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I'm very proud to present "The Hot Shoe," a movie I believe to be the most complete and accurate documentary about card counting ever made. Most of the specials on television that deal with the subject have been incomplete at best and sometimes totally inaccurate.
I'm very proud to present "The Hot Shoe," a movie I believe to be the most complete and accurate documentary about card counting ever made. Most of the specials on television that deal with the subject have been incomplete at best and sometimes totally inaccurate.
I struggled to make a movie that would deal with the subject in all its complexities and yet still remain interesting to people not already familiar with card counting. The mathematics, the history, the politics and the practical realities of blackjack all feature prominently in this movie.
I talked to the leading lights in the world of blackjack—professional players, authors, casino personnel, detectives who identify players, lawyers and academics. If you want to know the real story, if you want to learn how to count cards, or if you just want to watch a fun adventure I think you will enjoy "The Hot Shoe."
- David Layton, director
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"David Layton's documentary, The Hot Shoe, is entertaining, informative and original. He weaves together three themes: a history of card counting using live interviews with leading figures, an introduction to the basics, and a suspenseful running account based on his own casino play during a week as a beginner. I recommend it to anyone who is interested in card counting at blackjack, or who likes a good story."
- Edward O. Thorp, author of Beat the Dealer
Here are the elements that make up "The Hot Shoe":
* Interviews with blackjack experts, casino managers, authors, publishers, detectives, an attorney, and the most legendary players in the world. * Behind-the-scenes footage of casino pits, surveillance rooms, members of the MIT card counting team meeting in hotel rooms and then playing in casinos during a busy Super Bowl weekend. * Demonstrations of the high-tech methods that casinos and detective agencies use to identify and track card counters, including facial recognition technology. * A case study, wherein the director of the movie learns how to count cards and takes the $5000 that was budgeted for music and uses it as a stake to play blackjack in Las Vegas over ten days.
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