....to a player at her table.

"We have to ask you to place the cut-card at two decks or more. Why? Because that's how we do it at Harrah's."

another bon mot, this time my own.

"Jonathon, you have to give us a better shoe than the last one. I'm counting on it."

(Delivered while critter was supervising a fill at the other end of the pit.) This was after my double down max bets at a high count lost miserably on both boxes. Unfortunately, this did not lead to a better cut-off, since 'Jonathon' is a good company man. But the mid-level positive EV hands were rewarding, and in time I made it all back.

scobee

postscript: No, I did not play at Harrah's. I was merely scouting and picking up my cashback, silly rabbit...