I am new to the game. I sat down, picked up 200 in chips and begin to play. I was doing very well through about 10 shoes, up about twice what I started with. A guy sits next to me, my right, and begins to place bets on two seats. He was getting great cards and he was soon up 800 or so from what I could tell. Everyone left but me, so he slides over and starts betting on three places. My winning ways stopped and I began getting horrible cards while he was doubling, splitting and getting blackjacks on what seemed like every deal. He was not using good basic strategy from what I could see, standing on a hard 12 when the dealer showed a face card and such.
I know I should have gotten up and left, but why do you think this guy was so successful?
I know I should have gotten up and left, but why do you think this guy was so successful?