{"podcast":{"title":"T&A: Tens And Aces. An AP Blackjack podcast. Turning the tables from Las Vegas to Local Casinos","slug":"t-a-tens-and-aces-an-ap-blackjack-podcast-turning-the-tables-from-las-vegas-to-local-casinos-2994489","podcast_index_feed_id":2994489,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3bea66dc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://tensandaces.com/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/9952175/9952175-1757716787976-2115c62adc159.jpg","author":"Mike AP","episode_count":113,"summary":"A podcast about the real lives and experiences of advantage players of the game of Blackjack. We'll share both positive and negative stories, because as any Blackjack pro knows, the positive and negative variance of this game and how to take advantage of the positive situations while working our way through the negative one, is what rising above mere gambling and winning long-term in this game is all about. Blackjack is, along with Poker, one of the few games in a casino that a disciplined and skilled player can have a long term edge playing. Are you ready for some T&A?","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/t-a-tens-and-aces-an-ap-blackjack-podcast-turning-the-tables-from-las-vegas-to-local-casinos-2994489"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 125: The X You Want To Talk To","slug":"episode-125-the-x-you-want-to-talk-to","published_at":"2026-01-09T04:21:49+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/t-a-tens-and-aces-an-ap-blackjack-podcast-turning-the-tables-from-las-vegas-to-local-casinos-2994489/episode-125-the-x-you-want-to-talk-to","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/t-a-tens-and-aces-an-ap-blackjack-podcast-turning-the-tables-from-las-vegas-to-local-casinos-2994489","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ta21/episodes/Episode-125-The-X-You-Want-To-Talk-To-e3clvsa","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/3bea66dc/podcast/play/112966986/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-11-22%2Fb0934ce3-2b55-9d17-cc09-2b7043d2338e.mp3","summary":"In this installment of our little experiment in imaginary radio, something that we like to call the Tens and Aces Podcast, we sit down with an advantage player who goes simply by “X” — a former athlete turned blackjack assassin whose journey from lacrosse fields to casino felt is anything but ordinary. What starts as a girlfriend‑sparked nudge (“you need direction”) turns into a full‑blown descent into the rabbit hole of Blackjack, Card Counting, and Advantage Play. X breaks down his obsessive year‑long training regimen — three to four hours a day with nothing but notebooks, fake bankrolls, and rage‑inducing variance — before ever stepping foot back into a casino. From a $2,200 starting bankroll to nearly 700 hours and over $50K in earnings, he recounts the highs, the brutal lows, and the psychological warfare of staying sane while the math does whatever the hell it wants. The conversation hits everything: emotional tilt, ploppy chaos, surrender stigma, insurance debates, back‑offs, sweaty shops, graveyard shifts, networking, traveling play, and the bizarre cast of characters who populate casino life — including rappers, degenerates, and the occasional rent‑money hero. It’s raw, funny, honest, and packed with real‑world insight into what it actually takes to grind out an edge in a casino ecosystem designed to chew you up. If you love stories from the trenches of Blackjack, Casino culture, and Advantage Play, listen up, because we're about to give you some T&A! Key Topics Covered • X’s “superhero origin story” in Blackjack • Transition from athlete to Advantage Player • Training for card counting without software • Building a bankroll from $2,200 • Emotional control, tilt, and mental toughness • Understanding variance and staying below EV • First back‑offs and navig…","meta_description":"In this installment of our little experiment in imaginary radio, something that we like to call the Tens and Aces Podcast, we sit down with an advantage p…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5251,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/t-a-tens-and-aces-an-ap-blackjack-podcast-turning-the-tables-from-las-vegas-to-local-casinos-2994489/episodes/episode-125-the-x-you-want-to-talk-to/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/t-a-tens-and-aces-an-ap-blackjack-podcast-turning-the-tables-from-las-vegas-to-local-casinos-2994489/episode-125-the-x-you-want-to-talk-to.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}