This guy exists and he trolled me in Vegas

Yes I know it’s in German, but it’s not like the context can’t be derived from just watching it, or most people have already seen it and know what I’m talking about but I’m still giving visual representation.

I’m sitting at a single deck blackjack table at the Paris casino, with a beautiful girl clad in lingerie dealing me cards. The two people at the table with me are jobbing like Kaientai, but I’m faring pretty well for myself. Moments later, a Hispanic man; we’ll call him Pedro Griffin, takes third base, and our table is now four.

On the very first hand, sexy Inna is showing a 4, which means that most people typically would consider standing where they are, unless their cards are equal or less than 11, to which they would take a hit to try and get even closer to 21. A 4 showing means that the dealer has to hit no matter what they flip, and since in the game of blackjack, the player typically assumes the unseen card is always a 10, meaning with a 4, they have a 14, meaning they’re one hit away from busting and leading to a win with all players.

“HEET MEE,” says Pedro, when sexy Inna asks him what he wants to do on his turn. Pedro has a 13, and a hit puts him at risk of busting. Sexy Inna pauses with a confused look on her face, and points at her 4. The two people at the table with me groan that someone unenlightened to “the book” is at the table. And I’m staring at Pedro, pantomiming to wave it off and to stand.

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Trying something new

Over the last two years or so, there have been more than just a few instances of where people have asked me if I had a card, so where they could get in touch with me or find out where they might be able to see/obtain the pictures that I take at conventions.  Kind of embarrassingly, I’ve always said no, because I didn’t; you’d think that since I like taking pictures of costumers, and I like opportunities to cultivate and make acquaintances, it would only make sense that I should have a card or something to share information.  But I didn’t, and after years of taking pictures, there are people who won’t see my site and subsequently themselves, and there are people that I will never speak with again.  Or something like that.

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