Renowned blackjack player Ken Uston
Ken Uston Kenneth Senzo Usui became known as Ken Uston in the online game gambling world. He was born on January 12, 1935 in Long Island, New York. He grew up in New Haven, Connecticut. Uston raced through primary school and graduated from the University of Connecticut at the age of 20. He received an MBA from Harvard. Instead of entering the workforce after school, Uston enlisted in the U.S. Army Reserve for eight years. His first career outside of the military was working for the New England Telephone Company. He started out at an entry level position and worked his way up the ladder to Director of Operations Research. In 1969, he accepted a job with the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. Uston did not like life in the finance industry. He did not consider it fulfilling. He soon met Al Francesco, an expert blackjack player that introduced the game to Uston. Francesco taught Uston basic strategy and card counting. Uston practiced what he learned in his spare time and soon joined Francesc