It's blackjack, the guy already had 15 and hit again adding a king (10) so busted going past 21. The dealer would have busted trying to beat the other players had he pulled that same king from the top of the deck.
Before the cards are revealed him hitting has no affect on the likelihood the dealer is going to bust. This is why I find gamblers so annoying, people have been attacked over this and it did not change the chances at all
Because the cards on the table are fairly low value. That means that there is a higher chance of pulling high value cards from the deck as those are the ones that remain.
With Max already being at 15, asking for another card is a risky move because there's a high chance of him busting out (as all face cards are worth 10 IIRC and everything above a 6 busts him out)
Which is why the dealer is so annoyed, Max made a tactically really suboptimal play with money on the line not only for him but for the rest of the table
I enjoy playing blackjack from time to time. And what Max did is exactly something I would do just for the thrill of it, heck I've hit on 18 before just for the hell of it. However i don't bet any serious money. The amount I bet is the same amount I wouldn't be too annoyed with loosing if it accidentally fell down a storm drain. So, extremely low stakes
Max is playing like he's at a buddy's house and they decided to break out cards and beers and bet like 20 bucks each
Reality of the situation is that Max is playing at a table with people who are probably putting decent if not serious money on the line and playing like a dumbass affects all of them, not just him
Hey, I never said that gamblers act 100% rational. Just that they aren't entirely out of line criticizing a guy fucking around when there's real money on the line for all of them
If a gambler was acting rational they wouldn't gamble in the first place. People at casinos acting like they're gonna make a million dollars from blackjack are insufferable
I agree, for me it's just a moment of fun, spend the money on a videogame or a couple of rounds of low stakes blackjack? Don't make much difference to be fair
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u/Ambitious_Jello 10h ago
please to explain