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Advantage Player by Gina Fiore
The true story of one woman's journey to becoming the best advantage blackjack player in the country.
- Sale Date
- ISBN
- 9781638933632
- Page Count
- 288
- Language
- English
- Imprint
- Gillian Flynn Books
Meet the Author
Gina Fiore
One woman’s unlikely rise to the top of the professional blackjack world, mastering the art of advantage play while building an elite team to beat casinos at their own game.
From an early age, Gina Fiore wanted to win. Her desire was borne from her family’s financial instability—countless evictions, living in a motel, learning to stave off debt collectors with a tightly rehearsed script dictated by her parents.
After Gina dropped out of college, her mother taught her how to deal blackjack, and she got her first job dealing in a Las Vegas casino. It was there that she discovered some players win using skill and not luck. She wanted to learn how.
Advantage Player follows Gina’s journey to becoming one of the best advantage players in the world, beating casinos out of millions by playing the games they offered better than they did. After teaching herself how to count cards, Gina mastered advanced techniques to gain an edge in the casino like hole-carding and edge sorting. Although the methods were legal, casinos didn’t tolerate players gaining the upper hand, and Gina and the advantage-play team she formed were under constant threat of being chased, assaulted, and detained in backrooms by casino employees and law enforcement.
In this propulsive and captivating memoir, Gina pulls back the curtain on a system designed to create losers and how her ability to reinvent herself allowed her to survive both in the casino and in life.
From an early age, Gina Fiore wanted to win. Her desire was borne from her family’s financial instability—countless evictions, living in a motel, learning to stave off debt collectors with a tightly rehearsed script dictated by her parents.
After Gina dropped out of college, her mother taught her how to deal blackjack, and she got her first job dealing in a Las Vegas casino. It was there that she discovered some players win using skill and not luck. She wanted to learn how.
Advantage Player follows Gina’s journey to becoming one of the best advantage players in the world, beating casinos out of millions by playing the games they offered better than they did. After teaching herself how to count cards, Gina mastered advanced techniques to gain an edge in the casino like hole-carding and edge sorting. Although the methods were legal, casinos didn’t tolerate players gaining the upper hand, and Gina and the advantage-play team she formed were under constant threat of being chased, assaulted, and detained in backrooms by casino employees and law enforcement.
In this propulsive and captivating memoir, Gina pulls back the curtain on a system designed to create losers and how her ability to reinvent herself allowed her to survive both in the casino and in life.
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Gillian Flynn Books
Stories with teeth. Biting, voice‑driven, and thrilling titles hand‑selected by the bestselling author of Gone Girl. Propulsive, culture‑cutting reads designed to start conversations—and leave you reeling.
Praise for Advantage Player
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“Gina Fiore has lived a life that seems too extraordinary to be true. Her journey is as gripping as any screenplay because every impossible twist actually happened. Her story is unforgettable—and Advantage Player is one you won’t soon forget.”
Riley Keough, actress and author of From Here to the Great Unknown -
“Gina’s assured and bold voice makes me feel like I’m not listening to a lecture on the subject; I’m listening to a fascinating friend describe the story of her life and career. The ease with which she can weave together deeply personal stories about struggling with mental health and expert knowledge of advantage play makes for such an involving and compelling read.”
Gillian Flynn, Gillian Flynn Books -
“Advantage Player is a raw and brutally honest account of what can be achieved when curiosity meets skill, talent, and an unyielding work ethic. An utterly compelling and informative account of Fiore’s turbulent, at times desperate, journey to becoming a master of her craft. I was captivated from the start and both educated and moved throughout. A triumph.”
Jenny Radcliffe, author of People Hacker: Confessions of a Burglar for Hire
About the Imprint
Stories with teeth. Biting, voice‑driven, and thrilling titles hand‑selected by the bestselling author of Gone Girl. Propulsive, culture‑cutting reads designed to start conversations—and leave you reeling.
