stupidest play you've seen?

[HockeXpert]

The order of the cards or anything like that was not altered, so I can't fault the critter too much for making the 20 stand.

The dealer would have had 20 regardless, and this actually helped the players by allowing them to have a roughly 2/13 chance of winning or pushing.

Thanks for the response, BE.

I just had to add this gem I saw on a virtual bj machine. Guy hit hard 17 vs 5 and H17 vs 2 a couple hands later. The amazing thing is that he got a 3 both times he hit H17!!! He was certainly not one of the software engineers who wrote the code and did not appear to have any other insights into how the machine worked. I would say it was "very dumb" luck.

HockeXpert

 

[redrum]

Not sure qualifies as play, but

The dumbest thing I've ever seen was a few (ok, several) years ago. I was staying and playing at the frontier and walked across the street to see the Wynn. To get the same rules that I was getting at the frontier, you had to play a $200 minimum table at the Wynn. I started watching at one table because the fine looking arm candy that one player had attached to him. He was maybe 60, she was in her 20's. From the conversation, it was clear that she was a pro. This guy had a buddy playing at the table and this was what I witnessed that I claim to be the stupidest play. He needed more chips, pulls a wad of cash from his pocket. The dealer (a young hottie) proceeds to count his cash and it adds to be something like 8250. So this dork ends up tipping the dealer the 250 for changing his cash into chips. I just started laughing thinking what a loser this guy was trying to impress the dealer by giving so much. Granted, this was several years ago before our great recession. I wonder if that idiot can still afford to tip so nicely for changing his cash into chips.

 

[aslan]

The dumbest thing I've ever seen was a few (ok, several) years ago. I was staying and playing at the frontier and walked across the street to see the Wynn. To get the same rules that I was getting at the frontier, you had to play a $200 minimum table at the Wynn. I started watching at one table because the fine looking arm candy that one player had attached to him. He was maybe 60, she was in her 20's. From the conversation, it was clear that she was a pro. This guy had a buddy playing at the table and this was what I witnessed that I claim to be the stupidest play. He needed more chips, pulls a wad of cash from his pocket. The dealer (a young hottie) proceeds to count his cash and it adds to be something like 8250. So this dork ends up tipping the dealer the 250 for changing his cash into chips. I just started laughing thinking what a loser this guy was trying to impress the dealer by giving so much. Granted, this was several years ago before our great recession. I wonder if that idiot can still afford to tip so nicely for changing his cash into chips.

He wasn't gambling--he was slumming.

 

[bjhack]

The order of the cards or anything like that was not altered, so I can't fault the critter too much for making the 20 stand.

The dealer would have had 20 regardless, and this actually helped the players by allowing them to have a roughly 2/13 chance of winning or pushing.

If it had been 16, do you think the critter would have done the same thing?

 

[aslan]

In my experience, PC's have generally ruled in the players' favor, either that or been neutral and fair. I'm sure there are stories to the contrary.

 

[Blue Efficacy]

If it had been 16, do you think the critter would have done the same thing?

That doesn't make sense, who in their right mind would back out of a hand vs. dealer 16?

I have never seen a floor allow someone to back out of a hand merely due to double exposure.

 

[StandardDeviant]

What is the stupidest play you've seen playing blackjack?

Young guy walks up to the table and drops $1,000 on a single spot. He gets 2+6 vs. the dealer's 5, and then surrenders and walks away with his $500.

 

[aslan]

Young guy walks up to the table and drops $1,000 on a single spot. He gets 2+6 vs. the dealer's 5, and then surrenders and walks away with his $500.

A good old-fashioned pistol whipping is in order!:laugh:

 

[bjhack]

What is the stupidest play you've seen playing blackjack?

Just yesterday, I went to a casino and I was playing for fun to kill time and during one shoe, this guy had an ace and a 5, and the dealer had a 10. He stayed! I had a 19 and the dealer showed a ten and then flipped over a 5, and then the next card that the player before me should of hit and got was a 5. making the dealer get 20 and making everyone at the table lose. :sad:
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Don't forget - what that player did doesn't affect the outcome in the long run.

 

[bjhack]

And my stupid play... payed off 3 greens on a 3 red bet, looked at it long enough that the dealer caught on...

 

[moo321]

Young guy walks up to the table and drops $1,000 on a single spot. He gets 2+6 vs. the dealer's 5, and then surrenders and walks away with his $500.

I would've offered to buy the hand for $525

 

[21gunsalute]

Young guy walks up to the table and drops $1,000 on a single spot. He gets 2+6 vs. the dealer's 5, and then surrenders and walks away with his $500.

Cover play.

 

[tribute]

This was insane.

I and only one other player. I have 18. He has 19.
Dealer has 6 showing. Flips a 9, then draws another 6.
She proceeds to pay us both. The player and I look quickly at dealer then glance away. Dealer says, "You're giving me funny looks. Something wrong?"
We remain silent. She pays and scoops up the cards. On to the next hand!

 

[Katweezel]

This was insane.

I and only one other player. I have 18. He has 19.
Dealer has 6 showing. Flips a 9, then draws another 6.
She proceeds to pay us both. The player and I look quickly at dealer then glance away. Dealer says, "You're giving me funny looks. Something wrong?"
We remain silent. She pays and scoops up the cards. On to the next hand!

This was insanely... beautiful. What I can never seem to get is when some dork/hero/donkey???? opens his big trap and points out the dealer error!!! ~ in the name of some weird moral attack of conscience or something. (Never mind that this paragon of squeaky-clean virtue is sitting in a casino, and casinos are always a great and wonderful example of moral virtue, fair rules, love, honesty, and altruistic example... aren't they...):laugh::laugh::laugh:

 

[21gunsalute]

I saw this one on Tru TV. A guy is out of chips and apparently out of money, so he takes a bag of weed out of his pocket and places some in the betting circle...then decides he's put out too much and takes some back!

 

[tribute]

I saw this one on Tru TV. A guy is out of chips and apparently out of money, so he takes a bag of weed out of his pocket and places some in the betting circle...then decides he's put out too much and takes some back!

As long as he pulled it back before any cards were dealt! He also may need some extra in case of a double down or split.

(Just how true IS Tru TV?)

 

[21gunsalute]

(Just how true IS Tru TV?)

I don't know but it's pretty entertaining.

 

[palroot]

have to share this one

Was playing at table yesterday with a guy who stood on every hand he was dealt. He said that he plays just for the dealer to break. Cashed in for $1000 and proceeded to play $100 per hand. He stood on 11's, pairs of Aces etc... never took a hit. He claimed that he is afraid to take the dealers "break card" and that this was one of "four" successful betting strategies that he employs. I was really looking forward to hearing about the other "three" strategies but he wasn't there long enough to explain them.

 

[WRX]

Was playing at table yesterday with a guy who stood on every hand he was dealt. He said that he plays just for the dealer to break. Cashed in for $1000 and proceeded to play $100 per hand. He stood on 11's, pairs of Aces etc... never took a hit. He claimed that he is afraid to take the dealers "break card" and that this was one of "four" successful betting strategies that he employs. I was really looking forward to hearing about the other "three" strategies but he wasn't there long enough to explain them.

This kind of ploppy is pure gold, training the staff to expect anything and everything. You never know what you'll want to be able to get away with.

 

[aslan]

This kind of ploppy is pure gold, training the staff to expect anything and everything. You never know what you'll want to be able to get away with.

I wonder what the odds are on resplitting tens after you split them the first time with a plus 15 count? Do you think it's a moneymaker, or just asking for trouble?

ten-two, ten-three, ten-four, ten-five:laugh::laugh::laugh::laugh: