The Blackjack Apprenticeship Podcast

[Rebroadcast] Married Advantage Play Teammates with ‘Flewster’ | BJA101

How do the trials of a married card counting duo compare to the endeavors of the typical solo card counter? Joining Colin and Joe748 are BJA member Flewster and his wife and they discuss: The heat dif...

18 Mar 48min

March Mailbag Q&A: Generating Max EV, Best Time to Play, Is 10k Enough? | BJA179

SD1 and Joe748 are joined by Colin to answer questions about bankroll requirements, optimal playing conditions, and advanced strategy decisions in card counting. The discussion covers whether a $10K b...

11 Mar 33min

Darryl Purpose: Stories From a Lifetime of Beating Casinos | BJA178

Colin, SD1, and Joe748 talk with Blackjack Hall of Famer Darryl Purpose about how he got his start in card counting as a teenager after reading Beat the Dealer, eventually joining Ken Houston’s blackj...

4 Mar 53min

[Rebroadcast] The Courage of a Female AP with CurlyFry | BJA096

With 450 hours and counting in at the blackjack tables so far this year, BJA member and full-time card counter CurlyFry joins Colin and Joe748 to discuss: Betting $250 on a $2500 bankroll, Getting a c...

11 Feb 55min

2026's First Mailbag Q&A: Being Flyered, Loss Limits, Deck Estimation | BJA177

SD1 and Joe748 kick off the first mailbag episode of 2026, answering a wide range of questions from the BJA community. They dig into topics like deck estimation, one hand vs. two hands, advanced count...

4 Feb 39min

Lessons from a Lifetime at the Tables: JoeMiner’s 30-Year AP Journey | BJA176

Joe748 and SD1 sit down with longtime card counter JoeMiner, who shares his 30‑plus‑year blackjack journey—from his early days in the 90s to his modern approach as a retired AP. Joe talks about how th...

28 Jan 39min

December Mailbag Q&A: Casino Theft, Best EV Game, Moving Bankrolls | BJA173

Joe748 and SD1 answer more questions form BJA Forums and socials about casinos not cashing your chips out, choosing the most profitable blackjack games, and whether other players’ decisions affect you...

10 Des 202540min

[Rebroadcast] Pitfalls and Planning With Full-Time Card Counter PirateAP | BJA092

Joining Colin and Joe748 in episode 92 of the BJA podcast is full time card counter and Blackjack Apprenticeship member PirateAP. They discuss: Receiving pushback on going full time, Playing blackjack...

3 Des 202551min