also wonder if Ben had a celebrity type hissy fit, when the casino disallowed his bet?
I would have never thought Ben was capable of counting cards in any capacity.
Really? A good writer doesn't necessarily make a good person with numbers. I'm really surprised you made such a statement like that.
QuoteThe math necessary to count cards is beyond trivial; it involves integer addition and subtraction - usually by ones - estimating the decks left in the shoe, and a little division. And if you use Vancura's count, you don't even need the estimating or the division. It's simpler than the first week of high school algebra.
Originally posted by: Roulette ManQuote
Originally posted by: forkushVQuoteHow do you figure? The guy co-wrote Good Will Hunting, was able to pitch and sell it to a major studio when he was pretty much a nobody, and directed the very successful Argo. Seems like a pretty capable guy to me.
Originally posted by: Roulette Man
I still wonder if there isn't more to this, like a means to publicize Ben and the Hard Rock.
I also wonder if Ben had a celebrity type hissy fit, when the casino disallowed his bet?
I would have never thought Ben was capable of counting cards in any capacity.
Really? A good writer doesn't necessarily make a good person with numbers. I'm really surprised you made such a statement like that.
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Originally posted by: forkushVQuoteThe math necessary to count cards is beyond trivial; it involves integer addition and subtraction - usually by ones - estimating the decks left in the shoe, and a little division. And if you use Vancura's count, you don't even need the estimating or the division. It's simpler than the first week of high school algebra.
Originally posted by: Roulette ManQuote
Originally posted by: forkushVQuoteHow do you figure? The guy co-wrote Good Will Hunting, was able to pitch and sell it to a major studio when he was pretty much a nobody, and directed the very successful Argo. Seems like a pretty capable guy to me.
Originally posted by: Roulette Man
I still wonder if there isn't more to this, like a means to publicize Ben and the Hard Rock.
I also wonder if Ben had a celebrity type hissy fit, when the casino disallowed his bet?
I would have never thought Ben was capable of counting cards in any capacity.
Really? A good writer doesn't necessarily make a good person with numbers. I'm really surprised you made such a statement like that.
Any reasonably intelligent person can learn to count cards - me, you, or Ben Affleck for that matter. What is probably beyond all of us is the ability to do so without being detected.
