What do we do now?

We had a situation last week in our $1/$5 hi-lo game.


The game was 5 card stud, with 2 "replacement" cards available at the end ( you can pay to replace a card, twice ).


Anyway, after the first two cards were dealt ( one up and one down ) the betting began. After 3 checks, the dealer started to deal the next card.


The problem was... there were 2 more guys that didn't bet/check yet.


The card that came up was a 6 and went to the first guy who had another low card up.


At this time, the 4th player said, "WAIT.. I'm going to bet and bet his $3".


Now, the question is...


First, is this considered a "boxed" card?


And, of course, what happens now?

Everyone must have the opportunity to act in turn. If the next card is dealt (one card) and the error is caught in time, these players should have the right to act. The 6 should be taken back and the deck reshuffled with the 6 in it. After the players act, next round goes as normal. I think =).

It doesn't really matter what you do in situations like this, but I think that it's very important that you have a protocol, because dealer errors are going to occur, especially if you drink as much as we did in my old 50 cent home games. /images/smile.gif In any case, that 6 that came off the deck is dead. In my old home game, the action would be completed, and the deal would proceed as normal. In casino poker, the action would be completed, and the dealer would count off enough cards for each player left in the hand and deal off what would have been their fourth street cards on third street. The unseen cards are set aside, and if they are needed at the end of the hand, they are shuffled in with the rest of the stub. A floorman presides over this procedure.

This is my home game. Thank you for the responses. We do have a protocol (which was handed out on printed forms 2 weeks earlier), and it was followed correctly. I killed the card and let the action proceed.


A few hard heads refuse to beleive this is what should be done. We only received 2 responses and both support my action. Maybe we can put this baby to rest now TED!

The first time I hosted a home game after I moved to Minnesota, I printed up some house rules and handed them out. No one looked at them, and folks were surprised at some of the rulings I made. My local card room has printed brochures with rules, and they also have them on their web site. People are surprised by rulings all the time. Since you had a printed procedure for this, you should follow it. I think your rule is something that might be open for discussion. If you agree on a different procedure, then that should be part of your printed rules.