The single dumbest play I have ever seen
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duanedibley
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Splitting 10's against an 8 is +EV. I wouldn't call it the dumbest play ever.21forme said:
daddybo
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Crazy Double!
This guy I play with makes stupid plays all the time. Even the dealers complain about him.
Last time we played he doubled a hard 13 against a dealer 6. The table was raising &^%$ (including me). The dealer flipped over the hole 10 for a 16 and hit it with a 4 for 20. ( my friend got the bust card of course! ;-) Oh, I forgot the best part where my friend got the 8 on his hard 13 double. Needless to say the pit critters brought their tents.
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This guy I play with makes stupid plays all the time. Even the dealers complain about him.
Last time we played he doubled a hard 13 against a dealer 6. The table was raising &^%$ (including me). The dealer flipped over the hole 10 for a 16 and hit it with a 4 for 20. ( my friend got the bust card of course! ;-) Oh, I forgot the best part where my friend got the 8 on his hard 13 double. Needless to say the pit critters brought their tents.
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ihate17
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Doubling his blackjack
For those of you who never or seldom have played on high limit tables, this post will help you understand that the amount of money that you have has no direction correlation with the amount of inteligence you may have.
I get a blackjack and so does another player at the table who happens to have a $1,000 bet. Instead of being happy with a $1,500 win he decides to double his natural putting at risk now $2,000 where his best outcome would be to win $500 more than if he had not doubled. Basically risking $2,000 to make $500 compared to no longer having any risk (he did have a blackjack) with a $1,500 win. The dealer had a 4. Anyway, our genius gets a 8 for a 19 and the dealer turns a 7 for 11 and you can guess the rest. Guy storms off of the table yelling (yes yelling) that the casino is crooked and no one ever wins.
Perhaps I am wrong here or just warped, but I found the whole thing extremely funny. Stupidity rewarded properly. By the way, I have seen a blackjack doubled a couple of other times in my life and the doubler has yet to win. As for odds? Even though you might still have an edge on the double when you factor in your throwing away a 150% payout, it might be the worst bet in the casino.
ihate17
For those of you who never or seldom have played on high limit tables, this post will help you understand that the amount of money that you have has no direction correlation with the amount of inteligence you may have.
I get a blackjack and so does another player at the table who happens to have a $1,000 bet. Instead of being happy with a $1,500 win he decides to double his natural putting at risk now $2,000 where his best outcome would be to win $500 more than if he had not doubled. Basically risking $2,000 to make $500 compared to no longer having any risk (he did have a blackjack) with a $1,500 win. The dealer had a 4. Anyway, our genius gets a 8 for a 19 and the dealer turns a 7 for 11 and you can guess the rest. Guy storms off of the table yelling (yes yelling) that the casino is crooked and no one ever wins.
Perhaps I am wrong here or just warped, but I found the whole thing extremely funny. Stupidity rewarded properly. By the way, I have seen a blackjack doubled a couple of other times in my life and the doubler has yet to win. As for odds? Even though you might still have an edge on the double when you factor in your throwing away a 150% payout, it might be the worst bet in the casino.
ihate17
mociferous
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Bad Pit Boss
OK...these are great stories. The worst player I saw had $25K in pink chips in front of him, and was playing solo on a $100 table with a very young Oriental girl dealing. This pit boss was watching every move. The guy was playing 3 hands of $600 each. Double deck...dealt face down. I don't know what he had on each hand, but he tucked all 3. Dealer had a 2 showing, turned over an A, drew, 2, 2 (soft 17...had to hit), 5, said, "21!" And took the guy's $1800. I said outloud behind the stranger to the dealer, "Hey, you only have 12!" The pit yelled at me to get lost...it was none of my business. The player had to have heard me, but let them take his money! All this in a big casino in Vegas! :flame:
OK...these are great stories. The worst player I saw had $25K in pink chips in front of him, and was playing solo on a $100 table with a very young Oriental girl dealing. This pit boss was watching every move. The guy was playing 3 hands of $600 each. Double deck...dealt face down. I don't know what he had on each hand, but he tucked all 3. Dealer had a 2 showing, turned over an A, drew, 2, 2 (soft 17...had to hit), 5, said, "21!" And took the guy's $1800. I said outloud behind the stranger to the dealer, "Hey, you only have 12!" The pit yelled at me to get lost...it was none of my business. The player had to have heard me, but let them take his money! All this in a big casino in Vegas! :flame:
BlackBeard
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So, when i went to atlantic city yesterday this really good guy split 5's and ruined everyone. short and sweet. i was so pissed.
1357111317
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I saw a guy DOUBLE a 16 v a 3. needless to say he busted but saved the dealer from making a hand. He was doubling 12s 13s and 14s all day and actually making good hands off of them all while trying to make the dealer bust. Sadly he actually succeeded at this and saved the table numerous times.
This one tops my list
Player at 1st base had a BJ. Dealer pays him then flips her card and quickly scoops up everyone's cards. I said, "wait, you didn't let us make a play yet." She calls the pit over and with the dealer showing a 7/9, he instructed each player to play their hand. Guy at second base had a 7/4. He motioned for a card WITHOUT doubling down.
Player at 1st base had a BJ. Dealer pays him then flips her card and quickly scoops up everyone's cards. I said, "wait, you didn't let us make a play yet." She calls the pit over and with the dealer showing a 7/9, he instructed each player to play their hand. Guy at second base had a 7/4. He motioned for a card WITHOUT doubling down.
nottooshabby
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Did anyone jump in and offer to double?21forme said:
picasso
Banned
Dealer accidentally shows to everyone the next card coming up, a 10
Player has 14 and obviously says, Stand!
Old lady with big-eyed glasses signals with the finger the very traditional
'hit-me';
she has 12
the crowd says: 'No, no you will bust'
She signals with the finger, again...
Player has 14 and obviously says, Stand!
Old lady with big-eyed glasses signals with the finger the very traditional
'hit-me';
she has 12
the crowd says: 'No, no you will bust'
She signals with the finger, again...