> I am not quite sure what you mean by
> "Never let a dealer play your
> hand."

> A dealer who is playing your hand for you is
> an advantage situation. You will get at
> least 1 "second chance" play. That
> is, there will be one time when she gives
> you a card you didn't want, and you can
> "Send it back".

Though, consider this: You will only be able to take advantage of such situations once, or at maximum a very few times, each session. If you point out that you "didn't want the card", the dealer will be more carefully when serving your future hands, and will not play the hand for you.

Also, you need to be consistent. You cannot accept a numerous number of "unwanted cards", and then insist on having non-favoring cards sent back.

Besides, as a counter, you want to be invisible. You need to camouflage yourself. No attention is good attention. Action as proposed above, to let the unwanted cards increase your advantage, will not only increase your hourly win rate (though, at a very low rate), but also alert the casino staff. As I said: "No attention is good attention."

> Suppose you have a 16 v 10 that you are
> going to stand on. Dealer gives you a 2
> before you waive off. Do you take the card,
> or do you say "don't play my hand for
> me." I hope it is clear that keeping
> the card is better mathematically. Of
> course, if you break, then you should
> definitely point out that you didn't want
> the card.

As I stated above; If you've accepted, i.e. 7 unwanted cards, and finally refuse to accept it when it's not in your favour, the casino personell will smell a rat. The dealer won't forget the 7 hands, which you accepted.

Best regards, Robert V. Lux