nottooshabby said:
Out in Las Vegas right now . . . happened to me just yesterday . . .
Juicy double deck game, max bet double 9 vs dealer 5, get an Ace . . . dealer flips over an Ace and pulls a 5!
Very next hand, still max bet, dealt a 6,4 vs dealer 7. Double and get a 10. Dealer flips over an 8 and pulls a 6!
. . . currently in one of the worst droughts in 2+ years
. . . good times, good times
I normally play $3 BS blackjack, but in one instance, after a couple rounds of small cards parade on the felt, I put $7 times two hands on the table for the fun of it.
I have 3-3 on one hand and 4-5 on the other. Dealer is showing a 3.
On the first hand I split, hit a 3, split again, hit another 3; so I end up with 4 hands.
On the first 3, I get a 7, then double and get another 7 for a 17.
On the second 3, I get an 8, double and get a face for 21!
On the third 3, I get 5 and 10 for 18.
On the last 3, I get an Ace, and a 6 for a 20.
So far, a pretty good situation to have against a dealer 3. And I have $42 on the hand.
On the second hand, I double and get a face on my 9, for a cool 19. So, right now I have a total of $56 on the table, which equates to more than 18 times my regular bet.
Dealer pulls a face underneath, at this time, I’m pretty sure that he’ll hit with another face for a bust after seeing so many small cards in the first rounds, as well as on the table. But no, he pulls the dreaded 8, and I lose $42, push $14.
On the second case, my first time playing blackjack in Vegas. I go sit down at a $10 table at Monte Carlo. I buy in, dealer starts to deal, and my first hand is an 8-8. Dealer has a 9 showing. I split, and get 3 on the first and 2 on the second. I double both and get some really stupid cards to end up with two stiffs. Of course dealer pulls a face underneath and boom, lost $40 on my first hand ever in Vegas.