Rookie mistakes you made as a Blackjack Player?

[Blackjack Newbie]

When I was a Rookie Blackjack Player, I got cocky and had two 10 Cards so 20. The Dealer had a single 10. I had chosen "Stand," and I thought I had it in the bag. To my horror, the Dealer turned over an ACE and I lost big money ($2,000) on what I thought was going to be a $2,000 profit for me.

[DSchles]

When I was a Rookie Blackjack Player, I got cocky and had two 10 Cards so 20. The Dealer had a single 10. I had chosen "Stand," and I thought I had it in the bag. To my horror, the Dealer turned over an ACE and I lost big money ($2,000) on what I thought was going to be a $2,000 profit for me.

I don't understand. Why would you describe this as a "rookie mistake"? What could you have possibly done differently? You simply lost a 20 to a dealer blackjack. How does that qualify as a "mistake"?

Don

[Blackjack Newbie]

I don't understand. Why would you describe this as a "rookie mistake"? What could you have possibly done differently? You simply lost a 20 to a dealer blackjack. How does that qualify as a "mistake"?

Don

I consider it a mistake because of the cocky attitude I had and the fact that I lost $2,000 on a single hand.

[refinery]

I consider it a mistake because of the cocky attitude I had and the fact that I lost $2,000 on a single hand.

Where do these people come from?

[21forme]

Where do these people come from?

ZZ?

[ShipTheCookies]

Where do these people come from?

Consensus around the interwebs is a Walgreens in South Florida.

[BJGenius007]

I consider it a mistake because of the cocky attitude I had and the fact that I lost $2,000 on a single hand.

If you hit in hope to get an ace, then that is cocky. That you stand 20 against dealer up card 10 is common sense.

[Old, but not dead]

The first time I played I did some classic ploppy mistakes. It was a long time ago, so I am not exactly sure, but I remember splitting 3's vs. a 9 and standing on 15 vs. 10. I got some strange looks from the other players. By the second time I played i was using proper basic strategy and running count betting. I don't like losing and I didn't like being thought of as one of the idiot masses. It was still an overall win, even with the ploppy mistakes, since the store at the time had such a great promotion it was hard to lose, but I could have made a lot more just with basic strategy.

[RTR2021]

Betting according to the RC.

[Old, but not dead]

Betting according to the RC.

I did this quite a bit while learning. Of course I was playing single deck, so +3 RC with 1/4 deck dealt and 3/4 remaining = +4 TC. By just using running count, I did not put out as many big bets, easing the swings. I had a very good AP opportunity, so I did not need to actually win playing BJ, just need to move money back and forth across the table.

[Phoebe]

Betting according to the RC.

I always bet according to the RC

[RTR2021]

I always bet according to the RC

Yes, and if you do so while ignoring the number of decks remaining, as I did, you're making a mistake. A rookie one.

[Phoebe]

Yes, and if you do so while ignoring the number of decks remaining, as I did, you're making a mistake.

or playing unbalanced count