On the fields, courts and courses, our greatest professional athletes rank among the most competitive people on earth. In boxing rings and MMA octagons, top practitioners endure dozens of bouts, absorb hundred of punches and dig deep to remain undefeated.
As his name would imply, Richard Munchkin started small. As his high-flying status among professional gamblers confirms, however, he did not remain that way. In fact, he ranks among the most astute, most successful advantage players in the business.
History promises to be made on the night of August 26 when Floyd Mayweather (40 years old, weighing 151 pounds) and Conor McGregor (29 years old, weighing 154 pounds) square off in the boxing ring at MGM Resorts International’s new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
It’s one thing to play blackjack at an advantage. It’s quite another to indulge in the game when sitting alongside James Grosjean.
For a moment, please, put down your playing cards, holster your chips and consider the possibility of a most cultured gambling experience: delectable sushi served at select blackjack tables, fine sake and rare Japanese whiskey poured in the high-limit room, and, after hours of nosebleed gaming conclude, a silk kimono hanging in an elegantl
Michael Kaplan is a journalist based in New York City. He has written extensively on gambling for publications such as Wired, Playboy, Cigar Aficionado, New York Post and New York Times. He is the author of four books including Aces and Kings: Inside Stories and Million-Dollar Strategies from Poker’s Greatest Players.
He’s been known to do a bit of gambling when the timing seems right.