Not in his wildest dreams did Michael Aponte believe there would be a Topps card featuring his likeness. As a collegiate football player at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Aponte knew his wide receiver skills would never land him on a trading card. Little did he know that his unique card counting ability and an infamous blackjack career would make a card possible. Through 2000, Aponte and his card-counting cohorts enjoyed an incredible run at casinos, walking away with millions. Aponte became so well known, he could no longer play in casinos and his career essentially came t
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