Ploppies that increase your E.V.

[Cardcounter]

I have played with people who like to double for less I especially love this player if they will let me piggy back on them and go partners with them. I really feel that they help me win more when they do this. I know that Renzey would agree with me. Sometimes when I do this the dealers give me **** about it. Just once I would like to hear that my chips where lucky and helped out the person to win the hand. I know that they aren't but I want the person who let me fill in there double feel good about what they did. What should you say when you fill in somebody else double they end up losing and the dealer makes the comment that you cursed the cards?


Me I try to downplay it and I say don't say that you are bringing a negative attitude toward the table. I say that a positive attitude is essential to winning and I really do believe that. That way I'm thinking I have a 16 vs a 7 my attitude is this I'm going to draw a 4 or 5 and win the hand. If you think a 16 vs a 7 oh **** I'm going to draw a 10 and lose than you start losing more often because you will tend to make more mistakes.

 

[EasyRhino]

What should you say when you fill in somebody else double they end up losing and the dealer makes the comment that you cursed the cards?

You should tell the dealer to shut his piehole and deal the next hand. Generally if a ploppy gets all voodoo about the flow of the cards, I don't mind too much, but if a dealer starts blaming me for messing up the flow (the flow of the chips?) then I just get enraged.

I also tried the "positive thinking" approach just a couple days ago when playing a little bit online the other day. Mainly because the mind starts to crack when it's confronted with the utter futility of positive thinking when you're in the middle of losing 7 hands in a row. I go for a tiny tiny portion of optimism when I have a crap hand ("well, I could win this hand... stranger things have happened after all).

 

[Canceler]

I go for a tiny tiny portion of optimism when I have a crap hand ("well, I could win this hand... stranger things have happened after all).

Sounds like me hitting a stiff in a high count! ("I suppose it's possible I won't bust here.")