Starting requirements for a home game

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A very easy fix for the "shuffing eats time" problem is to run two decks. We don't need to anymore as our game has settled in nicely and the dealer knows to pay attention and get the hand cranked out.... but early on we kept a 2nd deck in the small blind at all times.

The SB can shuffle the deck and have it ready so when the hand is done the deck is collected by the BB and the SB passes the deck to the right to be cut, then cards are in the air again almost immediately.