[Randy_Refeld]

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My definition and your definition of a horrible dealers are obviously different. I don't believe there is such a thing as overcalling action. Especially in $1-$2 NL, the dented-up 1985 Camaro of poker.

Dealers announcing checks & calls gives a sense of pride in his/her chosen profession.

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It is most likely you play poker in a room with slow dealers. In a game with experienced players a dealer announcing "check" creates confusion. Seat one checks, seat two and the delaer are able to see this at the same time so as the dealer announces check seat two bets, now it is seat 3's action an he is confused because the delaer just said it was checked when there is a bet on the table.

Rooms where the delaers announce "check" typically have dealers, floorstaff, and a manger that have never been in a professionally managed poker room.

edit to add: The confusion does not exist in a room with all new players where the game moves slow. That is seat one acts, dealer tells the table what happened then seat 2 acts, etc but as you move up in limits the delaer is often teh last person to know what the current action is; that is with new dealers if they look to see what is on the board they might miss it being checked around (note to new dealers: don't look at the board and try to "play along," you will deal much more efficiently if you put the cards in place without ever looking down to see what is on the board).