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Originally posted by: KarenTN
I have shared this one before. Some years ago, i was playing blackjack at a local casino. It was a $25 double deck table. The table is pretty full. The dealer deals and her up card is an 8 or something. I know it was not a bust card and I know it was not a face. The guy in the 5th spot starts to signal to split his 2 face cards. I guess he must have reacted to the gasp of horror that came from the rest of the table. Because he suddenly wants to hit his 20. The dealer asks him if he is sure. He says yes. She lets him know that unless he draws an Ace, he will bust and again asks him if he is sure. He says yes. Then she finally calls a suit over for the guy to confirm in front of her supervisor that he wants to hit his 20. And she deals him a 2 and he busts. The rest of the table cashed out and fled immediately after the hand was finished.
The guy didn't appear overly drunk, and even if he was, he had plenty of chances to back out of making this stupid hit
Why would the rest of the table "flee." As I understand the math of BJ at a table, there is no predictabliity in the "incorrect" action by one player effecting the success, or lack there of, of other players at the table. And, while a specific decision may result in the dealer not busting---for example---in one hand, it is statistically neutral over the long run and is just as likely to hurt the dealer in the next example. I think that "fleeing" a table with an incorrect player simply shows lack of understanding of those who flee.
