Hard Hand — A blackjack expert is suing an Atlantic City casino for ending a game just as he was about to win.

Previn Mankodi, who has written articles on blackjack, was dealt an ace after betting $3,700 at a Trump Marina table on Aug. 3, 2009. But instead of completing the hand, the dealer was told by a supervisor to end the game. Mankodi was handcuffed, searched and detained for an hour when he tried to complain to state regulators onsite, he claims in a federal suit, Mankodi v. Trump Marina Associates, filed Aug. 3 in Camden.

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