Busy-night brain teaser: 6‑deck or 8‑deck

Between hustling comp drinks and keeping my section happy, I keep seeing the pit swap from 6‑deck to 8‑deck blackjack shoes once the floor gets slammed. Trivia Q: is there a standard reason for that - game speed, card wear, surveillance - or am I just seeing patterns while juggling a tray?

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From my side of the tray, they bump to 8‑deck on crush nights mostly to cut down on shuffle stoppages and nudge the hold up a tad; my tip: watch where they stick the cut card — if it moves up with the 8, I plan drink runs for the longer, smoother stretches. Do your pits cut deeper or shallower when they swap?

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