In a message dated 1/13/2006 7:55:55 AM Pacific Standard Time,
fieldcommand@gmail.com writes:
You
have advice coming from everyone at the table
Frankly I am sick to death of playing with most of my friends just
because of the attitude they have if you do not use their strategies or play the
hand the way they suggest. I have two long stories about that--
A few months ago I was at Orleans, a female dealer was telling my husband
and I how this job (dealing) was no big deal to her because during the day
she is a preschool teacher. I listened politely to her little life story, and in
between she made cracks about the way I played BJ.
One of the other people at the table did unbelievable stupid things, but
he kept doubling up and losing big time! He laughed each time she told me (3
times) I needed BJ 101. I was like the butt of her jokes to this heavy loser.
By-the-way, each time I was making it through or wining (she called that
beginners luck). Finally, my husband who is a quiet man, (a corporate director of a
very very large international company to give you an idea of his seasoned
manner with people) said something like---we've been playing at this same table
for four hours, she has over six hundred in her purse she took off this table,
she's been playing B.J. for years, intuitively bets, my dear if you think she
is so mentally slow and doesn't get the obvious B.J. strategies --it is because
of your lack of intelligence. Frankly the dealer did not understand him, and
we were leaving the table as he said it so it was lost on her.
I am not as seasoned or kind as my husband. I felt like telling her she
had the IQ of a banana, and the disparity between what I did to make a living
and her line of work at the preschool was unbelievable! But I was with the big
guy, i.e., husband, and he would not have approved. If it ever happens again I
think I will call over someone.
Again over this Christmas we were at Flamingo for a week. One night, I
played B. J. with my husband for six hours--started with $100, gave tips to
each dealer, bought friends at my table drinks (tipped for them), and walked away
with $480.00 minus my $100 seed money. This is not great wins--but playing
for that many hours sure is!! One of my friends came along and joined the gang.
She sat next to us, lost her shirt so to speak, but kept telling me I wasn't
playing correctly.
I just don't get why they do not focus on their own hand, if they don't
like the way I play --hey move to another table. She seems to think (and I have
heard this over and over again) that since how I played impacts the hand she
was dealt, I should adopt the most common strategies for B.J., (and bust when
I am supposed to!!!). When will these people get it?--there are feet attached
to those legs and those feet are made for walking!
Whew, I feel better!!!
China
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