Who Really Knows?
It Is My Opinion That Other People's Play Does Not Affect Your Game. It May Appear To Have Devastating Affects, But Over The Course Of Numerous Hands The Same Bad Play Results In Your Winning A Hand Or The Dealer Breaking.
Try This Method: Play Ken's Website Game 10.00$ . Do Your Thing.
Record Every Hand On A General Ledger Sheet. Mark Each One As To A Win Or Lose And The Bet Amt, Dble Or Split.
Sounds Like A Lot Of Work, But If Your Here On This Site, You Will Find This Exercise To Be An Eye Opener.
Now You Can Examine The Sheet.
I've Done About 20 Sheets Of About 100 Hands Each.
You Can Now Review The Win Loss Ratio And The Bet Amount Affect.
Now Look Across The Ledger Tables And You Will Find The Same Percentages Horizontally As You Will Down The Column. In Other Words , As You Jump In And Out Of The Game , The Average Result Remains Very Near Constant.
Keep In Mind This Is Not A Stradegy To Learn How To Win, But To Wrap Your Mind Around "chaotic" Play On Your Left Or Your Right.
Now When You Play With A Group Of Others, You May Realize The Same "patterns" Occurring.
I Encourage You To Try This Just Once.