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Norwegian “double-threshold days” are very popular right now.
Two medium/high intensity sessions in one day:
• Morning
• Afternoon
Popularized by elite success—but what does science say? 🧵
The Top 5 Players Casinos Feared the Most in History:
1. Edward Thorp:
Built a computer, proved blackjack could be beaten, published the manual. Casinos changed their rules overnight.
2/3. Ivey & Sun:
She spotted defects on card backs invisible to the naked eye. He was the famous face. Together: $20M. Casinos destroyed thousands of decks after.
4. Don Johnson:
Never counted a card. Just waited for 2008 to make casinos desperate, then negotiated the house edge into his favor before sitting down. $15M in 6 months.
5. Stu Ungar: Blacklisted from gin rummy. Banned from blackjack. Won 3 WSOP title
6. Archie Karas:
$50 to $40,000,000. Binion’s ran out of chips. Lost it all back.
7. MIT Blackjack Team:
students treated Vegas like an ATM for a decade. Casinos responded with facial recognition tech still used in every casino on earth today.
Who would you add?
I think about this moment for my dad. He was 25. Third Olympics. WR holder in the mile, 1500, 800. 1968 Olympics he’s been the favorite even though it was held at Mexico City and a mile of altitude. Despite that, and having mono that year and pulling a hamstring, he. . .