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Thread: Let's say you were going to sit at a table but a person sitting there asked you not

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    Let's say you were going to sit at a table but a person sitting there asked you not

    to sit yet because they've been winning and they don't want the flow of the cards to stop. Would you sit or not sit down?
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    i'd give one courtesy hand
    but it honestly depends on the count

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    I move on.

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    If it's at one of my local joints I want to look like a gambler too so I agree with the player, am very kind and act like I understand what he means about THE FLOW. If I'm back counting the whole time and know the TC is good I'll wait until he loses a hand and "re-check" with the player to see if NOW I could join in to help "re-shift" the "flow".

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    Well, this is one example where “there are other players at the table?” may not apply. If the table has a high limit compared to other tables in the casino, you might want to move on. If he is a counter using a line, you don’t want to be at the same table. If he is a jerk playing fairly high stakes, the casino probably doesn’t want him bothered.

    If it’s a lower stake table, and the count is positive, “there are other players at the table?”
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mickey View Post
    If it's at one of my local joints I want to look like a gambler too so I agree with the player, am very kind and act like I understand what he means about THE FLOW. If I'm back counting the whole time and know the TC is good I'll wait until he loses a hand and "re-check" with the player to see if NOW I could join in to help "re-shift" the "flow".
    The way I handle it is similar to you as well. If Im in a decent mood I tend to let them lose one hand but once they lose i go straight in. Again this whole jumping in the table depends on my mood, if im in a bad mood or just experienced bad beat after bad beat ill just jump in and not pay anyone any attention whatsoever.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Norm View Post
    Well, this is one example where “there are other players at the table?” may not apply. If the table has a high limit compared to other tables in the casino, you might want to move on. If he is a counter using a line, you don’t want to be at the same table. If he is a jerk playing fairly high stakes, the casino probably doesn’t want him bothered.

    If it’s a lower stake table, and the count is positive, “there are other players at the table?”
    To handle it better I will gauge the situation. What kind of player will I be probably upset? What is the cost to me?In someplace you can not be a jerk while at other places you have to be in your face disregarding everything that is in your way. Just my thoughts.

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    If the count is good and it's time to wong in and the player asks me not to...

    I wait until he loses a hand. When he does, he will be the one who'll ask you to come in. If he doesn't ask and he plays decent BJ, he's probably an AP also. I don't wong in to another AP's table; same way I don't like them jumping in on my table at good counts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ View Post
    Umm.. other person at the table....asked you whatever? Um...Norm? 21forme? somebody? ........
    Norm beat me to the infamous line, however...
    This situation usually occurs when back-counting, and my threshold is usually TC +2, depending where in the shoe we are. After the player's request, what I typically do is ask the dealer if this is a NMS table (of course I already know the answer). When she says no, I'll say to the player, "I'll give you a couple of hands or until you lose a hand, whichever comes first." If the big cards come out the next few hands, I'll move on. If not, I'll jump in and hopefully my sitting down will change the flow of the cards, causing him to leave

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    Quote Originally Posted by KJ View Post
    It's a fun little line, Norm, but personally, I think there have been other scenarios discussed where it didn't apply as well.
    Well, I was going to title my next book "There are other players at the table?" But, it was going to be about pool.
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    I voted yes since I don't like the idea of losing out on EV because of somebody else's superstitious beliefs. The way the question was worded it almost sounded like the person was asking you not to play at this table period. My local stores only have 3 or 4 pits, so BJ games at the stakes I want are limited. It's asking a lot to tell me to not play at all, especially during the mornings and afternoons when there's only one (maybe two) tables that are at my level.

    However, speaking of when the intent is 'I'd prefer if you didn't play right now' I'd probably do what most of us here would and try to give a reasonable compromise such as waiting till the end of the shoe (if I missed a large chunk or the count is super negative) or going in after a few hands. The higher the count, the more people, the less likely I'm going to oblige and wait too long. Sometimes I feel a bit like a hypocrite being so willing to 'interrupt' a shoe if it's money I'm missing out on yet preferring people to keep out when I play (during the high counts)--I'm sure I must look that way to some of the ploppies--but you're the one in for the long grind. If someone is really adamant, I might yield, but I have no qualms trying to get my good EV and prioritizing that over the guy simply trying to 'preserve the flow'.

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    I don't try to stop others who enter a game I'm in, and I don't stay out of a game I'm wonging if the count says to enter. If there is no NMSE sign, I'm in.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moses View Post
    Having another person join my table is just a part of the game. I focus on what's within my control and could care less about what isn't within my control. A funny exchanged occured yesterday. A gentlemen sat down, I pulled my bet back as the deck was negative. He said a common phrase, "I like to play when someone is stiing next to me." I smiled and friendly said "I know. I don't." I normally excuse myself for restroom break when I get a sense of NFLers. But this guy was so bloomin nervous, I had him pegged at the 5 to 10 hands played and $500 to $1,000 lost category. So I decided to save my rr break for a better time, like when I really had to go.

    He wouldn't let it go practically begging me to play and trying to decide if he should go it alone or not. At his persistance, "I finally said, I once made a move that cost the other gentlemen money and an argument persued, so I vowed to always play alone." It didn't happen but that was my excuse. He said "I promise, I won't say anything." I smiled and sat idle. Somewhere between that 5th and 10th hand my prediction had come true. He lost with a 20. As God as my witness, he turned to me and said, "see that why I wanted you to play because the dealer hit's 21 when I have 20 and it's your fault as he storms away."

    I don't know, could just be me, but maybe - just maybe he is a really bad gambler. They do exist.
    Blackjack has to be the game with the most selective memory. The game is so fast paced that people save so many bad images in their head and replay back in their mind when it happens again, but they never remember the good ones that helped them. It's hilarious.

    On another note have you ever heard the phrase "The dealer always seems to get a ten as their upcard!" What these idiots dont understand is how many times they get a 10 as a first card as well, but it's the initial mental effect that they believe they will lose the hand because the dealer has a 20 and that sticks in their head. It's annoying as hell. There should be a thread on here of things ploppies have said at the table.

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