[Wildbill]

You are making a huge mistake here. Mason refers to 2% as in they are giving up a 2% advantage for every dollar they bet. You are referring to losing 100% of what they bring to the table. Its important to realize that even if something looks boneheaded in BJ, it usually isn't as bad in EV as you think. No one does things like hit 19...now that would be a real negative EV situation. Hitting 15 when facing a dealer 6 is terrible, but its not a 100% giveaway. After all I have seen this at times and the players win with it sometimes. Add to that the situations such as standing on a 6, what are the chances he catches a hand anyways that beats the dealer? Not that great as it is, so standing here isn't anything nearly close to a 100% giveaway. Its stupid yes, but a giveaway isn't how you classify it. Just remember no matter how stupid things seem, they are almost NEVER 100% giveaway plays. Just like in poker, the guy could call 3 raises with 7-2 offsuit and catch two pair to win, there are only a few situations near the end of the game where someone is truly giving 100% away, which in effect is taking a certain winner and making it a certain loser.