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5a. How Helpful Are You?
Date: Wed Jan 2, 2008 9:40 am ((PST))I was in the Palm Springs area New Year's Day and stopped by Fantasy
Springs which is in nearby Indio.I'm not a big fan of Indian casinos. And since I never drop by often
enough to build or use comps I don't bring big stakes.But, there I was playing $1 Deuces with a lady next to me playing $1
9/6 DDB.She was dealt four to the royal but the fifth card was a second ace.
Her instinct was to hold the aces, but upon request I told her that
four to the royal was a much stronger hand and you almost always go
for it.She tossed the second ace and drew a 7 of spades.
That would be the end of the story, except about five hands later she
was dealt another four-to-the-royal, this time with the fifth card
being a second king."I know, don't hold the sure thing" she chirped, tossing the off-
suited king and drawing the fifth card of the royal for $4000.So I'm wondering if other vpFREE members having given some friendly
counsel here and there which might have "made someone's day".
When my best friend, with whom I frequently play "partners", went to Vegas with his in-laws, his brother-in-law and father-in-law were playing, and one of them got a flush with four to the Royal. He told them the correct play, and they hit.
That was the first trip to Vegas for the in-laws, so he scored points with them!
I was once playing blackjack when a lady sat down and bought $50 worth of chips, and explained that she'd never played before, but her boss had sent $50 with her and told her to "play it at blackjack". I coached her on how to play several hands, and she was very successful. When she had $800 in front of her, I asked her when he told her to quit. She said that he didn't say, so I told her "quit now, and tell him he lost!". Although I was kidding, that's what he deserved for not giving a novice some kind of instructions on the high end. We all got a laugh out of it, although the dealer seemed to really believe that was the correct thing to do 
Is it always the case that the ones who hit these wins so easily, are the novices that sit next to us, instead of "us"???
--BG
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