Part 1
Brought to you by pool strut AKA Gun Play AKA Kewj
“So I am still sitting here on my balcony looking out at Vegas rather than out playing or doing anything else on probably the last of our beautiful days before summer really hits hard. I feel guilt about that, but am also enjoying the beautiful weather so...
Anyway. Pitbosses as morons. Lol.
Earlier this year I was playing off strip at a casino known for being very sweaty. No not the Spaniard place downtown, but there is a connection. So it was fairly early in the day and the $25 and $50 tables weren't open. So I was playing double deck at a $10 min table with one other player, a female between 35 and 45. ( I am not good at judging ages).
So this other player was spreading $10-$40. Really I only saw her bet $40 once, so she was effectively speading $10-$30. If she was max betting at $40, she was waiting too long to place that bet. As a matter of fact her whole bet ramp (when she placed the larger bets) was anything but optimal. Not even close. And her play wasn't very optimal either. Some strategy change index type plays weren't at the right numbers. She even made a few basic strategy mistakes. So nothing about her play was optimal. She was likely playing about a break even game at best.
So I was spreading $50-$300, but doing so in a manner that disguises my spread some, spreading both ways. Someone looking really has to see both negative counts and positive counts up to Maxbet to identify the whole spread.
So anyway, as you are probably guessing by now, after a couple shoes at this double deck game, Joe smoe, pit guy comes over and tells her she is not welcome to play blackjack anymore. She argues and such, which NEVER does any good, only makes you more memorable and then she glares at me. For a moment, I thought she was going to rat me out saying something about my play, but she didn't. She left.
So of course my point: This young lady was playing a break even game give or take with her effective $10-$30 spread and she was backed off. What morons!
AND I have seen a lot worse that that. I have seen players backed off that were no more counting cards that the man on the moon. They simply were varying wagers and Asian players do this A LOT. While sad it is also amusing because these players are genuinely confused when they are told they can't play.
Have these morons never experienced players increasing wagers because they are chasing losses? Never experienced players actually parlaying wins? Not every player varying wagers is a card counter. LOL”
Yes lol is appropriate