[psandman]

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PLAYER: What just happened?

DEALER: (explains what just happened)

PLAYER: (looks confused)

DEALER: (explains more slowly and patiently)

PLAYER: I'M NOT STUPID! I know perfectly well what just happened!

DEALER: (thinks, "WTF is this guy's problem? He says 'What just happened?', and when I try to answer his question, he yells at me. Now he says he knows perfectly well what he just asked me to explain. Did he do all this just to pick a fight with me? Me, the employee, the one person at the table who's not allowed to tell him to STFU? What a monumental jerk.")

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no. it's more like:

DEALER: explains more slowly and patiently

PLAYER: thanks, i understand

DEALER: continues to explain slowly and patiently

PLAYER: thanks, i get it

DEALER: continues to explain slowly and patiently

does this change your opinion? how long do I let the dealer make me look stupid before I say something?

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How about at least until she's done explaining.

When a player string bets an don't allow it, I explain the rule to them, some of them like to try to interrupt me and tell me "yeah yeah I know" but I finish the explanation anyway for two reasons, they might not know and just don't like being told how to bet, therefore to avoid future issues with the rule I continue, second I'm not just explaining it to them ... I'm explaining it to anyone else at the table who didn't understand what just happened.