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Originally posted by: Patm123Quote
Originally posted by: daviddechenne
I make it a personal point to never comment on--and try not to even think about--other people's play. It's their money and they are free to play it anyway they want.
Great sentiment, one I wish every gambler in a casino adhered to.
With that in mind, dumbest gamblers I encountered were two who did not follow that simple rule.
At the Sahara, a new $5.00 BJ table opened and three people joined me and one guy who had just sat down. One of the girls reached into her purse and pulled out a Basic Strategy card. When he saw this, the other guy at the table made a huge deal out of it, telling the dealer and anyone else who would listen how he refuses to play at a table with people who need a strategy card. First we're at a $5.00 table in the Sahara, not exactly High Roller Central. Second, if he was indeed the expert he tried to portray, he would know that what the girl played would have no influence over what cards he got, its all random. A truly dumb and rude person.
Second dumb gambler I witnessed was a women playing next to me at the Bellagio last year. Again it was a 5.00 table. She was playing 5.00 a hand, I was playing $35.00 a hand and up and doing OK. I doubled down on 11 against a dealer 6 but lost when the dealer drew to 21. This women then got mad at me for doubling down, explaining that I am supposed to play as part of the group, table versus dealer, not as an individual! Fortunately she left after that hand so I did not even have to respond to this mensa candidate.
