Rookie mistakes you made as a Blackjack Player?

[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.