Unlikely card frequency in Reno?

[ralphk]

Wondering if anyone can shed some light on this; I just got back from Reno. Played BJ mostly downtown casinos and had a higher than normal appearance of a 4 or 5 under a dealer 6 in one specific casino (unnamed). On my first day there it was just 'hmm, they sure get that a lot'. On the second day I watched specifically for that occurrence and it happened in 4 of 5 hands. Since there is a 15% chance (right?) of a 4 or 5 being the down card, it seemed strange to have it happen at that frequency. Or am I just making stuff up in my mind?

[Freightman]

Probably just your imagination. Even if true. Your sample size is way to small to draw conclusions.

There was a guy i knew who wrote a book (haven't seen him in several years). He actually caught a store where different value cards, dealt from a shoe, had a different feel so that the dealer could bypass them. Examp,e would be a double down with normal card being a 10, that dealer could bypass. It was, as I recall 10 value cards, and I think it was in the Caribbean.

i was in Laughlin last year as part of a Phoenix area vacation. I was playing double deck against a dealer with a very odd hand motion. Was he cheating? Haven't got a clue, and I wasn't going to stick around to find out.

Bottom line, you probably just had adverse distribution, but do pay attention to your gut feelings and leave when you are feeling uneasy.

[ZenMaster_Flash]

The only time I was ever actually cheated at BJ
was in Reno but that was about 30 years ago.

It was John Ascuaga's Nugget (Sparks)
Absolute truth confirmed by a confession
AND by the redoubtable Stanford Wong.

[ralphk]

Yes, I agree that the sample size was too small to draw conclusions but the first day, with a larger sample size, gave me a feeling that something was funny. Even if they only had 4/5 under the 6 30-40% of the time (which I'm sure they did), that would be well out of the norm. I was just throwing it out there to see if anyone had a larger sample size with more definitive data. I may just go watch the table next time I'm down and actually count the occurrences of this situation.

[Meistro123]

The human mind is quite adept at recognizing patterns, even where none exist.

[Stealth]

The human mind is quite adept at recognizing patterns, even where none exist.

And........when they do exist......knowing the difference is the tricky part.

[Joe Mama]

Discernment or paranoia are polar opposites that can feel the same.

This should go under the "quotes" thread!

[Joe Mama]

See good example. Great idea. That's discernment. What the hell are you trying to say? That's paranoia. Lol

Yes, was meant to be a compliment. You make a good point, that through the paranoiac glasses almost anything can be perceived as an attack or an offense.