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About Ken Smith:

I'm Kenneth R Smith, the creator of BlackjackInfo.com.

I've been an avid blackjack player for many years though I began playing more frequently in the early 1990s when casino gambling arrived in my home state of Mississippi. In 1994, I participated in a blackjack tournament for the first time, and I've been on the tournament trail ever since, tallying more than 40 first place finishes to date.

I began writing tournament strategy articles for Blackjack Confidential magazine in 1995, and over the years I've gained a reputation as a leading tournament strategy expert. My work can still be found on a monthly basis in the new All In Blackjack magazine, as well as Henry Tamburin's email newsletter BJ Insider.

Tournament blackjack made the leap to television starting in 2004, and I was a participant in several shows. My first appearance was on GSN's World Series of Blackjack where I won my initial table and advanced to the final round. I lost a critical hand near the end of the match to finish in sixth place.

In May 2004, I participated in the Las Vegas Hilton's Million Dollar Blackjack Tournament II which was subsequently broadcast on the Travel Channel. In the televised semifinal round, I was one winning hand away from advancing to the final table of seven players, but again my fate was sealed with a critical loss.

Next up was World Series of Blackjack 2005, which showed on GSN starting in January 2005. After another bout of bad luck, my appearance in that series was limited to my first table. I played well, but came up short at the end of the round.

Since then I've appeared in World Series of Blackjack III and IV, and also on a number of shows on CBS for the Ultimate Blackjack Tour. In the premiere show of UBT on CBS, I finally had some televised success, with a first place win worth $50,000.

Among my current projects is a book on blackjack tournament strategy, and I'm a regular contributor to the message boards at BlackjackTournaments.com. You can read my occasional personal blog here: Sweet Tea, No Lemon.

Contact Details:

or via postal mail at:

Ken Smith
Bayview Strategies LLC
PMB 176
6068 Hwy 98 W #1
Hattiesburg, MS 39402

About BlackjackInfo.com:

This site launched in 1996 when the Internet was a much different place. There were still a relatively small number of quality sites about casino blackjack, and this site's Basic Strategy Engine proved to be a useful and popular addition. As site traffic grew, I moved the site in early 1998 from my personal homepage to its current home at BlackjackInfo.com.

My goal in producing the site has always been to provide free and accurate information about blackjack. Over the years I've received countless emails from visitors who have used the information provided here to improve the results of their trips to the casino. To me, that's the best sign that I've accomplished my goal.

Welcome, and I hope you find the site helpful and interesting.

About Bayview Strategies LLC:

Bayview Strategies LLC is a company I formed in 1998 to do game consulting and development of my various web sites. That's also the name of the of the online store here on this site.