misunderstanding this aspect of the pit's job
sabre said:
I've never once seen a ploppy ask for the cut card to be placed further back.
However, if you're in a big joint where the floor person is a glorified secretary, and all backoffs are going to come from the eye observing your play, then asking has little/no downside and a potentially huge upside.
But if one of the floor person's duties is to identify potential counters, then I agree that this would raise a giant red flag.
A big joint may have 60 or more tables going, thousands of slots and just a handful of eyes, looking down the blouses of a few good looking women on the floor, working in surviellence. Unless you are the unknown whale in the joint, there is no one in the eye watching you at all!!!
That is till that so called "glorified secretary" gets a little suspicious and makes a call upstairs. Once he does that, he will ignore you completely, but he is the guy who actually nailed you.
Asking has a HUGE Downside! Civilians never ask, newcomers to this site actually ask us what we mean by pen. Nobody cares about pen but counters, so pick the dealer who offers it but do not ask for it.
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