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In response to "Any of you guys go into a casino. You think if you ask, they're not going to change a shoe on you? Or any other weird request?" by crash davis

They did what they did to take his money -- but didn't realize he had already outsmarted them.

Posted by Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz) Oct 31 '17, 11:15

then they called the cops on him for being smarter than them.

Life is about finding edges and exploiting them. The casino had faulty edges that Ivey exploited. Just as they exploited millions of people prior to that.

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They only exploit people if there's a hidden rule that changes the odds. They accommodate superstitions they know have no affect on the outcome. - Max Oct 31, 12:05 3
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- Only, the game wasn't over, bub. In fact, they gave three different levels of authorization for it. -- nm - David Oct 31, 12:12 1
  - Did they do so believing that Ivey was gaining a statistical edge not available to other superstitious players? -- nm - Max Oct 31, 12:24
I like your last two inside sentences. Sort of my feelings exactly. -- nm - crash davis Oct 31, 11:21

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They did what they did to take his money -- but didn't realize he had already outsmarted them.

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