| Dealing Poker - My Turn in the Box | |||||||||||||||||
| Part 3: Second Chance | |||||||||||||||||
I managed to get two cards dealt to everyone with out exposing any or dropping the deck. The players started to fold and make bets as soon as I dealt the last card. The action moved fairly fast. I had a split second to determine my next move. OK, Let me think here. First I scoop up all the discards and put them in a pile to my left. Now, I collect all the chips and put them in a pile in the center of the table. Wait I can't reach the chips from the number 7 seat. "Excuse me could you push your chips in a little more? I have short arms." Hmmm where have I heard that line before? I burned a card and put it in the muck pile. I had to pull the chips from the pot in a little more as I had left them right in the middle of the table. I then dealt the three cards for the flop and turned them over. As I did this I heard someone ask, "Did you burn a card?" Someone else answered that they had seen me burn the card. I was advised to place the burn card under the chips instead of directly in the muck pile as this would make it easier for everyone to know that I had indeed burn a card. Mistake number two. I'll remember that. This time, as the action continued I had to collect the discards and pull in the chips to their respective piles without messing up the flop on the board. Ok! I thought, time to burn and turn. As I dealt the turn card one of the players said, "You know its makes it easier for all the player when you announce the number of players involved in the hand before you deal the cards for the flop, turn, and river." "You're absolutely right." I said. Mistake number three, I thought. I dealt the River card without incident and after the action was complete I pushed the pot to the winner. I then dropped the remainder of the deck on top of the muck pile and started washing the cards for the next shuffle. As I gathered them together I looked for the plastic cut card. Oops! Mistake number 5. I forgot to take it from the bottom of the deck before I dropped it on the pile. It was mixed in with the cards. I dealt the next several hands without repeating any of the previous mistakes I made during the initial hand. However, my dealing was extremely slow. At the end of the first level I was tapped on the shoulder and my relief, fellow player Aliza Freeman took her spot in the dealer's box. After my turn dealing, I wandered over to the other side of the room and watched my fellow player/dealers as they practiced while waiting their turn to deal. Poker Cruise dealer, David Rogers was instructing them as to the proper way to shuffle the cards. I saw that I was not the only one who needed guidance. Back to page > Dealing Poker > Page 1, 2, |
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Until next time, remember:
"Luck comes and goes...Knowledge stays forever."
