[Lottery Larry]

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Too much for me. I mean, really? You're using a cut card in a home game? If I have that big a concern that mechanics and cheaters are penetrating my home game I'm just not gonna go anymore.

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It's not just cheaters. Inexperienced dealers, as you often find in home games, often flash the bottom of the deck during their deal. A cut card eliminates that problem.

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And I'm supposed to what, conduct shuffling lectures and demos before we start and then have everybody go home and practice?

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Depends on your game. I just do it myself and let others pick up on if they want to.

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I like two decks, the guy in the BB shuffles during the play of the current hand since the guy in the Sb will be dealer next time

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One bad thing about this method- much easier to set the deck to get a card if you hand it to your right (where the card will be coming from)
Having the SB hand to the button to cut, then get it back, does cut down on the possibility of a card mechanic "setting" the cut point.


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and the new BB pulls in the used cards to begin shuffling next hand.

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You have a lot of people reaching over one another- passing the new deck one way, passing the remaining old deck (and pulling cards) in the opposite way.
Whatever works for you.

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Everybody shuffles however they've grown up shuffling.

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Everyone grew up string-raising- should we keep that in as well? Learning the "correct" way can't hurt- it will help them at the casinos and pro card rooms, if nothing else.

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Not the biggest deal in the world in my book, although I'm sure a mechanic would have a field day with it.


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Have you seen the recent posts? It also helps to avoid arguments/accusations when the dealer gets a huge suckout in a big pot.