i would agree with norm as the 1 st reason and BP for the 2 nd reason .and then.......
I am a dealer. We get a break every hour for 20 minutes. We get this break every hour because the job's monotony makes it mentally taxing. Mentally taxed dealers make more errors, deal slower, and don't interact appropriately with the customers. End of story.
As for ZenKing, only this image could capture and convey my reaction to your posts:
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Do not be late coming off your break. First thing they teach break-ins.We had a guy who would eat a full course meal every time he went on break.
He was always late coming back and always said the same thing "Sorry I was chewing on a ham sandwich." Poor guy ate himself to death. He died of a heart attack while fishing for flounder on the Margate inlet.
Beware the fury of a patient man.
I have gone thousands of hands with no payout error, then I will get 2 in the same shoe. It's usually about spotting that tired or bad dealer...I know a dealer in particular that literally cannot add a total to save their life and I will always play against them even if the cut and rules are terrible.
I am up at least 5 per hr played lifetime from dealer errors but probably tip around that amount so its a wash since some prob go against me. I would say I would get one error in my favor every 10 hours played with the average size being 1.5 small bets or so.
Over time there are types of hands where errors are often made to be careful for, here are some basics:
Make sure the dealer stands on soft 17 if it favors you - many dealers will mess this up if they deal in two types of pits. If you notice a dealer hit in a stand game you should freeroll them - let them keep hitting when it doesn't affect the outcome, but when you lose a hand to it point it out, the floor will say "dealer has 17".
Always double count the 4-6 card totals especially if they were soft at one point.
The buy-in is screwed up often. I once had a trip where I bought in primarily with 50s. One buy-in I got 100 extra and another they caught an error at the last minute. I think small bills and odd amounts are an advantage play.
I feel like a lot of dealers somehow will pay a pair of nines like a 19...I have seen this on more than one occasion.
The cashier needs to be watched carefully especially if they dont have the machine to count the bills. Count yourself. They usually screw up the cash end, not the chips.
Last edited by biggg; 11-02-2013 at 01:56 AM.
But my question hasn't been answered, I'm not worried about the places that don't burn a card after switching dealers, the stores that do burn the card, why do they do it, I think its their ploppy logic and it annoys me, and a pet peeve of sorts, because there is no reason to burn a card. I also think its a -EV move for them because they lose action by plops getting mad going on a losing streak after the burn and I've seen this happen where they leave the table and blame the flow of the cards were disrupted LOL
Last edited by ZenKinG; 11-02-2013 at 06:07 AM.
Yes, dealing cards can be mentally fatiguing let alone having to deal with smoke, the long hours on your feet bending over the table, the drunks and just stupid people. One tends to get tired and may not protect the shoes/decks/cards as they should so they burn one but if you pay close attention you can see the card following the burn...tehe
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