this has been a VERY entertaining thread to read.................
Mine is not a stupid play, as much as it is a series of strange, and unusual plays.
I have this one that I recall from last night: strange then also semi frustrating, yet enlightening
I am playing middle seat at a 6 player (full) game. Speading out to 2 hands in pos counts (ie backlining off the player beside me, who plays solid BS), TC is +3, so i have a fairly nice bet out (200 x 2). I am dealt a hard 20 and a 9. But wait, what does the dealer have??? ---> HOLY *&^^ she forgot to deal HERSELF any cards!
....everyone looks around in confusion, the dealer (young female newbie, just outta training, doesn't even have the same uniform as the other girls yet) face bright red in embarrasment, one drunk guy at 3rd base, sitting w/ a natural starts banging his chips on the table yelling.....another older man, who has a stiff had, beside me laughing uncontrollably.
So The pit boss rushes over with a look of bewliderment, looks and analyzes the table, gets the explination from the dealer, then the explination from the yelling, screaming drunking guy w/the natural, and says "new game?, with a questionable accent as if to ask us as the players if that is ok. I say "no, dealer get's next 2 cards, we keep this game" and look at others if they support it. The guy on 3rd base yells YES, dealer gets 2 cards (this guy has a natural blackjack sitting in front of him). The older laugh-induced mr giggles to the right of me has a stiff hand, but he does not seem to mind or care. But the pit boss does not want the idea of the dealer getting the next 2 cards, as that may be understadable as that was not the "intended" order they were supposed to come out. So then the pit boss suggests that we shift everyone's card over 1, to them accomidate for the missed dealers card, therefore making it what it "should" have been. After everyone glancing down, the shift would of caused all 6 of us to have all stiffs with the dealer showing 10 up. 5 seconds later after looking down we all almost in unison yelled "NEW GAME". Next hand was dealt, now TC is +4 and I am betting 300 x 2, on my neighbors hand (of mine)...wala natural 21. Well this guy beside me played BS yes he did, but apparently he was not trained in manners or simple math. During this hand, multiple face cards came out, to the point that when I recieved my natural the TC was down to +1. When he was asked even money, he said yes.
((bear in mind, I have 300 on this hand, he has 10!!!!)).
I stop him and say no, I want NO even money. He says it's his hand to play and decide, and that he is making the correct play for us both. I offer him 20 and push 2 green chips over to him. He then pushes them back at me. (the same amount he would win) he says no, I offer him 30. He says "too confusing, i always take even money, always. you play on my hand, you take even money. You want even money, trust me, I been playing back jack many years". ................ Dealer peeks...of course "no blackjack". And 150 bucks missed out on from this "backling gone bad bet"
The "odd" concept to me is that this guy did not do it to spite me. He did it b/c in my belief he truly thought that the "even money" decision he made was actually PROVEN to be the most beneficial and that he was helping me out and saving me by making this call.
