So this was a new one for me in all the time I have put in at the blackjack tables. It occurred several weeks ago, as I have let some time pass before mentioning it for obvious reasons.
So I am playing at a table with two other players, a man and a lady, who are not together. I am at 1st base, other guy probably 26-28 in the middle and the lady at 3rd base. So the guy in the middle announces he is going to the bathroom. About a minute later dealer change. After the new dealer, female about 40 I would say, deals the first round a guy walks up starts to take a seat at the middle spot where the guys chips are. I am guessing about $600, mostly green, a few red. He doesn't sit all the way down and asks, "what happened to the other dealer?" This is when I look at him and realize it is not the same guy, this guy is older.
So the dealer responds that "the other dealer went on break" as you would expect and the guy says, "well I am going to color up and go get something to eat." As the dealer colors up and gets approval from the pit, the other player, the lady is looking at me, like she is saying "do something".
My whole playing approach is about keeping a low profile so the last thing I want to do is get involved with this. I say nothing while they complete the color up transaction, but I just HAVE to say something, so as soon as he walks away, I tell the dealer that was not the guy that was playing. She immediately calls the pit guy over and we can still see the guy walking over to the cage not that far away. Pit guy calls security and they swoop in 20 seconds later while guy is still at the cage.
I want to get out of there because I don't want anyone asking my name or taking a statement or anything as I am playing unrated. Just then the guy who was playing walks up. You can guess his bewilderment as he asks where his chips are while looking accusingly at me. Pit guy comes over and explains the situation. Now the victims is actually mad at me as he says, "you didn't tell them it was not me". I responded that I did.
So someone in security takes that guy (the original player) away, I guess to make a statement or something, I don't know. I declare, I gotta get out of here, this is too weird for me and color up and exit. No one asked my name or statement as I feared.
Of course I have never seen that and now weeks later still don't know how to handle it if it happens again. If I say nothing someone is going to get pissed at me (as happened) which draws attention. If I were to quickly exit, that could have the appearance that I am an accomplice, when it is discovered.
Any thoughts? Keep in mind the context. It isn't that I don't want to do the right thing, but I play unrated trying to keep a low profile and don't want the attention of getting involved in something like this.
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