Mike Aponte - 1992

1992

Aponte first hit the casinos in 1992 as a member of the MIT Blackjack Team after passing the team’s big player test (the BP “checkout”). In the big player team strategy, it is the BP that comes in and capitalizes on the advantage with big bets after spotters have identified a "hot shoe" with a favorable count. Aponte was one of the team’s most successful big players, and also took on an even more prominent role as a manager, responsible for recruiting and training new players, as well as coordinating team trips.