Trip Report
Over Thanksgiving I went home to mama and grandmas and a great meal. My cousin and I went on a casino day cruise. This was a small boat with a terrible game. Six deck, between one and a half to two decks cut off, S17, das, split aces once, no surrendar, basically crap. Oh and 5-50 min/max or 10-100min/max. We went for sh*ts and grins. I put fifty down and played all three hours. I left with $185 dollars. 10 unit buy in 37 unit buy out. I basically had a fun time with this boat.
Well during my habitation at third base a husband and wife team from Atlantic city New Jersey sat down. As the game proceeded the wife advised every one at the table, dealer and pit buzzard included that her husband had been a black jack dealer at the claridge casino in atlantic city and that he was an expert gambler. He sat down and started telling everyone what to do. Including yours truly. He became so intense he advised the pit critters that they should let him deal and he could show them how its done.
Well all three hours I just counted away and grinded my small lead. Mr. AC over there was loud and obnoxious and still telling everyone including thedealer how to play. I just smiled and kept quiet. Mr. AC started to point me out because I made a couple of basic strategy diversions with success. He in turn was lecturing me on basic strategy. I thanked him and went on counting and playing. The bell rang and the dealer anounced last hand. I was dealt a twelve against the dealers six. My bet was one unit and the true count was less than minus one. The AC pro had put out the last of his chips; forty bucks; in a hail mary play to recoup some of his losses. He also told every one else to bet it all too. Well every one stood on thier pat hands he had eighteen. I hit and took a four for a total of 16. The dealer hit and got a 4 and won. I was cracking up. MR AC blew up and started shouting at me about how my play continually changed the flow of cards and probably was the reason he dropped four hundred.
I pushed in my meager pile of red and two green chips and proudly said can I change these for less chips please. I smiled at MR AC and asked him politely to CALM DOWN and waved him off. Mrs AC pushed him away and muttered something about my ignorance and for Mr AC to watch out for his high blood pressure.
Let the ploppies do all the teaching and bragging it is great cover for us. LTC
