[Wesley N]

Wow,
There was so much humor and irony on these posts, however, I can see that its also a very informative forum... I learned more about the "burn" concept than I knew.
I was wondering something that came up last night in our little Home Tourny, perhaps someone can give me a "valid" answer so I can relay to our group....
Why do we deal to a player who steps away from the table for a hand or two? I know that when He/She is up to act the cards are mucked but I could not explain why we had to still deal to the seat?
The argument came b/c many who played last night are used to ring games where one can go in and out and never worry about cards being dealt.
--Wes