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The great majority of blackjack players simply hate
playing with bad players. They hate playing with
players who draw when they should stand or stand
when they should draw. They especially hate it when
the results of the poor player's decision cause
their own hand to lose. So what is the best way to
handle playing with bad players?
I frequently hear this complaint from players who
describe how much money they lost because of the bad
players at their blackjack table.
For some blackjack players, nothing is more annoying
than sitting on the table with a 16 against the
dealer's 5, and watching with horror as the third
baseman draws on his own 14 - as opposed to standing
and busts out with a 10. Meanwhile, the dealer flops
over a 9 for a 14, and rather than drawing the 10
taken by the inept third baseman, proceeds instead
to draw for a perfect 21, busting out the whole
table and causing a rippling of mumbling and anger
from the other players.
It is bad enough for the player holding the 15, how
about the other player who holds a 20!
But you know what? It doesn't matter what any player
does or how bad they are. It makes absolutely no
difference to your chances of winning. Absolutely
none. I personally couldn't care less if I was
playing with a bunch of monkeys. And you should not
care either!
In the long run, whether you have a good
fundamentals blackjack player behind you or the
village idiot who turns every hand into an
adventure, the truth is that mathematically, this
player has no effect on your winning or losing
chances. This is a very important point and it needs
repeating. Poor blackjack players have absolutely no
effect on your chances of winning or losing.
Yes, you will always remember the bad decisions by a
player that cost you money at the table. But do you
remember the times when a player's poor decision
making helped you to win a big hand? Most likely,
you probably never even noticed when they helped you
to win.
The truth is that it all equals out in the long run.
The decisions made by the really bad players will
help you out just as often as those decisions hurt
you. You should just stop worrying about them. How
could you possibly know what card they will take?
Your focus should be on following sound basic
blackjack strategy. That is it. Block out what the
other player does.
However, if you find that a really bad player
disturbs your enjoyment of the game or your
concentration then move to another table. If you are
more worried about someone else's play than your
own, obviously a change of scenery is in order.
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