You must have an aggressive book. I never double on a hard 8.

i dont get why people get so worked up about how others play, particularly at low-limit tables. this past week when i was playing at a $10 table, my friend i was gambling with gave me shit about hitting a 12 with a dealer showing a 2, which is a basic fucking play. i got the small card i needed, and he felt that it fucked up his cards (i was at first base, he was towards 3rd). i told him to shut the fuck up and worry about his own plays, and if he didnt like the way we were playing he could knock himself out on the $50 tables down the way with the rest of the professionals.

when you play at a low-limit table, save your complaints about other peoples plays. if you are so fucking good go play high-limit somewhere. what do you expect when you play $5 tables? you are going to get people who are just learning and people who dont have a lot of money to lose who play conservative a lot. i personally get a kick out of some of the crazy shit you see at those tables, splitting when you should double-down, that kind of thing. sometimes it hurts you, other times it helps you, i just get tired of hearing other people bitch about how other people play.

Not saying it is the by the book, but I would guess Double would be before splitting. The point being I understood I was not playing what an expert would call a better play. BUT, neither was the dealer then. Still, thats 12 cards without a face card for me. I dont think anyone else got a face card in the other hands and then the dealer has more cards with a ten.

I always like to take the opportunity to raise the level of excitement at the table. There is always one jerkoff in a Member's Only jacket with bad hygene/facial hair sitting at the end of the table who curses you for the move. I always jaw back at those piece of shit grinders.