Exoter: I don't try to get dealers or floor people to "know" basic strategy. The "book" they "espouse" is never anything I have read; it's purely experience. I ask them "what book"; no one knows which one and the dealers even joke about players saying "they play by the book" but they don't know the name when asked. I have been told plays that are "basic strategy" from never hit A/7, "It's 18 and that's a great hand".........to always take insurance when you have a BJ..."it's a guaranteed win" and the "book" tells you to "always take a guaranteed win". So what floor people you are around and dealers may "claim" to know basic strategy but in years of playing, I have NEVER seen any dealer or floor person that always quoted basic strategy correctly in every case for the game played. Let me take that back..........one time, years ago, I actually had a cute pit boss tell me on a single deck game (that's before I was truly counting) that on 77, I should stand against a 10. She said it looked like I was playing basic strategy flawlessly except that there were some nuances in single deck that didn't match multi deck. First time EVER had a pit boss tell me anything that was truly remotely helpful about "PLAYING" v. where to go eat............LOL
SO..........are you SURE that all of those casino personnel REALLY know basic strategy as well as you do?
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