Craziest thing I've ever seen
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Read this Renzy Article
Shadroch
It has nothing to do with the long run. It refers to the hand being played. If you have 20 and third base has, 15 with the dealer showing a 6. What would you tell third base to do, so that you can win the hand. Let's say you know the next three cards are 10,5,10. Since you don't know if the dealer has a 10 or 5 in the hole, your chances of winning the hand are only 50%, before third base makes his decision. That means you have one chance to win and one chance to lose that hand (not the long run)
Here is the opening to Renzy's article. Read the whole thing.
It's a dreaded phobia that festers in the hearts of most blackjack players, the fear that the stranger at third base will misplay his hand, causing you to lose in the process. This belief that bad players hurt a good player's chances is so widespread that many die-hard "21" buffs refuse to play in the company of novices! But what does it all amount to in the big picture? Zippo, Nada, Gottz! Furthermore, I believe I can prove it to you if you'll just follow along with me.
http://renzey.casinocitytimes.com/article/can-bad-players-screw-up-your-game-1050
shadroch said:
That is so wrong.Obviously the woman hurt those players that hand. What Mr Renzi and many others say is that a bad player will have no effect on you IN THE LONG RUN.Not in a one hand series.Over time,that womans stupid moves will even out,but in any one decision,any one move can hurt you.
It has nothing to do with the long run. It refers to the hand being played. If you have 20 and third base has, 15 with the dealer showing a 6. What would you tell third base to do, so that you can win the hand. Let's say you know the next three cards are 10,5,10. Since you don't know if the dealer has a 10 or 5 in the hole, your chances of winning the hand are only 50%, before third base makes his decision. That means you have one chance to win and one chance to lose that hand (not the long run)
Here is the opening to Renzy's article. Read the whole thing.
It's a dreaded phobia that festers in the hearts of most blackjack players, the fear that the stranger at third base will misplay his hand, causing you to lose in the process. This belief that bad players hurt a good player's chances is so widespread that many die-hard "21" buffs refuse to play in the company of novices! But what does it all amount to in the big picture? Zippo, Nada, Gottz! Furthermore, I believe I can prove it to you if you'll just follow along with me.
http://renzey.casinocitytimes.com/article/can-bad-players-screw-up-your-game-1050
Tedloc,
I agree with what you are saying about not knowing if the player will help or hurt you until you see the card that he draws.Thats not the point I was trying to make.
Either I'm not getting my point across,or you are misunderstanding it. Either way,its making more of it than I planned on.
I agree with what you are saying about not knowing if the player will help or hurt you until you see the card that he draws.Thats not the point I was trying to make.
Either I'm not getting my point across,or you are misunderstanding it. Either way,its making more of it than I planned on.
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