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POKER TOURNAMENT RULES QUESTIONS & DISCUSSIONS => Poker TDA Rules & Procedures Questions, General => Topic started by: Dave_The_Maori on March 21, 2011, 03:58:38 AM

Title: Who cuts the deck in self-dealt games?
Post by: Dave_The_Maori on March 21, 2011, 03:58:38 AM

One of my regulars said that they had played in a league overseas where they asked the player to the Left of the Dealer to cut the Deck. I was just wondering how many other leagues / rooms use the same procedure and why?

Title: Re: Who cuts the deck in self-dealt games?
Post by: MaxH on March 21, 2011, 04:09:27 AM

We play:
Small blind shuffles
Player behind the dealer cuts.

Title: Re: Who cuts the deck in self-dealt games?
Post by: JasperToo on March 21, 2011, 07:26:23 AM

We generally play with dedicated dealer/players and the player behind the button shuffles and leaves the cut card on top and the dealer cuts just before dealing.  I am sure it doesn't matter who does it so long as it is a routine/established method that everyone knows.

Title: Re: Who cuts the deck in self-dealt games?
Post by: Brian Vickers on March 21, 2011, 07:55:21 AM

Quote from: MaxH on March 21, 2011, 04:09:27 AM

We play:
Small blind shuffles
Player behind the dealer cuts.

In my home games we always did this as well.  We used two decks, so the small blind would be shuffling the next deck and the person to the right of the dealer would cut since the person to his left was busy shuffling.

Title: Re: Who cuts the deck in self-dealt games?
Post by: W0lfster on March 21, 2011, 08:09:40 AM

I am with Jasper on this one, it really doesn't matter as long as there is routine. The pub I go to, the Dealer shuffles and passes the deck to his/her right (the cut off seat) to cut the deck then ready to deal.

Title: Re: Who cuts the deck in self-dealt games?
Post by: Stuart Murray on March 21, 2011, 10:19:46 AM

hi all,

ditto everyone else's responses we use for self deals the button deals, with the following rule adopted:

The Shuffle - The button shall offer the deck after shuffling to the player to their immediate right, for the final cut.

Regards
Stu