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I like to play DD at the store I go to. 2nd and 3rd base were taken by a couple when I arrived, and taking the seat between them would be weird. I had to take 1st base basically. Well, eventually the 2 left, and after about 2 minutes, 2 others joined the table. Again, I was stuck at 1st base(and generally speaking, my ideal conditions are playing the dealer heads-up but the penetration on this game is very good so I didn't mind playing differently). My question - how do I non-nonchalantly make a move OUT of 1st-base without looking stereotypically suspicious as being labeled a CC? The only thing I could think of would be to go play 6-deck shoe for a few hands, and then come back saying something like "those cards weren't so nice over there so I came back to keep you company" as you smile at the dealer. Then you sit 3rd-base instead of your old seat at 1st. Even further expansion of that idea, if they make an observation of you not sitting in the same seat, just say something like "ahh that seat hasn't been lucky to me yet I need to change it up."
*What would you guys do?
Also, another situation came up; dealer is on 5 or so wins in a row, on a pretty neutral count. I rat-holed some money earlier from a previous dealer coloring me up some, so my money on the table wasn't excessive. Anyway, ploppy to my left sitting in the 2-spot was making friendly banter and talking about the dealer winning 5 in a row. I agreed that it was sillyness, and said I'd rather piss my money away at roulette then watch her deal these shitty hands(I was starting to feel that way, genuinely, but more importantly I felt a little action as the PB watched could only help my image and camouflage any future 'gambles'). I grabbed my chips and asked the dealer if she can hold the spot for a minute or 2; she said yes, but I would need to have at least a $1 chip in front of my seat to show I wanted it held. I acted accordingly, then went to roulette and placed a bet on red. Lost it. Placed another on red, and won. Went back to the blackjack table with some ploppy in my seat(!). I look at the dealer with a WTF look and she says "you can't save a seat if you're going to play another game." I was pissed at that point since every table had become maxed out. The penetration on the DD game was awesome though, that's why I didn't mind playing it 5-players. I said "why'd you say you'd save it for me if you heard me talking about going to roulette?" She acted superior, as she felt more entitled with her seniority because she was 50-60 and I'm early 20's. That pissed me off even more. I felt dis-respected and I'm usually a pretty out-spoken person, but I figured going past that with words over her un-professionalism would not be good for future playing there. So I walked away pissed off(only specifically at this dealer).
*How would you guys have handled this scenario?
The 1 thing that makes me angry about it is that if I had 50 units on the table no punk is taking that seat. But when I take my chips to make an action play as a GAMBLER at a shitty-odds 0 and 00 roulette table, that means I can't come back to play. Regardless when she says my seat is reserved if I have $1 in front of my seat.
*Would any1 make a scene to stay in a huge penetration game, or to basically drop a comment that this dealer is a bitch?
Sorry on the long rant, just wanted some expert advice. Thanks for any advice everyone.
I like to play DD at the store I go to. 2nd and 3rd base were taken by a couple when I arrived, and taking the seat between them would be weird. I had to take 1st base basically. Well, eventually the 2 left, and after about 2 minutes, 2 others joined the table. Again, I was stuck at 1st base(and generally speaking, my ideal conditions are playing the dealer heads-up but the penetration on this game is very good so I didn't mind playing differently). My question - how do I non-nonchalantly make a move OUT of 1st-base without looking stereotypically suspicious as being labeled a CC? The only thing I could think of would be to go play 6-deck shoe for a few hands, and then come back saying something like "those cards weren't so nice over there so I came back to keep you company" as you smile at the dealer. Then you sit 3rd-base instead of your old seat at 1st. Even further expansion of that idea, if they make an observation of you not sitting in the same seat, just say something like "ahh that seat hasn't been lucky to me yet I need to change it up."
*What would you guys do?
Also, another situation came up; dealer is on 5 or so wins in a row, on a pretty neutral count. I rat-holed some money earlier from a previous dealer coloring me up some, so my money on the table wasn't excessive. Anyway, ploppy to my left sitting in the 2-spot was making friendly banter and talking about the dealer winning 5 in a row. I agreed that it was sillyness, and said I'd rather piss my money away at roulette then watch her deal these shitty hands(I was starting to feel that way, genuinely, but more importantly I felt a little action as the PB watched could only help my image and camouflage any future 'gambles'). I grabbed my chips and asked the dealer if she can hold the spot for a minute or 2; she said yes, but I would need to have at least a $1 chip in front of my seat to show I wanted it held. I acted accordingly, then went to roulette and placed a bet on red. Lost it. Placed another on red, and won. Went back to the blackjack table with some ploppy in my seat(!). I look at the dealer with a WTF look and she says "you can't save a seat if you're going to play another game." I was pissed at that point since every table had become maxed out. The penetration on the DD game was awesome though, that's why I didn't mind playing it 5-players. I said "why'd you say you'd save it for me if you heard me talking about going to roulette?" She acted superior, as she felt more entitled with her seniority because she was 50-60 and I'm early 20's. That pissed me off even more. I felt dis-respected and I'm usually a pretty out-spoken person, but I figured going past that with words over her un-professionalism would not be good for future playing there. So I walked away pissed off(only specifically at this dealer).
*How would you guys have handled this scenario?
The 1 thing that makes me angry about it is that if I had 50 units on the table no punk is taking that seat. But when I take my chips to make an action play as a GAMBLER at a shitty-odds 0 and 00 roulette table, that means I can't come back to play. Regardless when she says my seat is reserved if I have $1 in front of my seat.
*Would any1 make a scene to stay in a huge penetration game, or to basically drop a comment that this dealer is a bitch?
Sorry on the long rant, just wanted some expert advice. Thanks for any advice everyone.
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