"Playing Over" another person...Atlantic City

jimpenn

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Is this permitted in AC? I understand you have to use his hand so a good BS player would be required. In addition, if anyone also knows if this is permitted at Seneca Niagra I would appreciate info. Is there some casinos that this is not permitted?

Best, jp
 

SystemsTrader

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#2
jimpenn said:
Is this permitted in AC? I understand you have to use his hand so a good BS player would be required. In addition, if anyone also knows if this is permitted at Seneca Niagra I would appreciate info. Is there some casinos that this is not permitted?

Best, jp
What you are doing is called backlining. Almost all casinos allow it, I know Seneca allows it as long as no partnership exceeds the table max. You are taking a risk because the person actually playing gets to choose which move to make but you would be surprised how easy it is to convince most people to deviate from their hands when the count calls for it.
 
#3
jimpenn said:
Is this permitted in AC? I understand you have to use his hand so a good BS player would be required. In addition, if anyone also knows if this is permitted at Seneca Niagra I would appreciate info. Is there some casinos that this is not permitted?

Best, jp
It is definitely allowed at Foxwoods and it's a very useful technique if you are playing with a partner. The reason is that the backlining player does not have to split if he doesn't want to. So a new level of basic strategy is involved- the seated player will be making some splits that he otherwose wouldn't be making and the standing player will be splitting some times and not others.
 
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