Originally Posted by Alan Mendelson View Post
First of all I am not a player in anyone's class here including Rob or kewlj or even AxelWolf. I never played the stakes these guys play.

Now when it comes to seeing the cards on a second table: of course you'll be able to differentiate paint from pips. You can probably do that from thirty feet away even with cataracts.

But the issue of counting two tables is not as simple as line of sight. Here are the obstacles:

1. Dealers dealing so there is time to see both tables.
2. Other players obstructing the view.
3. Angle of the table permitting or blocking the view.
4. The lip of the table which can obstruct the view.
5. Your height and the angle of view you have.
6. Not being obvious.

My fuzzy, out of focus photos which were not deliberately taken that way, showed the problems with points 3, 4 and 5.

Redietz said he stood at a table for his experiment. Next time take a seat then tell us how many cards you miss.
That is a misrepresentation, and that's being kind. I stood, but I crouched to the eye level of a seated person. I didn't take a seat because sitting at a closed table might get me tossed out.