Sometimes players find games aren’t for them – Atlantic City Weekly

Baccarat, the odds are much better, but I wont play that either. I kept hearing it was one of the best games, and strictly by odds, thats right. But you know what? BORING. No decisions to make and the payoffs are small. It just kind of ambles along.

I tried hard to like it, but I dont. Ive eliminated it from my list.

Jordan: My first time at a casino was at a bachelor party. We did it up big with a semi-private room at the fancy steakhouse.

We gambled both before and after the dinner. Id never played any of the games before. I thought Id just play slots and stay out of the way of the guys who knew what they were doing. They werent having any of it.

Were in this together, and were playing blackjack, one dude told me. Its easy. Youll pick it up fast.

I had no idea when to hit or stand. I lost $100 before I knew what hit me.

Id get 14 and Id stand without even noticing the dealers card. Everyone at the table groaned. So the next time I got 14, I hit. Something must have been different, because the table groaned again. One voice seemed shocked: Youve really never done this before, have you?

After a while, I had an Ace and 5. By this time, theyd gotten through to me to check the dealer card. It was a 6, so I signaled to stand on my 16. This time, it was more shouting than groaning, and I got a stern lecture on hard hands and soft hands, whatever they are.

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Sometimes players find games aren't for them - Atlantic City Weekly