Why does it matter when others play the “wrong” move at a blackjack table

Question

The odds of the other person getting a card they want doesn’t necessarily change, so why does it effect anybody when a player doesn’t play by the chart

In: 204

Answer 1

Yeah, it makes no sense. Actually, if you’re counting cards, you always want everyone before you to hit as many times as possible, since that gives you the most information about the deck. The particular card that came up for them seems relevant, but it isn’t. When you make a decision, you care about probabilities, not actualities.