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semyon

			"back to school special" Male 39 years old Boston, Massachusetts United States Last Login: 8/23/2008

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semyon's Interests

General	I like gathering and inspiring large groups of diverse people, coaching kids, noticing beauty, biking, snowboarding, windsurfing, helicopters, breaking rules and Tango. *I also greatly admire and strongly support Fulcrum: an annual of poetry and aesthetics! It's a must-read poetry, criticism, philosophy and art journal like no other.*
Music	russian pop, american folk, argentine tango, opera, progressive house, and almost everything in between.
Movies	casablanca, brazil, 12 monkeys, fight club, leaving las vegas, dr strangelove, brokeback mnt, you and me and everyone, closer
Television	don't have one.
Books	kundera, helprin, jong, oats, boyle, heinlein, vonnegut
Heroes	erika jong, harry browne, john trudell, ken hechtman, dagny dukach

semyon's Details

Status:	In a Relationship
Here for:	Networking
Orientation:	Straight
Hometown:	moscow/houston/boston/NYC
Body type:	6' 0" / Athletic
Ethnicity:	White / Caucasian
Religion:	Atheist
Zodiac Sign:	Scorpio
Smoke / Drink:	No / Yes
Children:	Proud parent
Education:	Grad / professional school
Occupation:	entrepreneur

semyon's Schools

Massachusetts Institute Of Technology Cambridge,Massachusetts Graduated: 1993 Student status: Alumni Degree: Master's Degree Major: Comp Sci Clubs: MIT Blackjack Team	1990 to 1993
Columbia University In The City Of New York New York,New York Graduated: 1990 Student status: Alumni Degree: Bachelor's Degree Major: Comp Sci Clubs: ADHOC	1986 to 1990
Jones H S Houston,Texas Graduated: 1986 Student status: Alumni Degree: High School Diploma Clubs: Vanguard	1982 to 1986

semyon's Companies

Fast Engines Boston, MA US Founder/President	97 to 00
Vert Boston, MA US Founder/Director	99 to 04
AccuRev Lexington, MA US Investor/Interim CEO	01 - 02
GottaFlirt Brookline, MA US Founder/President	05 - Present
EMUmail / SMTP.com Kiev, UA Owner / President	02 to present
Bocas Air Bocas del Toro, PA Partner / Strategic Marketing	05 - Present

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About me:
I'm a bit crazed, sentimental, spontaneous, successful former nerd, ambitious, loving, emotional, liberal, intelligent, non-conformist. I like the heros of Ayn Rand and Mark Helprin. I try to view life as a set of escalating challenges, but I also sometimes try to listen. I like to take my kids as well as my friends on adventures. This summer my goals include finishing a private pilot rotorcraft license to fly my new helicopter at http://www.bluehillhelicopters.com/, to learn the waterstart in windsurfing, and to keep running http://blackjackscience.com, http://gottaflirt.com, and http://smtp.com.

Who I'd like to meet:
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de Irvine	Aug 28 2008 12:46 AM This comment was sent by your friend via the Gangster app. To block this app and all communications from it, click Here. ------------------------------------------- Hey semyon! Join my family! Grab a gun and FIGHT alongside me in Gangster Battle: an all out race for cash, cars, guns, fame and infamy in the Mafia Underworld. I wouldn't ask if I didn't need you!
GENO27	Aug 12 2008 2:10 AM LOL,trade you my breakin' skills for your black jack skills geno
Mateland[dooby]	Jul 30 2008 2:55 AM hey man thanks for the add i read the book that ben wrote. it was amazing i have been trying to do it but the thing i cant get is the shuffle down i always seem to mess it up...any pointers
BraNdoN	Jul 16 2008 11:26 PM Hey man, I just got done reading Ben's book and I gotta say you're the man. I think its very cool that educated kids can take the system down, and legally at that. Keep on doin what you're doin brother and inspire more of us to use more brains than force to get what we want. Take it easy. B
Simpology	Jul 16 2008 8:45 PM Love the title "successful former nerd" :p
Chris Carucci, Kartell Aff.	Jul 16 2008 3:05 AM Thanks for accepting man, hope things are well.
malcolm	Apr 30 2008 11:49 AM hiya semyon, im from glasgow, scotland and i reguralry plunder casinos using not only the techniques fro ur book but also a couple of others ive learned over the years. ilike urself i am starting at a fairly young age 20 although nothing quite compares to the buzz u get when u bust a dealer knowing full well what card he/she is going to get. i was wondering if u would ever or have ever perfomed your magic since your days at M.I.T in the casinos? after all old habbits die hard. Best wishes, Malcolm.
Milos	Apr 25 2008 12:12 PM Thanks for the add. You really are one of the gretaest minds in history:)
Christine	Mar 27 2008 4:19 AM hello, my estranged friend! i'm wondering what you think about that movie coming out this friday...you know the one.
Dave Brannen	Mar 19 2008 5:59 PM cheers for accepting
Berin	Mar 13 2008 11:15 AM Let me know if youre ever back in ole Houston. I'll scramble up some ladies and take you out on the town. Much respect Semyon. - Berin
matt k@******!	Mar 11 2008 5:44 AM ahh i totally called that one.. read my comment from Oct 11, 2006. congrats man. can't wait to see it.
fibinachi	Feb 27 2008 10:43 PM I'm convinced that I need whatever is in your hands. Can I have a peek?
Cliffy	Feb 23 2008 6:34 PM Hey Semyon, Thanks for the add! Let me know if you need someone to do tech support for sites. Us computer geeks need to stick together.
Mr. Begay	Jan 24 2008 6:38 AM hey thanx for the add! From an up an coming counter...lol -chad
M.J.	Jan 18 2008 2:21 AM Hey there, hope all is going well!
DJdebanjan	Oct 27 2007 7:59 PM i guess u don't get to read ur mails so again wishin u a belated happy birthday?
VIKTOR	Aug 6 2007 12:16 AM Hello Semyon- Read Ben's book "Busting Vegas"- it was quite exciting though rather implausible at times. How close was the book to your real story? When the MIT team was winning hundreds of thousands a night, how did you guys get around the IRS notification of your earnings? I enjoyed your antics and cheered for you the whole story but can't help wonder if you would have had better luck not attracting so much attention to yourselves in the garish fashion described in Ben's book. Laying low might have made your skill into a lifetime career... (or maybe you have another ace up your sleeve). Thanks Semyon!
Rose	Jul 15 2007 7:40 PM You must be so sore from your long bike ride the other day :-)
Sharif	Jun 16 2007 12:29 AM Semyon thanks for the add. Your picture looks like the Florida Everglades - my girl and I went there last year - she got mad at me because I tried to coax a gator out of the water for a better picture!
FULCRUM	Jun 15 2007 5:32 PM Semyon, great to see you here, amigo. And thank you hugely for your generous support of FULCRUM, not least for the sheer pleasure of your company! FULCRUM where poets find love
fibinachi	May 18 2007 2:18 PM please disregard previous comment.
fibinachi	May 18 2007 2:18 PM the sociological ramifications are profound.
albert	Mar 6 2007 12:35 PM oh yea, and i think u should pimp ur page. looks a bit plain for a guy who used to be called the darling of vegas dont u think?
albert	Mar 6 2007 12:33 PM hey semyon u the man! i just read that book that mezrich geeza wrote about u and i think ur an absolute G! haha, joke! just want u to know that's the first time i read a book... EVER! stay outta trouble rude boy. if ur ever in the UK make sure u come to bristol, i want ur autograph!
margarida	Jan 31 2007 6:00 PM It seems I have my own Alligator... Thanks for not letting me get away with excuses. Kisses
jussara	Jan 31 2007 2:25 AM thanks for the add and keep in touch. kisses ju
Impossible Mossy	Jan 28 2007 10:45 PM Email seems to be playing up on myspace today! Just finished reading Ben's book about your adventures and found it absolutely riveting! I know nothing about blackjack but enjoy reading about real life stories and yours has got to be considered as one of the most adventurous I've come across so far. You certainly know how to play the game, and I don't mean the blackjack! I guess the fact that you were not stopped by your fear has enriched your life in many ways and it really is inspiring to see someone playing on the field up front. Anyway... just really wanted to wish you success in all that you do! Mossy x
Scotty	Jan 19 2007 8:10 PM Watching 'Busting Vegas' on the History Channel right now. I'm impressed, I read both books about you by Mezrich and I love the show!
margarida	Jan 18 2007 6:14 AM excerpt from waking life Add to My Profile \| More Videos a continuation of convo...
margarida	Jan 18 2007 5:29 AM My little brother Sal on his first ever cross country flight!!!!! WooHoo!!There is something to be said for dreaming!!
♥ princess sorceress ♥	Jan 17 2007 6:26 PM Making Millions the Easy Way (Horizon 2005) ...... ........In the mid-1990s, a team of American science students took on the might of the Las Vegas casinos, and came home with millions of dollars. Hardworking engineering students during the week, they became high-rolling gamblers by the weekend and proved that, in one game at least, the house doesn't always win. The game was blackjack, and the students were from the world-renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Their audacious winnings marked the climax of an arms race between casino and player that began 40 years earlier with maths professor Edward Thorp. He realised that the one feature of blackjack that made it different from other casino games also made it possible to beat. ......
Ricky Tikki Tembo	Jan 8 2007 3:06 AM you're awesome, dude. thanks for sharing your story with the world!
♥ princess sorceress ♥	Dec 27 2006 6:35 PM Do you like Andy Warhol ?
margarida	Dec 21 2006 3:46 AM .. width="425" height="350">..> You missed a really good futeball match!!
M.J.	Dec 11 2006 3:31 AM What did you write on the window that you tried to take a picture of? I can't remember for the life of me, all I remember is it was pretty bad ass.
LisaMarie	Dec 2 2006 5:34 AM How are you? We havent seen you in awhile.
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