First off I would like to thank Ken Smith for providing this site. I've learned a lot just reading the posts.
One of the things I was helped with was dealing with morons. I used to get very frustrated when someone would do something that I thought was stupid. Now, I just say to myself that's not what I would've done but it is there money. An example of something that would've driven me from the table before happened this last weekend.
There were 6 people at a $5 table. I was 3rd base. The dealer had a 5 up, I had 9-2 and the moron in the middle had A-4. He wouldn't hit even though the dealer made a point of telling him he only had 5. I of course doubled down and got the moron's 6. 17 isn't bad with a 5 up until the dealer turned up the down card and had a 6. The dealers next card was a 10. I paid attention to the first cards dealt the next hand. They were a 4 and a 7. So in this case if the moron would've taken the hit he would've had 21, I would've had 21 on my DD and the dealer would've busted. As it was the dealer beat the table.
Then 5 minutes later the moron had A-5 with a dealer 6 up. Didn't hit it but this time it turned out to be a good play, because the dealer got a 10 and busted.
Normally I would've left the table after the first time. But since reading posts here, I decided to stick it out since in the long run the mistakes will even out.
Good thing too, over the next 6 hours I picked up $500.00.
So, thanks again to the people on this board. You convinced me that while morons have an immediate impact, you can't know the long term impact which could go either way, just like the dealers hands.
One of the things I was helped with was dealing with morons. I used to get very frustrated when someone would do something that I thought was stupid. Now, I just say to myself that's not what I would've done but it is there money. An example of something that would've driven me from the table before happened this last weekend.
There were 6 people at a $5 table. I was 3rd base. The dealer had a 5 up, I had 9-2 and the moron in the middle had A-4. He wouldn't hit even though the dealer made a point of telling him he only had 5. I of course doubled down and got the moron's 6. 17 isn't bad with a 5 up until the dealer turned up the down card and had a 6. The dealers next card was a 10. I paid attention to the first cards dealt the next hand. They were a 4 and a 7. So in this case if the moron would've taken the hit he would've had 21, I would've had 21 on my DD and the dealer would've busted. As it was the dealer beat the table.
Then 5 minutes later the moron had A-5 with a dealer 6 up. Didn't hit it but this time it turned out to be a good play, because the dealer got a 10 and busted.
Normally I would've left the table after the first time. But since reading posts here, I decided to stick it out since in the long run the mistakes will even out.
Good thing too, over the next 6 hours I picked up $500.00.
So, thanks again to the people on this board. You convinced me that while morons have an immediate impact, you can't know the long term impact which could go either way, just like the dealers hands.