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Thread: Sidekick: How would you respond

  1. #1
    Sidekick
    Guest

    Sidekick: How would you respond

    Dealer 12
    Me 2
    Ploppy 10

    Ploppy doubles for a 20, I hit and receive a 10 to bust, dealer turns over 9 for a 21. Ploppy loses rest of his money (started w/ $300) with his final bet of $50. Gets up, looks at me and says, "What the f$$K are you doing?"

    Whould you respond?

    Sidekick

  2. #2
    Norm Wattenberger
    Guest

    Norm Wattenberger: Totally depends on your act

    Just stay in character. If you are within earshot of a PB, "It's only money" always gives them a warm feeling

  3. #3
    Parker
    Guest

    Parker: Agree w/Norm

    > Dealer 12
    > Me 2
    > Ploppy 10

    > Ploppy doubles for a 20, I hit and receive a 10 to
    > bust, dealer turns over 9 for a 21. Ploppy loses rest
    > of his money (started w/ $300) with his final bet of
    > $50. Gets up, looks at me and says, "What the
    > f$$K are you doing?"

    As Norm says, your exact response would depend on the sort of character you are trying to portray.

    Just keep a few things in mind:

    1. There is no upside to trying to teach this idiot basic strategy.

    2. You do not want to create any sort of scene that would draw attention to yourself.

    3. No point in letting the pit know that you know basic strategy.

    Personally, I like to give them a vacant stare, and say in a monotone voice, "I just play my cards the way the Voices tell me."

    This usually ends the conversation. :-)

  4. #4
    Don Schlesinger
    Guest

    Don Schlesinger: Re: How would you respond

    > Dealer 12
    > Me 2
    > Ploppy 10

    No, you 12, dealer 2. :-)

    > Ploppy doubles for a 20, I hit and receive a 10 to
    > bust, dealer turns over 9 for a 21.

    No, dealer turns over a 10 in the hole, for 12, then hits with a 9, instead of the 10 that you took. Get your story straight! :-)

    > Ploppy loses rest
    > of his money (started w/ $300) with his final bet of
    > $50. Gets up, looks at me and says, "What the
    > f$$K are you doing?"

    > Would you respond?

    Not a word. I've had this similar situation a million times, and as recently as last week in A.C. Answering is ridiculous. You're speaking to an imbecile. You want to educate him? Forget about it.

    Don

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    greenback
    Guest

    greenback: Re: How would you respond

    > No, you 12, dealer 2. :-)

    > No, dealer turns over a 10 in the hole, for 12, then
    > hits with a 9, instead of the 10 that you took. Get
    > your story straight! :-)

    > Not a word. I've had this similar situation a million
    > times, and as recently as last week in A.C. Answering
    > is ridiculous. You're speaking to an imbecile. You
    > want to educate him? Forget about it.

    > Don

    Speaking of imbeciles, is it just in the Midwest or is there a growing trend among players to hassle those of us who choose to Wong-In mid-shoe. There's enough risk table-hopping without some fools drawing attention to it when you you "interrupt their good luck" or "take their cards." If you first ask "Is it OK if I join in?" you risk the other players imposing their own no-mid-shoe-entry rule.

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    Don Schlesinger
    Guest

    Don Schlesinger: Re: How would you respond

    > Speaking of imbeciles, is it just in the Midwest or is
    > there a growing trend among players to hassle those of
    > us who choose to Wong-In mid-shoe. There's enough risk
    > table-hopping without some fools drawing attention to
    > it when you you "interrupt their good luck"
    > or "take their cards." If you first ask
    > "Is it OK if I join in?" you risk the other
    > players imposing their own no-mid-shoe-entry rule.

    No, it's always been like this. You can always count on at least one person to invoke the "flow of the cards" idiocy. When you play this game, you either resign yourself to the fact that the masses are asses, or you quickly go crazy.

    Sometimes it helps, when entering, to wait for the dealer to get a blackjack, or to outdraw everyone and then to sit down while saying, "maybe I'll change everybody's luck." But, when the count is good, you certainly don't want to let good rounds go by, so don't wait more than a hand or two.

    Don

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