Hello folks,
Thank you for your answers.
I was the dealer on that one, and I wanted to know if my reaction to prevent the second card from being mucked was the right thing to do.
In fact, I thought about "Dealer can't kill an obvious winning hand" but after blocking the card I remember what was missing in my memory : "Properly tabled"
So my mind took position between these two factors, and decided to give back the card since it would have make no sense to award the pot to an Ace high card since everyone the saw CO had at least a pair of Kings.
But yes, Bill is right when he says dealer should have call for the floor right after blocking the card.
For information, Floor decided to award the pot to the pair of Kings.
The dealer should NOT interfere with the path of the mucked card. To do so violates the one man to a hand rule.
Here's what I would do:
IF the card hits the muck, but is reasonably identifiable, or if it doesn't hit the muck, the dealer should put a finger on the card and call the floor, telling the floor, "I *THINK* this is the second card."
The CO player should then be required to announce the value of the card - rank and suit. Then turn over the card in question. If the card is correctly identified, give him the pot. Otherwise, give it to the SB.
If it got mixed into the muck, too bad. Give it to the SB.
I cant fully agree on the fact dealer should not interfere since we are always asking player to show their full hole cards at showdown in both Texas and Omaha. The reason I can not fully agree is I am asking myself if the fact to ask the full hole cards is Player assisting or regular procedure.