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Blackjack Heat Radar Part3
Heat is when a pit boss or floorman instructs the dealer to shuffle up on you, or to center-cut the next shoe. If this is the first time this has happened, you might continue playing, even through a few of these shallowly dealt shoes, as the pit may simply be testing you to see if this appears to bother you. This, however, is a countermeasure that literally kills your chances of profiting from that shoe, and it also sends a fairly strong message that your play is not trusted.
This may be less a test than a message that the boss has already made a decision about you. It may be the wisest decision for you to casually leave, and simply avoid playing whenever this boss is in the pit. Most experienced pros can tell when a shuffle-up is a test or a message. If you can't tell, then you've got to make a decision. Do you want to try to play through this intense surveillance, to see if you can stay in the game? If you do just get up and leave that might affirm their suspicions. How you handle this situation depends on many factors: Are you staying at this casino? Are you a comped guest? Do they know who you are? Did you get a player's card with your real name on it?
If you are just another face in the crowd, not a guest at their hotel, not known by name, you might find it best to hit the road quickly, and avoid that boss, that pit, and that shift, for some time in the future. If you are a known entity, then you may have to deal with the consequences sooner or later, especially if you are a comped guest.
Heat is when someone who isn't playing (and sometimes more than one), appears to take a strong interest in your play from behind you or manages to get into your line of sight just enough for you to know that you are under rather intense surveillance. This could be an even more unsettling variation of the pit boss glare, or if you are a high roller, this surveillance may be done with a lighter touch. The casino person observing you may even pose as another player at your table, betting the minimum, not saying very much. But somehow, you just know he was sent to watch your game, watch your eyes, and watch your bets and decisions. If you decide to call it quits, leave as casually as you can.
Heat is when you are personally told that your play is being restricted in any way—possibly your betting spread, or the maximum amount you may bet. If this type of countermeasure follows you around from table to table, assume that the jig is up. You have been identified as a counter.
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