You want more famous names and monster wins? Ok, how about.īen Affleck’s $800k blackjack streak The Oscar-winning star has been in several movies with a casino theme, Smokin’ Aces and Runner, Runner chief among them, but in real life the star likes nothing more than taking on the blackjack gods.
However he was allowed back in and proceeded to win $2million from the house!Īpparently White was another big tipper, a 10% chunk of his huge win going to the dealers and making him a big favourite among at least some of the casino's staff. White was accused of card-counting during his earliest big wins, even receiving a ban from the Palms Casino in Vegas. Unlike your average fun player, however, Johnson takes a mathematical approach to the game and that strategy paid off in trumps when he went on a 5-month winning streak just over a decade ago.Ītlantic City rather than Vegas was his regular haunt and Johnson racked up more than $15million between December 2010 and April 2011.ĭana White and the UFC approach to blackjack Another famous name and another strategic genius by all accounts, with the UFC president Dana White a surprising addition to this list of Blackjack legends. In fact, it was only really $39million as he tipped the dealers $1million on his way out!ĭon Johnson’s Atlantic City $millions Not to be confused with the Miami Vice star, this Don Johnson was, like Packer, a multi-millionaire businessman who loved the thrill and challenge of the blackjack tables. Packer played 8 hands at a time, with $250k bets on each round, and walked off with $40million in under an hour. One of those visits saw him scoop a huge $7.1million in a single evening at the Las Vegas Hilton, but that was mere pocket change compared to his next huge win in 1995 when he descended on the MGM Grand.
Nowadays you can try to replicate what Packer and the others in this list have done from the comfort of your own home or mobile at, but Packer had to jet-set across the globe to play. Packer’s $40million Blackjack run Kerry Packer was a renowned gambler who loved nothing more than challenging the biggest casinos in the world at the highest stakes possible. Whether Blackjack is your game of choice, or next on your list of games to try out when you visit the casino, here are some of the most incredible Blackjack stories you should really know about – and they’ll blow your mind!
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