Accidentally exposed card?

Wingnut · #1 08-22-2003, 04:49 PM

I've searched through the archives and couldn't find anything, so here goes:

What is the usual casino rule when a card is accidentally exposed by the dealer during the pre-flop deal?

The reason I ask is that my home game tries to go by casino rules, but we are unsure as to how to act. Right now the rule is "If you want it, keep it, if not, it's burned."

Thanks in advance...

Ulysses · #2 08-22-2003, 05:08 PM

Complete dealing. Deal the next card (which would have been the "rightful" burn card) to that player. The exposed card becomes the burn card.

Vehn · #3 08-22-2003, 06:01 PM

If the exposed card is one of the first two cards (the first to the small and big blind) its a misdeal.

Wingnut · #4 08-23-2003, 02:11 PM

I'll have to see if everyone is willing to abide by these rules. Last night there was a lot of squawking when an extra hand was accidentally dealt and the couple of people that had decent hands complained about the misdeal. Any idea what happens if, for example, 10 hands are dealt to 9 players? Complete misdeal?

slamdunkpro · #5 08-23-2003, 02:53 PM

We play if there is more than one card incorrectly delt or flipped it's a misdeal.

hutz · #6 08-23-2003, 07:53 PM

This happened when I was at the Bellagio a few months ago. The dealer informed the table that we would play the hand and simply muck the "extra" hand when its turn came on the pre-flop round. I think that is a reasonable approach and nobody at the table reacted negatively towards it.

asdf1234 · #7 08-24-2003, 11:27 PM

A situation like this actually comes up quite frequently. If a player is new to the game and wishes to wait for the blind to come around, he is not to be dealt in, but occasionally the dealer unintentionally deals him a hand. In this case, the hand is simply killed and play proceeds as normal despite the error.