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  1. 09-28-2014, 12:41 AM #1
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    Bill Gross

    When Bill Gross left PIMCO last week there were a bunch of articles saying he started as a blackjack pro before he got into bond markets. Just wondering if anyone had ever seen or heard of him as a blackjack player. It seems a not uncommon theme to cross from gambling to finance.
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    Blair Hull developed an algorithm for calculating options pricing selling his company to Goldman-Sachs for 7 million. Launched a blackjack carrer after reading Beat the Dealer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brock W View Post
    When Bill Gross left PIMCO last week there were a bunch of articles saying he started as a blackjack pro before he got into bond markets. Just wondering if anyone had ever seen or heard of him as a blackjack player. It seems a not uncommon theme to cross from gambling to finance.
    Sure, he used his $200 bankroll and turned it into $10,000 in 4 months to pay for business school.
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