[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":119},["ShallowReactive",2],{"DDSlwyi_TND2GMUoLLeDBnzTpviVKGi9XXtO9f5cvyQ":3,"article_enter-to-win-a-blackjack-lesson-with-solidworks-founder-jon-hirschtick-when-you-register-for-solidwo_solidworks":10,"_apollo:default":117,"_apollo:identified":118},{"mailchimpAudience":4},{"actionUrl":5,"slug":6,"locale":7,"default":8,"__typename":9},"","enter-to-win-a-blackjack-lesson-with-solidworks-founder-jon-hirschtick-when-you-register-for-solidwo","en","https:\u002F\u002F3ds.us3.list-manage.com\u002Fsubscribe\u002Fpost?u=ed4601044e1936748c0d2aa6b&id=e5080ff9fe&f_id=002d4de2f0","MailchimpAudience",{"posts":11},{"nodes":12,"__typename":116},[13],{"id":14,"slug":6,"title":15,"uri":16,"excerpt":17,"locale":18,"featuredImage":21,"tableOfContents":29,"content":30,"date":31,"authorJobTitle":5,"author":32,"masterings":45,"globalTags":58,"products":72,"disciplines":85,"seo":105,"__typename":115},"cG9zdDo1NTA3OA==","Enter to win a blackjack lesson with SolidWorks founder Jon Hirschtick when you register for SolidWorks World 2011","\u002Fproducts\u002Fsolidworks\u002Fenter-to-win-a-blackjack-lesson-with-solidworks-founder-jon-hirschtick-when-you-register-for-solidwo","\u003Cp>  Before he was a pioneer in the CAD world, SolidWorks co-founder…\u003C\u002Fp>\n",{"locale":19,"__typename":20},"en_US","Locale",{"node":22,"__typename":28},{"large":23,"__typename":24,"medium_large":23,"thumbnail":25,"srcSet":26,"sizes":27},"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20147e07b451d970b-120wi.jpg.webp","MediaItem","https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20147e07b451d970b-120wi-120x150.jpg.webp",false,"(max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px","NodeWithFeaturedImageToMediaItemConnectionEdge",[],"\u003Cp>  \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.solidworks.com\u002Fsww_blog_registration\" style=\"float: left;\" target=\"_self\">\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cfigure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\u003Cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\u002F\u002Fblog-assets.solidworks.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2025\u002F12\u002F6a00d83451706569e20147e07b451d970b-120wi.jpg.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55080\">\u003C\u002Ffigure>\u003Cp> Before he was a pioneer in the CAD world, SolidWorks co-founder and  former CEO Jon Hirschtick was a member of the world-famous MIT blackjack  team, which was the subject of the book \u003Cem>\u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002F21-Bringing-Tie--Students-Millions\u002Fdp\u002F1416564195\u002Fref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1291819548&sr=1-1\" target=\"_self\">Bringing Down the House\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fem> and the  2008 movie \u003Ca href=\"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.com\u002F21-Single-Disc-Jim-Sturgess\u002Fdp\u002FB0018CWW5K\u002Fref=pd_sim_b_6\" target=\"_self\">21\u003C\u002Fa>.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If you register for the SolidWorks World conference between now and January 6, 2011, you’ll automatically be entered  into a drawing to be one of ten people invited to a one-hour blackjack  lesson with Jon. 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