unusual situation
- Thread starter laserjet
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As a rule- no. As an occasional mistake, yes.
Several years ago, the now defunct Sands in Ac offered a very short lived one on one BJ game dealt from three decks. Initially, the dealer didn't show his down card if you busted, but that changed after a day or two. Whole promotion only lasted a few weeks.
Several years ago, the now defunct Sands in Ac offered a very short lived one on one BJ game dealt from three decks. Initially, the dealer didn't show his down card if you busted, but that changed after a day or two. Whole promotion only lasted a few weeks.
Ploppies will put up with this?
Wow. I would think the customers would protest that unanimously: the counters for obvious reasons, and the ploppies because they need to know if next time they should split those 5s to "save the table."
The superstitious students of card flow would see this as a slap in the face.
Wow. I would think the customers would protest that unanimously: the counters for obvious reasons, and the ploppies because they need to know if next time they should split those 5s to "save the table."
The superstitious students of card flow would see this as a slap in the face.
How about when you are sitting at third base, or next to third base, and the dealer hits first base but his hands cover the hit from where you are sitting so that you don't know what the hit card is? The hit busts the player at first base, and so the dealer removes his cards quickly still without revealing to your eyes the value of the hit. In fact it is super fast and takes place almost in one continuous motion.
There is some heat, so you don't want to ask the dealer what the bust card was.
If you remember that the player's first two cards were 10/6, do you count the bust card as a 10 for counting purposes, since there are approx. 4 chances to 1 that it is a 10? Or, do you ignore the bust card, since you don't know for sure?
IF you would count it as 10 above, would you also do so if you knew the player at first base had a 15? A 14? Note: You are counting 2,3,4,5,6,7 as +1 and TJQKA as -1 in your unbalanced counting system (KO). Would it make a difference if you were using HiLo?
There is some heat, so you don't want to ask the dealer what the bust card was.
If you remember that the player's first two cards were 10/6, do you count the bust card as a 10 for counting purposes, since there are approx. 4 chances to 1 that it is a 10? Or, do you ignore the bust card, since you don't know for sure?
IF you would count it as 10 above, would you also do so if you knew the player at first base had a 15? A 14? Note: You are counting 2,3,4,5,6,7 as +1 and TJQKA as -1 in your unbalanced counting system (KO). Would it make a difference if you were using HiLo?
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Thunder said:
Aslan, let me guess. This is a middle aged white woman at the Borgata who deals like this 
It's a tough situation. I usually just try to find another table or switch to another seat if possible.
It's a tough situation. I usually just try to find another table or switch to another seat if possible.
She's fast, isn't she?
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The way I have been thinking about it, at some point it should be counted, for instance, if the known chances for it being a ten were 90%. After all, even True Count is fractional.
I did some research. If you erroneously counted a 0 value card as -1, it would change the point where you raise your bet from 1 to 2 units (assuming a 1:2:4:8 betting spread) from +2 to +3, since your true count would be lagging by 1 around 0. That would amount to about a -.07% difference in win rate. Not a big deal if you did make a mistake.
I did some research. If you erroneously counted a 0 value card as -1, it would change the point where you raise your bet from 1 to 2 units (assuming a 1:2:4:8 betting spread) from +2 to +3, since your true count would be lagging by 1 around 0. That would amount to about a -.07% difference in win rate. Not a big deal if you did make a mistake.