Ok so I was on vacations in Miami last Thursday and decided to go to Hollywood Florida which is about 30 miles north of Miami to go play some Blackjack since they don't have craps there.
My wife (who doesn't know how to play) was sitting at 3rd. base and I was to her right. Some loud mouth kid in his 20's was sitting at first base and had gone on a pretty good run playing a side game where they pay you when either or both of your cards match the dealer's up card. Needless to say the EV on that game is horrible just like any of the other dumb side games they have in casinos. But this dude hit like 3 times in a row and about 6 times within 10 hands. He kept playing the side game for more and long story short he turned about $100 into around $1,300 within 10 minutes or so.
My wife asked me how come he was getting all those chips and I explained to her the side bet he was playing, then before she even aked me to play it as well I told her no and to watch how the guy will give it all back. The kid got cocky and started playing $100 a hand and putting another $50 on the side bet. The dealer went cold and started killing everyone at the table and he wasn't matching shit with the player's that were playing the side game.
When he only had about $300 left he put $200 on the hand and another $100 on the side bet, after the deal (in which he didn't match shit again and lost the dollar) I had 18, my wife had 12, and the dealer was showing a 3. After everyone made their decisions I stood on my 18 and my wife asked me what to do on her 12. I told her to hit it and she drew a 10 and busted. The dealer had a 10 in the whole and then drew a 2 and a 5 to **** us all.
The dude mumbled something about why would my wife hit her 12 so I got up and leaned over to his side and said loud enough "What's that bro?" I guess I looked kind of pissed because the pit boss came over almost instantaneously. Then the dude tells me that my wife shouldn't have hit her 12, I asked him why and he said "That's the rules". So I told him they might be "his" rules but they were certainly not "our" rules, and also pointed out the dealer was the only one that had "fixed" rules. Thankfully he shut his piehole and nobody got hurt.
Here are the reasons I was pissed:
1) Hitting a 12 against a 3 is basic strategy. If you are going to open your mouth at least know what you are talking about.
2) Whenever I see a decision that might seem "dumb" according to basic strategy I always give the benefit of the doubt and admit it might be the right decision at that point if you are card-counting. If you were card-counting and the count were really high (lots of high cards left) it might make sense to stand on the 12. But they use continuous shufflers and there is no way the count could have gotten high enough to justify standing on 12.
3) You have no right to say shit about the way someone plays with their money. Even if the decisions that person makes seem to affect your bottom line, those decisions are just as likely to help you than to hurt you.
4) If you are going to get mad about someone making "the wrong decision", at least make sure you are not playing a ******* carnival game that has horrible odds on the side.
Has this happened to anyone and how did you handle it?
My wife (who doesn't know how to play) was sitting at 3rd. base and I was to her right. Some loud mouth kid in his 20's was sitting at first base and had gone on a pretty good run playing a side game where they pay you when either or both of your cards match the dealer's up card. Needless to say the EV on that game is horrible just like any of the other dumb side games they have in casinos. But this dude hit like 3 times in a row and about 6 times within 10 hands. He kept playing the side game for more and long story short he turned about $100 into around $1,300 within 10 minutes or so.
My wife asked me how come he was getting all those chips and I explained to her the side bet he was playing, then before she even aked me to play it as well I told her no and to watch how the guy will give it all back. The kid got cocky and started playing $100 a hand and putting another $50 on the side bet. The dealer went cold and started killing everyone at the table and he wasn't matching shit with the player's that were playing the side game.
When he only had about $300 left he put $200 on the hand and another $100 on the side bet, after the deal (in which he didn't match shit again and lost the dollar) I had 18, my wife had 12, and the dealer was showing a 3. After everyone made their decisions I stood on my 18 and my wife asked me what to do on her 12. I told her to hit it and she drew a 10 and busted. The dealer had a 10 in the whole and then drew a 2 and a 5 to **** us all.
The dude mumbled something about why would my wife hit her 12 so I got up and leaned over to his side and said loud enough "What's that bro?" I guess I looked kind of pissed because the pit boss came over almost instantaneously. Then the dude tells me that my wife shouldn't have hit her 12, I asked him why and he said "That's the rules". So I told him they might be "his" rules but they were certainly not "our" rules, and also pointed out the dealer was the only one that had "fixed" rules. Thankfully he shut his piehole and nobody got hurt.
Here are the reasons I was pissed:
1) Hitting a 12 against a 3 is basic strategy. If you are going to open your mouth at least know what you are talking about.
2) Whenever I see a decision that might seem "dumb" according to basic strategy I always give the benefit of the doubt and admit it might be the right decision at that point if you are card-counting. If you were card-counting and the count were really high (lots of high cards left) it might make sense to stand on the 12. But they use continuous shufflers and there is no way the count could have gotten high enough to justify standing on 12.
3) You have no right to say shit about the way someone plays with their money. Even if the decisions that person makes seem to affect your bottom line, those decisions are just as likely to help you than to hurt you.
4) If you are going to get mad about someone making "the wrong decision", at least make sure you are not playing a ******* carnival game that has horrible odds on the side.
Has this happened to anyone and how did you handle it?
