Re: Not a misdeal - But Procedure Was Wrong.
If the dealer or floor won't declare a misdeal, all you can do is not play the hand. I would let the first time slide.
I would get clarification of the procedures from the floor, and then raise holy hell if proper procedures are ignored again.
True, the card distribution is random, but procedures are procedures and they are there for a reason. There is a proper procedure to follow when shuffling the cards, so I don't think people would approve of a dealer playing "52 card pickup" instead of a shuffle, although both result in a random ordering of the cards.
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