Characters Bringing Down the House (book)

1 characters

1.1 kevin lewis
1.2 jason fir
1.3 micky rosa

characters
kevin lewis

although not revealed in book, kevin lewis s real name jeff ma, mit student graduated degree in mechanical engineering in 1994. ma has since gone on found fantasy sports company called citizen sports (a stock market simulation game).

mezrich acknowledges lewis sole major character based on single, real-life individual; other characters composites. nonetheless, lewis things in book ma himself says did not occur.

jason fir

one of leaders of team, jason fisher, modeled in part after mike aponte. after professional card counting career, aponte went on win 2004 world series of blackjack, , started company called blackjack institute. mike has own blog.

micky rosa

the team s principal leader, micky rosa composite character based on bill kaplan, jp massar, , john chang. bill kaplan founded , led mit blackjack team in 1980s , co-managed team massar , chang 1992 1993, during time jeff ma joined 80 person team. chang has questioned book s veracity, telling boston globe, don t know if want call things in there exaggerations, because re exaggerated re untrue. whether mit blackjack team founded ... in 1980s in dispute. article in tech, january 16, 1980, suggests roger demaree , jp massar running team , teaching hundred mit students play blackjack third week of 1980s, implying team had been founded in late 1970s, before kaplan joined, although demaree , massar have avoided publicity.