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[Carmine782]

Hey I was playing in Atlantic City, there was 4 people playing, 10 hands completed, NOT ONE ACE was dealt from a 6 deck shoe, the dealer said "this shoe is about to get hot" no one believed him because you can imagine the first part of the shoe wasnt going to well, no one believed him except me, (I was counting) everyone stayed the min bet, i raised my bets to near the max, made a killing.

[Thunder]

I don't know if I had this dealer but I know first hand of at least 3 dealers in AC who can count, one of whom I worry may have exposed me.

[creeping panther]

Originally Posted by Thunder

I don't know if I had this dealer but I know first hand of at least 3 dealers in AC who can count, one of whom I worry may have exposed me.

And that surprises you?

These dealers are not counting the decks but have enough smarts and experience to notice alot of small cards coming out or few if any aces, faces.

CP

[EasyRhino]

Yeah, a decent number of dealers are "card watchers", although short of counting. If the count was crushingly negative, and a mess of little cards came out, the dealer might still say it's going to get hot, when it's far from it.

Back before I even had any idea of counting, one dealer was making the card-watching equivalent of an insurance decision. If she had an ace up, and there weren't many/any tens on the layout at a full table, she'd recommend everyone take insurance. Not particularly right, but more impressive in hindsight. I had no idea what she was talking about at the time.

[Katweezel]

Originally Posted by creeping panther

And that surprises you?

These dealers are not counting the decks but have enough smarts and experience to notice alot of small cards coming out or few if any aces, faces.

CP

CP, This sounds like you could be referring to the Magical Flow of Cards.

[GeorgeD]

Originally Posted by Carmine782

Hey I was playing in Atlantic City, there was 4 people playing, 10 hands completed, NOT ONE ACE was dealt from a 6 deck shoe, the dealer said "this shoe is about to get hot" no one believed him because you can imagine the first part of the shoe wasnt going to well, no one believed him except me, (I was counting) everyone stayed the min bet, i raised my bets to near the max, made a killing.

It's great that you made a killing, but few aces and maybe a lot of 10's and even 9's coming out does not make for a great advantage. If it did, more counting systems would count aces differently than other high cards.

[tribute]

Originally Posted by Carmine782

Hey I was playing in Atlantic City, there was 4 people playing, 10 hands completed, NOT ONE ACE was dealt from a 6 deck shoe, the dealer said "this shoe is about to get hot" no one believed him because you can imagine the first part of the shoe wasnt going to well, no one believed him except me, (I was counting) everyone stayed the min bet, i raised my bets to near the max, made a killing.

Once in Louisiana I was having a better-than-average session while playing red. I told the dealer I had never played a black chip before and I hoped to do so if my winning streak continued. She then said, "I will let you know when to play the black." A few rounds later she looks at me, says, "Now you can play the black chip." She dealt me a hard 14, I hit and busted. Regardless, it's still nice to find a cooperating dealer once in a while.

[EasyRhino]

Was the count high when she told you that?

[tribute]

I was not counting.

[EasyRhino]

I don't think she was either.