[Mustafa]

If I'm counting a shoe and the count is getting high toward the middle of that shoe and the dealer let you in, I would simply ask the dealer not to let you in until the next shoe and spout off something superstitious. I had to play through the -EV hands to get the shoe high, and I don't need you coming in late and helping me burn through the extra tens and aces faster. If I "earned" the high count (via playing through the lousy count), I would like to reap the benefit of the +EV I paid for. I wouldn't be rude, but I would certainly ask, and I wouldn't hesitate to buy your $5 match play from you.

Not all blackjack players are idiots, but even the good ones pretend to be from time to time. It's really not that much different from acting in poker.