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ouliwei "Ace High"
Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 18
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:14 am Post subject: Burn or not to burn |
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I have played at several different tournaments and have a question about burning the first card. Most games I have seen the dealer cuts and then burns the first card, but there have been several tournaments that dealing is passed around the table and they say if the deck is cut (by someone other than the dealer) the card is not burned. Is there an actual rule to this method. |
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jumperjeff "Miracle Flush"
Joined: 14 Feb 2005 Posts: 118 Location: Edmonton, AB
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Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Even if the cut is made by someone other than the dealer, there is still a burn card before the flop. I played with one group where they were even burning a card before the DEAL, but I let them know that's not required.
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ouliwei "Ace High"
Joined: 10 Feb 2006 Posts: 18
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 10:57 am Post subject: Thanks |
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I was just wondering about the burn before the deal. |
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drneau Site Admin
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 2385 Location: Woodbury, MN
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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Never seen a burn before the deal...and actually, when you think about the purpose of a burn, there's no reason to do it.
The burn was meant to prevent people from knowing in advance which card was coming next, if the deck were somehow marked. That's why you burn right before you turn, rather than before all the betting is done.
Therefore, burning before the deal makes no sense.
In fact, you could argue that burning in most home games where people trust each other is pointless, but that's for another thread.
If we were *really* worried about it, we'd be dealing all the cards from a protected shoe. _________________ --
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LA_Rounder "Straight to the Ace"
Joined: 22 Dec 2005 Posts: 95 Location: Los Angeles
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Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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i find it ultra annoying when people burn a card during action or lay the whole board out face-down after the deal (yet, burn a card anyway).
play enough home games and i guess you'll pretty much see it all. |
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cjcaddy "Ace High"
Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:46 pm Post subject: |
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One of the groups I play with burns a card before the deal, however they flip it and use it similar to a cut card on the bottom of the deck. |
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drneau Site Admin
Joined: 13 Feb 2005 Posts: 2385 Location: Woodbury, MN
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Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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cjcaddy wrote: | One of the groups I play with burns a card before the deal, however they flip it and use it similar to a cut card on the bottom of the deck. |
Someone *has* to see it when they do that... c'mon! _________________ --
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cjcaddy "Ace High"
Joined: 15 Aug 2005 Posts: 8
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Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 4:37 am Post subject: |
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I didn't say it worked...I just said it was something "they" did....
Maybe that's why I lose a lot more when I play with them...... |
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