{"id":122176,"date":"2021-12-02T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/?p=122176"},"modified":"2021-12-02T15:10:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-02T23:10:12","slug":"podcast-guest-steven-bridges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lasvegasadvisor.com\/gambling-with-an-edge\/podcast-guest-steven-bridges\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast &#8211; guest Steven Bridges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our guest this week is magician, and card counter Steven Bridges. In 2018 Steven was a street magician in London.\u00a0 He decided to learn to count cards, and document his journey in a YouTube series.<\/p>\n<div>We welcome your questions &#8211; send them to us at gamblingwithanedge@gmail.com, or you can find me at @RWM21 on Twitter or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GamblingWithAnEdge<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div>.<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BLU7719788414\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Show Notes<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>[00:00]\u00a0 Introduction of blackjack player, Steven Bridges<\/div>\n<div>[00:44]\u00a0 Being &#8220;unintentionally retired&#8221;<\/div>\n<div>[01:51]\u00a0 Stephen&#8217;s YouTube channel<\/div>\n<div>[03:33]\u00a0 Colin Jones<\/div>\n<div>[04:36]\u00a0 Content creation, filming, and related considerations<\/div>\n<div>[13:07]\u00a0 An instant bankroll<\/div>\n<div>[16:36]\u00a0 What was the plan before the bankroll appeared?<\/div>\n<div>[17:58]\u00a0 Blackjack Bootcamp<\/div>\n<div>[19:07]\u00a0 Managing the logistics of cash<\/div>\n<div>[21:52]\u00a0 Early play, bet sizes, and swings<\/div>\n<div>[24:21]\u00a0 Filming the early sessions and field tests<\/div>\n<div>[26:39]\u00a0 Playing in Washington<\/div>\n<div>[29:31]\u00a0 South Point Casino December promotions &#8211; 50% off almost everything, City Shine moonshine giveaway<\/div>\n<div>[30:59]\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com\">http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a> &#8211; card counting training website and community with many betting, tracking, and analytical tools<\/div>\n<div>[31:39]\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae\">http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a> &#8211; Gold Membership offers correction on most games, free Pro Membership trial for GWAE listeners<\/div>\n<div>[32:57]\u00a0 Statistics from the first month in Washington<\/div>\n<div>[35:10]\u00a0 U.S. blackjack versus European blackjack<\/div>\n<div>[40:36]\u00a0 Returning to the U.S.<\/div>\n<div>[49:21]\u00a0 Bad back-offs<\/div>\n<div>[52:00]\u00a0 How to find Steven on Youtube<\/div>\n<div>[53:00]\u00a0 Recommended:\u00a0 Dead Irish by John Lescroart, Anki app<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Sponsored Links:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/SouthPointCasino.com\">http:\/\/SouthPointCasino.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com\">http:\/\/BlackjackApprenticeship.com<\/a><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae\">http:\/\/VideoPoker.com\/gwae<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Guest Links:<\/b><\/div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/Youtube.com\/stevenbridges\">http:\/\/Youtube.com\/stevenbridges<\/a><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>Recommended<\/b>:<\/div>\n<div>Dead Irish by John Lescroart\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3of8xkR\">https:\/\/amzn.to\/3of8xkR<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Build your own flashcards <a href=\"http:\/\/Apps.ankiweb.net\">http:\/\/Apps.ankiweb.net<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/lasvegasadvisor\" style=\"font-size: 0px; 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In 2018 Steven was a street magician in London.\u00a0 He decided to learn to count cards, and document his journey in a YouTube series. 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