Instant AP---Stiff the Dealer!
I think this is pretty funny. At best they will tell dealers early in the course that counters are stiffs, so perhaps a few ploppies who just happen to be cheap and get lucky will suddenly find their way to the list of advantage players.
They will tell the dealers to look for bet spread. Just how many Asian players have we seen without a bet spread? How many players will steam?
Experience has led me to believe that the vast majority of pits do not know basic strategy. Some may consider the guy splitting 9,9 vs 8 or 9 an idiot but some may consider him an expert. If the course is taught by someone with expertize then the dealers will be pointed toward the most common deviations from basic strategy. The guy who hits his 16 vs 10 but sometimes does not. The guy who hits his 12 vs 2 or 3 but sometimes does not.
Just based upon dealer mindset (an easy couple hundred bucks) and the number of real AP's out there, we will see them doing many many tape reviews and perhaps finding an amatuer counter once or twice. If they figure the amount of man hours wasted, the thing will go away quickly.
My reccommendation: Throw a toke out for the dealer fairly early in your session and if he is inclined to play pick a counter, it will be someone else. Remember most dealers can not recognize a player who plays basic strategy from an average player.
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