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Blackjack 455: How To Cheat Blackjack At Blackjack |
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Lesson 1: Cheat
Lesson 2: ...Or Be Cheated |
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Lesson 2: ...Or Be Cheated |
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It is highly uncommon for a dealer to cheat the players at their table, but it can happen. It's more likely at unregulated casinos such as those on cruise ships. As mentioned in the previous lesson, stacking the deck and second dealing are popular methods used by dealers. Another method is the "high-low pickup". It's easy for a novice to do, especially in a place where there are a lot of distractions for the players. After every hand, the dealer picks up the cards in a high-low alternating order. The dealer then proceeds with the "false shuffle" in which the deck is thought to have been shuffled but in reality the cards remain in the same order as before the shuffle. The high-low-high-low arrangement of the cards is death to the blackjack players. Get dealt a ten and then a 5, you have to hit, so get another ten. Since the dealer doesn't lose until he busts, all the players who bust before lose. Bottom dealing and switching hole cards are other techniques that may be used to cheat blackjack players. |
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For shoe games, there is a device called a "holdout shoe" that essentially second deals for the dealer. Discreet mirrors and prisms may be contained in the holdout shoe, which allow the dealer to see what card is next. Shorting a regular shoe of ten cards will also obviously have a detrimental effect on the blackjack players. |
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Also keep an eye on your payouts. I've seen several occasions where a dealer has taken a winning bet or shortchanged on a payout. Sometimes this is not cheating, just sloppiness on the dealers part. Tell the dealer if this happens or call over a pit boss to rectify the situation. Don't expect to be cheated when you sit down at a blackjack table, just be aware that it could happen. |
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