• CaptDust
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    11 months ago

    Op is counting 52 cards in a basement game, he’s found his calling, until he encounters a shoe

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      11 months ago

      Or worse.

      For his sake, I hope he takes his winnings so far and walks.

      Clowning on a bunch of underground gambling rings is a good way to end up on a lot of shitlists of a lot of less than scrupulous people.

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        11 months ago

        The good thing about underground gambling rings is that 2k is hardly an amount worth shitlisting about…

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        A shoe is several decks shuffled together. Usually they’ll go though less then half the shoe before shuffling and starting over, making your counting much less effective.