OK, so this is my first post. Most of the time I can't really share these stories with the exception of the few card counters that I know. I thought I'd post some of the funny/sad/ridiculous encounters I've had over the years. If they appear out of order, it's just cause I've posted only the most entertaining from my logs.
Episode 4: The Fun Table - Side bets and shenanigans
Store E in AC has the LL tables which is a side bet I like to play "every now and then". I sit down at a table full of ploppies, mostly from Jersey, I hear the charming accent and I know it'll be fun. We talk about the Eagles, and how the waitresses have to card everyone, there was an incident involving minors coming into the casino so everyone gets carded now. There's a jolly old couple over at third base, enjoying their wine, betting away at the Lucky Ladies side bet on every hand. I have a seat at second base, gives me the best view of the shuffle and discard tray, so I can reference this later. To my left two women are talking about how hectic it's getting in the casino and how they don't want the table minimum raised. Enter Laura, who has a seat at first base to my right. Now she's a looker and seems like the fun type, but obviously has been drinking before she got there so her fun is significantly magnified. She sits down. "Waitress!" She yells and smiles. We go on about how the casino is in need of more waitstaff, she and I start bantering about the cards, cheering for faces and aces, hitting the table, it's getting to be charming. The waitress comes around and Laura tries to order two drinks, cause she figures she should make up for what she looses on the table in the alcohol consumption. The waitress tells her she can't because she has to serve her one drink at a time. Laura gives her a tip, and tells her to "Come back soon, OK?" in the most endearing of voices. Now Laura can play basic strategy but chooses not to, doing things like standing on 16 vs. a 7, it's a "feel game" for her as it is with most. Laura and I start talking about the dealer upcard, trying to guess what it will be. Eventually I proposition a little side bet with Laura, we both put up a white chip and whoever guesses the dealer up card wins. The count is mildly positive so I bet on a jack, she bets on a 2, the dealer up card is an 8. The bet goes nowhere we go again for the next round. A few hands later the deck is slightly negative so I start betting on the smaller cards which I win a few side bets from Laura. Now I ask her if she wants to stop because I'm starting to take her stash, although I have no intention of keeping her white chips. She declines and I proposition that we use them to tip the waitress get some water, we also use the pot to occasionally tip the dealer. We call this going into bribery mode. The pot never really went anywhere since we both guessed wrong most of the time but the action was better than watching grass grow. All of a sudden the count shoots up, and it's time to actually bet something. Now the table is really starting to cheer, I pull the trigger and win a few bets sliding some color other than red out, and bounce before I have to watch grass grow again.W!+$$$
Episode 4: The Fun Table - Side bets and shenanigans
Store E in AC has the LL tables which is a side bet I like to play "every now and then". I sit down at a table full of ploppies, mostly from Jersey, I hear the charming accent and I know it'll be fun. We talk about the Eagles, and how the waitresses have to card everyone, there was an incident involving minors coming into the casino so everyone gets carded now. There's a jolly old couple over at third base, enjoying their wine, betting away at the Lucky Ladies side bet on every hand. I have a seat at second base, gives me the best view of the shuffle and discard tray, so I can reference this later. To my left two women are talking about how hectic it's getting in the casino and how they don't want the table minimum raised. Enter Laura, who has a seat at first base to my right. Now she's a looker and seems like the fun type, but obviously has been drinking before she got there so her fun is significantly magnified. She sits down. "Waitress!" She yells and smiles. We go on about how the casino is in need of more waitstaff, she and I start bantering about the cards, cheering for faces and aces, hitting the table, it's getting to be charming. The waitress comes around and Laura tries to order two drinks, cause she figures she should make up for what she looses on the table in the alcohol consumption. The waitress tells her she can't because she has to serve her one drink at a time. Laura gives her a tip, and tells her to "Come back soon, OK?" in the most endearing of voices. Now Laura can play basic strategy but chooses not to, doing things like standing on 16 vs. a 7, it's a "feel game" for her as it is with most. Laura and I start talking about the dealer upcard, trying to guess what it will be. Eventually I proposition a little side bet with Laura, we both put up a white chip and whoever guesses the dealer up card wins. The count is mildly positive so I bet on a jack, she bets on a 2, the dealer up card is an 8. The bet goes nowhere we go again for the next round. A few hands later the deck is slightly negative so I start betting on the smaller cards which I win a few side bets from Laura. Now I ask her if she wants to stop because I'm starting to take her stash, although I have no intention of keeping her white chips. She declines and I proposition that we use them to tip the waitress get some water, we also use the pot to occasionally tip the dealer. We call this going into bribery mode. The pot never really went anywhere since we both guessed wrong most of the time but the action was better than watching grass grow. All of a sudden the count shoots up, and it's time to actually bet something. Now the table is really starting to cheer, I pull the trigger and win a few bets sliding some color other than red out, and bounce before I have to watch grass grow again.W!+$$$