Hi guys, I just got into card counting and have been going to this local casino around my town. It's an S17, 8 deck game with all the decent rules like DAS, LS, etc. Only thing that sux is paying juice. Juice totally sucks but that's just how it is in Cali. This has all been very exciting to me as I have won $100 after about 4 hours of play which yes is probably chump change to a lot of folks here but I'm not here to make a living off of blackjack. I just want to see if I can actually beat the casinos while making a little money on the side, all thrills, fun and games.
Anyways, this has happened to me twice and I was wondering how you pros might deal with the situation. I have had people see me and for whatever reason they decide to ride with my bet. Not sure if there is a term for it but i will just call it piggybacking for now. ie, this lady today comes in and asks me if she can piggyback me. She started off with $20 when I was betting $10. All of a sudden I get this fat winning streak (TC wasn't even that high throughout the session, I was just getting good hands/luck) and she starts putting more and more until she's riding $80 at a time. She probably racked in $400 off of me. Paid my juice a couple times here and there so I got perks but it was nothing major. Definitely felt a little bit of pressure but nothing I could do except play the BS and hope there is no 12, as I know people play 12s differently esp if they don't know BS.
Totally weird experience for me as I'd hate to feel the pressure to perform solely because of someone else's stakes at hand. Especially if I need to hit a 12 against a 2 or 3. So question, would you let someone piggyback you (ie, "it's not my money, I don't care!")? If you had to decline, what do you think would be the most gracious way to excuse yourself from it? I'm probably thinking too much into this but it's an awkward experience and want to see how the pros would handle it.
Appreciate any insight, thanks!