First timer here. Cutting cards. I hear the term "cut thin to win." I only play single deck blackjack one on one against the dealer. Recently, I'd lost the first hands of a deck 8 straight times. So I ask the dealer to cut. He cut the cards as thin as possible. I one the first hand from his cut so I kept tipping him $1 for each cut. He only lost once and won at least 8 before he was relieved. Since then, I've been cutting the cards thin but with not nerely the su ccess of this dealer. I notice the dealers say I must cut anywhere from 5 to 8 cards. Do it really make a difference? if so. Why?