paid on 22

[Felix Rue-de-Guerre]

I have developed a pretty strict personal policy about not correcting dealer payout errors when they are in my favor. A while back I got paid on a bust hand of 22. I noticed the dealer was re-counting my hand so I just sort of smiled and glanced around the room a bit. The dealer moved on to the next hand and the pit-boss went the phone. I didn't make eye contact with the pit, but was paying attention in my perifera. I'm just about positive that he saw the whole thing, and that the phone call was because of the error.

By all appearenced I was flat betting $10 per hand. I had just walked into the place and didn't have an opportunity to raise my bet. After it happened, I played about four or five more hands and left the casino.

2 questions:

Did I goof here? I figured if the pit approached the table I would just play dumb. But now the eye may have been watching me.

Why didn't he correct the dealer? Why did he call upstairs? There is a chance the phone call was not about me, but I really don't think so.

-Felix

 

[Felix Rue-de-Guerre]

Also, they had my rating information.

 

[Rob McGarvey]

"Did I goof here? I figured if the pit approached the table I would just play dumb. But now the eye may have been watching me."

No, you didn't do anything which is everything. If you hit by accident they don't always, or have to, help you out.

"Why didn't he correct the dealer? Why did he call upstairs? There is a chance the phone call was not about me, but I really don't think so.

For $10? They figured they would get it back from you, and probably just wanted to let the sky know that they saw it downstairs so the sky couldn't say they were not doing their job. Office politics IMO.

 

[Felix Rue-de-Guerre]

>>"Did I goof here? I figured if the pit approached the table I would >>just play dumb. But now the eye may have been watching me."

>No, you didn't do anything which is everything. If you hit by >accident they don't always, or have to, help you out.

Yes, my philosophy exactly. I guess what I really mean to say here is this:

Normally I will never correct a dealer when he makes a mistake in my favor, but should I have in this particular instance knowing full well the phone call was made and security may have been involved?

I had time to correct the dealer between the time the call was made and he actually paid me.

Also, They were tracking my play and had my real name and info.