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

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Answer 1

In many cases it doesn’t matter, but in some situations it does.

The dealer will reshuffle when he gets to a certain percentage of the deck left.

If the count is good, and you are hitting when you shouldn’t, you’re wasting a good count since the shuffle will come quicker than it should, and potentially making you miss some good count opportunities.

The opposite is also true. If the count is bad, and you’re staying when you should hit, then you are prolonging the bad count.