1994 and Forward
After the dissolution of Strategic Investments, a few of the players took their winnings and split off into two independent groups, the Amphibians who were primarily led by Semyon Dukach and the Reptiles who were led by Mike Aponte, Manlio Lopez and Wes Atamian. These teams had various legal structures, and at times million dollar banks and 50+ players. By 2000, however, the 15+ year reign of the MIT Blackjack Teams came to an end as players drifted into other pursuits.
In 1999, a member of the Amphibians won at Max Rubin's "3rd Annual Blackjack Ball" competition. The event was featured in an October 1999 article of "Cigar Aficionado" magazine. According to the article, the winner earned the unofficial title "Most Feared Man in the Casino Business".
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