[Gotmilk]

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I don't play blackjack, so my explanation could be off. But from my understanding this is why you were given a hard time. If I am wrong or used the wrong terminology, someone else please jump in. I'm surprised that nobody has mentioned this yet:

The player may have been counting (or he thought he was counting which seems to be more common). Counters wait for a shoe that is "rich" in tens so they have more favorable odds. They will manipulate their bet size when they are getting the best of it, but in order for them to know they have this advantage they must also assume their fellow players are practicing basic strategy or their count can be off. So if they suddenly go from $100 a hand to $500 its because the conditions are now favorable, but one extra card requested, or if you split a hand that normally shouldn't be split might mess with their ability to catch that ten. Yes its a lot of voodoo, but at least there is a modest amount of math behind their superstition.

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This has nothing to do with it. They are just superstitious goons. But that doesn't mean they don't deserve respect.