Tonight, I was playing poker with this business statistics professor at Tennessee Tech. He was talking about how he had just left the blackjack table, because on his first hand, the guy next to him stood at 14, when the dealer was showing 10. He said "that kind of shit pisses him off." I asked him why it pisses him off, and he said that if all players aren't playing the right way, then it gives the house a lot bigger of an advantage. I said that I disagreed, and that what the other players do has nothing to do with his hand. I said that all that a bad move does is put that particular player at an even larger disadvantage, and that his bad moves help other players sometimes, and hurt other players sometimes. He basically told me that I was an idiot, and that I should try reading a book and learning something about the game. He said that he has a Phd with a 4.0 GPA, and that it's very simple math. That if a player is giving the house a larger edge, then it affects everyone at the table. I told him that I have read books, and that they back me up on my position. I also said that basic strategy assumes a random and neutral deck, and that in actuality, the deck is almost never neutral. I explained that if you're counting cards, the optimum play sometimes varies greatly from the basic strategy play. He said, "oh, well you never mentioned counting cards. They'll kick you out for doing that."
I think that this guy is the biggest moron I've ever come into contact with. Am I right? He says he has a Phd with a 4.0, so I just want to throw this out there and see what you guys think. I was polite, but the guy pissed me off, and of course all the idiots at the table agreed with him, because 99% of people in casinos are idiots. I then proceeded to take all their money and leave. Thanks for coming!
I think that this guy is the biggest moron I've ever come into contact with. Am I right? He says he has a Phd with a 4.0, so I just want to throw this out there and see what you guys think. I was polite, but the guy pissed me off, and of course all the idiots at the table agreed with him, because 99% of people in casinos are idiots. I then proceeded to take all their money and leave. Thanks for coming!