An amazing BJ story ...

[ZenMaster_Flash]

Sheila is my youngest BJ student. It is graveyard shift and the joint is empty. Almost.
$500 is the table maximum. 3:00 a.m. and almost nobody is there. Almost.
She is losing $4,000 and then it happens! She catches a run on the 6 deck shoe
and the Running Count went to (ZEN) +50. She's playing with one ploppy at the table
who is "drinking like a fish", betting on some dumb Side Bet and toking on EVERY
hand while flat betting $25. Sheila is now betting two hands of $500. In (most of) one
shoe she wins almost $7,000 for a net win of $3,000. She left with a still positive shoe.
She goes to cash out and they were so brainless that they 86'd the dumb guy, the drunken
ploppy who was losing steadily. The old dude was befuddled, beyond non-plussed.

R O T F L M A O

[Stealth]

Perfect. Another indication that the "ladies" get away with it much better than the guys.

Those with team intentions should pay attention.

[DSchles]

Very funny story! But, of course, I have to ask: She left with a still positive shoe.

HUH?? Had she won "enough"??

Don

[Three]

I have to ask: She left with a still positive shoe.

HUH?? Had she won "enough"??

She probably felt the heat coming. She didn't realize the heat was for the ploppy and not her.

[ZenMaster_Flash]

Suits were gathering with scowls and black storm clouds above their pointy heads.

[LVBear584]

Suits were gathering with scowls and black storm clouds above their pointy heads.

LOL. What a great description.

[Freightman]

Very funny story! But, of course, I have to ask: She left with a still positive shoe.

HUH?? Had she won "enough"??

Don

I've left positive shoes before - once with a sudden nosebleed - another cause my spidey sense was tingling - another with a sudden upset stomach and needing to hit the crapper real fast - once such as Flash described with the sudden onslaught of numerous suits in the pit, one of whom was holding my file win loss card - and of course the several shoulder taps with the standard verbiage of, Sir, would you step back from the table please.

I've also entered the pit requesting critters to hold some of my calls

[Three]

I left decent mid ramp advantage count early in a shoe once because despite only playing with one other player the game was at about a 15 hand per hour, if even that, and the table next to me was about to start a fresh shoe with 2 other players. There weren't any options except the 2 tables without a long drive. I played 3 shoes at the other table before the shoe I left was finished heads-up. I made some money and know I made the right choice. Another time, I left the casino mid-shoe with an advantage because of the same reason. I had 40 minutes to finish the shoe before I had to leave when it started and didn't come close to finishing it. It was torture that was not worth the EV. Sheer torture. Somehow those minutes just seemed more valuable when I was about to walk out the door.

[ZenMaster_Flash]

Slowest dealers that I have ever seen were in the Bahamas,
at the Big Expensive Joint. It was painfully exasperating.

[Freightman]

Slowest dealers that I have ever seen were in the Bahamas,
at the Big Expensive Joint. It was painfully exasperating.

Raises an interesting point. Would you rather played a heads up deep,y dealt shoe with a mind numbing 30 hph or play 120 hph 4 or 4.5/6 with a very fast dealer and a couple of players.

The critter says everyone has to learn to which I replied that a prerequisite to dealing wa being able to divid by 2. Really, it took 30 seconds to calculate a $35 surrender.

[ZenMaster_Flash]

I would choose the dealer who is as "slow as molasses in the winter,"
but that is partially because I am a grizzled old veteran of the BJ Wars.

[Three]

The crowded table.

[lij45o6]

I would choose the dealer who is as "slow as molasses in the winter,"
but that is partially because I am a grizzled old veteran of the BJ Wars.

Slow and steady wins the race...unless it is a natural payout.

Ever had a "young gun" new to the card dealing trade give your stack a weird look when you get a natural? It's funny, actually. Not because you are amused at their bewilderment, but the fact that you have an odd number of cheques on the felt and you just put yourself in a position to delay your game.

Got a natural one time at a new joint. Dealer tilted their head and called the floorman over. I had a 5 stack of reds. The payout would be 7.5 reds or 37.5 USD. It took the dealer AND the floorman about 2 minutes to resolve my bet.

The new guy learned something: The proper payout for 25 on a natural.

I learned something: Don't bet in odd number!

Although, I could start ramping using prime numbers?