Re: Typical rule for dealer double-burn mistake?
Robert's Rules of Poker -- Section 5 Hold 'em -- Rules 4 and 5.
"4. If before dealing the flop, the dealer failed to burn a card, or burned two cards, the error should be rectified if no cards were exposed. The deck must be reshuffled if any cards were exposed.
"5. If the dealer fails to burn a card or burns more than one card, the error should be corrected if discovered before betting action has started for that round. Once action has been taken on a boardcard, the card must stand. Whether the error is able to be corrected or not, subsequent cards dealt should be those that would have come if no error had occurred. For example, if two cards were burned, one of the cards should be put back on the deck and used for the burncard on the next round. If there was no betting on a round because a player was all-in, the error should be corrected if discovered before the pot has been awarded."
I 'think' what this means is as follows --
If there has been no action -- the second burn card (which should have been part of the flop -- becomes a part of the flop. The last card of the flop is returned to the deck, and the deck is reshuffled.
If there has been action, the action stands. The second burn card is placed on top of the deck, and becomes the burn card before the turn.
In practice, I bet most dealers (and most players) would just let it go, and burn one more card before the turn and the river.
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