Amazing Ploppies!!

I have seen ploppies do a lot of silly things, but last night set a new standard. Three seperate times at three different tables with three different sets of players, the same thing happened. When I wonged out, they all refused to play until I returned. This has never happened before. Once two players waited a full 15 minutes while I went to the bathroom, the bar, back counted another table, and finally returned to find them sitting at the table not having played a single hand.

This has never happened before. I hope it is not a sign of a new trend. What good is wonging if you return to the same deck?

some casinos will shuffle up if no money is in action, next time try complaining to the PB that the ploppies are ruining your 'wonging' oppurtunities LOL

I was sitting in my den last night running CV blackjack and doing all the usual drills, when my son walks in with a girl he is dating, and wanted to introduce her to my wife and me. She noticed the blackjack stuff and started a conversation by saying that she plays BJ too (lives near Philly MS and plays there. Then she proceeded to announce that she "counts cards." Got my (and my son's) attention. I innocently asked "what system do you use?" She said "no system, I just count the cards as they are played, you know, 1, 2, 3 cards played, 4, 5 cards played (not types of cards just _total_ cards." When I asked how that worked, she responded with the punch-line of the year "no idea. Years ago my grandfather said he beat the BJ tables by counting cards" and I've been counting ever since.

I _still_ believe I deserve some sort of award for not falling out of my chair and dropping my laptop. :)

My son looked at me with this "oh no" sort of look, but I didn't say a thing... :)

I see all the time people will wait to start a shoe until people that went to the bar or restroom come back, thinking they had a good thing going with this certain group and showing crazy loyalty for people they've known 10 minutes. Just kills them when you throw a bet in and force the deal before someone gets back, then you never hear the end of it if they lose.

that the shoe must be "bad" because you left?

Be thankful they didn't follow you from table to table!

Just don't angry an Italian grandmother.

maybe she's a real playa

and I think I might use it. If asked if I count, say yes and 87 cards have been played so far this shoe.
Of course she might be just playing dumb for cover purposes.

It wasn't about cover. It was about my son's girl friend trying to "impress the old man." He had told her about a few of our casino exploits, and she was just trying to "fit in" I suppose. She was a _very_ "country-girl type". Lives out in the boondocks in North Mississippi... Seemed to be quite nice, but I would not want to go to a casino with her. :)