You had the audacity to bet $25 to $450 ? W.T.F. ?
Heh, I guess I have to post the rest now. I regularly spread $25-$450 in Vegas double deck. I do this just before I am ready to head to the next place. My thoughts are that generally when green chipping on the main floor you don't need to worry about surveillance. The people working in the pit are your main concern. I am good at knowing if they are bothered by my action, and quickly leave if they are. Sometimes I'll play up to an hour if they don't care. Also I would say that when playing green, $25-$450 doesn't look much different than $50-$400. If a place will tolerate the 2nd they will tolerate the 1st IMO.
Now for the audacious part! I placed my $450 bet which prompted the phone call about halfway through the shoe. Saw the phone call and the obvious heat and decided it was my last shoe. The last few hands got even better. Last hand was at running 8 with less than 3/4 deck left. Decided to go "all in" for $1200 and change. THAT was maybe a bit audacious, and was certainly too big for that property.
I'll also say that I have played 200+ hours of big spread green this year with only one back off.