Four days of playing blackjack downtown left me a bit perplexed.
Are these casinos trying to lose money, and chase away players?Tuesday afternoon,5pm Vegas time,the Vegas club had 1 BJ table open,and a $25 minimum.When I questioned a pb,he said that was the price of playing SD. I pointed out to him that the only DD table was closed,but he wasn't moved.
Even the decisions they make are not consistant.At one point,I forgot to put a bet up and the dealer skipped me by.She made me sit out the remainder of the deck.Not five minutes later,another player who was on a cell phone was allowed to resume after missing a hand.When her first hand resulted in a dealer BJ,another player and I protested and the pb just smiled and said -take your money and play somewhere else in you have a problem.
Later that nite at the DD table,I met the single most annoying player I've ever run across. A scrawny Fillipino looking guy who claimed he hadn't had a job in 30 years and won $200 a nite minimum,every nite.He literally screamed at you if you didn't follow his advice.One hand,I'm at 3B,about halfway thru a DD shoe.Hand before,2 of 5 players busted on 5 cards.This hand,I have 4 cards adding to 16. I look at the board and see 6 or 7 small cards,so I stand.
Of course,the dealer pulls a 4,and the next card would have busted him.Scrawny guy is screaming at me,and gives everyone at the table a free $5 promo chip,since 3B screwed up the flow of the shoe.Three shuffles later he's still pointing out that he's unsure what to do since 3B is so weak and may screw up another hand.BTW-This guy is betting a few bucks on the royal match every hand,and tipping a dollar every time he wins 2 hands in a row,and encouraging everyone to do the same.Soon after,I'd had enough,colored up and told the pb rather loudly that I was leaving because the guy was a jerk.She made me laugh when she said that while I was here for a few days,she had to listen to him almost every night.
Then,I headed for El Cortez,but thats another story....
Are these casinos trying to lose money, and chase away players?Tuesday afternoon,5pm Vegas time,the Vegas club had 1 BJ table open,and a $25 minimum.When I questioned a pb,he said that was the price of playing SD. I pointed out to him that the only DD table was closed,but he wasn't moved.
Even the decisions they make are not consistant.At one point,I forgot to put a bet up and the dealer skipped me by.She made me sit out the remainder of the deck.Not five minutes later,another player who was on a cell phone was allowed to resume after missing a hand.When her first hand resulted in a dealer BJ,another player and I protested and the pb just smiled and said -take your money and play somewhere else in you have a problem.
Later that nite at the DD table,I met the single most annoying player I've ever run across. A scrawny Fillipino looking guy who claimed he hadn't had a job in 30 years and won $200 a nite minimum,every nite.He literally screamed at you if you didn't follow his advice.One hand,I'm at 3B,about halfway thru a DD shoe.Hand before,2 of 5 players busted on 5 cards.This hand,I have 4 cards adding to 16. I look at the board and see 6 or 7 small cards,so I stand.
Of course,the dealer pulls a 4,and the next card would have busted him.Scrawny guy is screaming at me,and gives everyone at the table a free $5 promo chip,since 3B screwed up the flow of the shoe.Three shuffles later he's still pointing out that he's unsure what to do since 3B is so weak and may screw up another hand.BTW-This guy is betting a few bucks on the royal match every hand,and tipping a dollar every time he wins 2 hands in a row,and encouraging everyone to do the same.Soon after,I'd had enough,colored up and told the pb rather loudly that I was leaving because the guy was a jerk.She made me laugh when she said that while I was here for a few days,she had to listen to him almost every night.
Then,I headed for El Cortez,but thats another story....
