Blackjack Pro Michael Konik & His Other Professions

People from the music industry, the publishing industry, the entertainment industry, the gambling industry, and other industries are probably aware of who Michael Konik is. He is well-known in different industries due to the fact that he is holding many professions, such as being a celebrity poker player, a celebrity blackjack player, an improvisational comedian, a jazz singer, a painter, a television personality, and an American author.

Michael Konik grew up in Fox Point, Wisconsin. As a child, he had been exposed to the power of critical thinking. It was probably where his interest in playing blackjack started.

From his childhood to teenage days, his interest in music, literature, and art grew more and more until he decided to pursue professions related to music, literature, and art. Aside from enrolling himself at the Lee Strasburg Theater Institute to study acting, he also took up classes related to constitutional law and art history. His first sources of income, however, came from being a critic and essayist. Michael Konik was also a member of a punk rock group called The Clitboys in the 1980s.

The interest of Michael Konik in gambling as well as in writing prompted him to write gambling articles for magazines and newspapers on a regular basis. Some of the periodicals where he contributes articles regularly are "Sports Illustrated," "Maxim," "Travel and Leisure," "The New York Times," and "Cigar Aficionado."

The career of Michael Konik as a writer of gambling articles and books has given him the opportunity to be exposed to various situations involving professional gamblers. As years went by, he was able to gather a number of stories about gamblers, allowing him to write the book "The Man With the $100,000 Breasts." Such book actually contains true stories related to several gambling professionals.

The other books written by Michael Konik include "Nice Shot, Mr. Nicklaus: Stories About the Game of Golf," "Telling Lies and Getting Paid," "In Search of Burningbush: A Story of Golf, Friendship, and the Meaning of Irons," "Ella in Europe: An American Dog's International Adventure," and "The Smart Money."

The vast experience of Michael Konik with regard to writing about gambling made him interested in various types of gambling activities. He particularly became interested in the games of blackjack and poker. His interest in such games grew more and more until he became known as a celebrity blackjack player, as well as a celebrity poker player.

This celebrity blackjack player has been participating in various events and tournaments. This celebrity blackjack player is particularly fond of competing against his fellow blackjack players, that's why he has been continuously active in playing at the World Series of Blackjack and the World Blackjack Tour.

So, does this celebrity blackjack player have time to do other things besides gambling, writing, acting, and singing? Well, the answer is yes. This celebrity blackjack player still has time to teach literature to young children and to volunteer at nursing homes.