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Michael Kaplan

Gambling Writer

Michael Kaplan is a Brooklyn-based journalist.He is a senior features writer with the New York Post and the gambling columnist for Cigar Aficionado. He also writes a weekly column for Card Player and has done stories for Wired, GQ, and The New York Times Magazine. Kaplan is the author of five books. The most recent one is Advantage Players: Inside the Winning World of Casino Virtuosos, Master Strategists, and Mathematical Wizards.

Career

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    New York Post Senior Features Writes February 2016 - present

Expertise

Michaelhas written extensively on the world of gambling. Having interviewed many elite practitioners, he focuses on poker pros and elite casino advantage players.

If they’re not chasing you out, you’re doing something wrong.