Worst blackjack player you've ever seen?

[rsigley]

last week at showboat on saturday i was full of a table of horrible people, couldn't switch cause was no seats anywhere

i saw, hit on soft 20 vs 6
double down with a 16 vs 4 ???
split 5s vs a 5

oh and one guy split 20 and got 21 on both hands but he's a genius, he had the heart of the cards and knew what was coming

there was a bunch more like that, but the soft 20 was the best cause he started with soft 13 and worked his way up to that 20 before hitting again

[r3vbr]

Ive seen a guy split TT against an Ace, and then resplit when he got another T. Thats got to be the most aweful no?

[Tom Ames]

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Ive seen a guy split TT against an Ace, and then resplit when he got another T. Thats got to be the most aweful no?

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Not even close. Playing at Binion's when it was really the Horseshoe, a guy next to me tucks his two cards vs dealer's 8 in a single-deck game. Dealer completes his hand and turns the guy's two cards over. Pocket aces. No split; no hit; just stand. My jaw dropped.

[Spaderess]

Does online elimination tournies count?

The chipleader getting two tens vs. dealer 8, double down to catch another ten for a 30 is fairly bad.

./Spaderess

[Tom Ames]

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Does online elimination tournies count?

The chipleader getting two tens vs. dealer 8, double down to catch another ten for a 30 is fairly bad.

./Spaderess

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That's bad, but if you want to include tournament play, I've got a contender. Live bj tournament where naturals pay 2:1. Guy next to me catches a natural and doubles for less. Rather than taking a certain 2X his bet, he has now settled for a max payoff of 1.x X his bet and risked losing the hand entirely. And none of the other players seemed to think it was an unusual move [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

[asterion]

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Does online elimination tournies count?

The chipleader getting two tens vs. dealer 8, double down to catch another ten for a 30 is fairly bad.

./Spaderess

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That's bad, but if you want to include tournament play, I've got a contender. Live bj tournament where naturals pay 2:1. Guy next to me catches a natural and doubles for less. Rather than taking a certain 2X his bet, he has now settled for a max payoff of 1.x X his bet and risked losing the hand entirely. And none of the other players seemed to think it was an unusual move [img]/images/graemlins/ooo.gif[/img]

[/ QUOTE ]If you've played blackjack tournaments, you know there are times you have to make odd plays to have a chance. If I was playing a tourney that paid a normal 3:2 on a blackjack, got a blackjack, and needed to get even more money on the table, I'd consider doubling, especially against a 6. But if it already pays 2:1, there's no point. And doubling for less is always dumb, even in tournament settings.

[tufat23]

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Does online elimination tournies count?

The chipleader getting two tens vs. dealer 8, double down to catch another ten for a 30 is fairly bad.

./Spaderess

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missclick?

[gotthenuts06]

All blackjack players are awful. They are playing a zero sum game.

[tomdemaine]

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All blackjack players are awful. They are playing a zero sum game.

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Um poker is a zero sum game (or a negative sum game with the rake) but that doesn't make all poker players awful DOUCY?

[hoopsie44]

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All blackjack players are awful. They are playing a zero sum game.

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You are very wrong.