Everyone plays with their own bankroll. No trust needed on the money side. One player needs to keep the count, one player tracks suits for the royal match, and one player peeks bottom card and cuts known card to end up as dealer’s hole card.
Knowing the exact (within 1 card) location of ANY card is valuable. Yes, you can steer an Ace or 10-value card to yourself. But you can also steer a 5 or a 6, or any other card, to the dealer as her hole card.
I play at a single-deck location where I get a peek at the bottom card about every...