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Ben Campbell is a young, highly intelligent student at M.I.T. Wanting to transfer to the Harvard School of Medicine, he learns that he cannot afford the $300,000 for the tuition. Then Ben is introduced into a small but secretive club by his math professor, Micky Rosa. The club has four other students: Jill, Choi, Kianna, and Jimmy; and they are being trained by Mickey in the skill of blackjack card counting. Intriged by the desire to make money, Ben joins his new friends on secret weekend trips to Las Vegas where, using the skills of code talk and hand signals, Ben makes hundreds of thousands of dollars winning blackjack at casino after casino. Ben wants to make only enough money for his tuition and then to back out of the group. Ben's greed and arrogance put Micky, as well as the group, on the radar of a brutal casino security enforcer named Cole Williams. Cole holds a personal grudge against Micky which threatens to undo everything the students have learned and earned.… (more)
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The epic story of 21 is inspired by the story of some brilliant and bright M.I.T students who dared to take Las Vegas casinos for
In reality, the idea of a team of students winning millions and leading a double life may seem insanely crazy but that’s what makes the story of 21 so incredibly fantastic. Yet not only are the students themselves leading one heck of a double life making millions, but shockingly enough their professor is in on it too. “Life is like a box of chocolate, you never know what you are going to get.” This is what you’ll get in 21 as it is no lame, ordinary story... Let’s just say it’s a “Kinder Surprise!”
Recommended for all age groups and interests, especially those who are interested in Blackjack.