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03-16-2005, 04:33 AM
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Re: Card Shuffler Recommendations?
The best shuffler is right on the end of your arms ... don’t even need fingers, just thumbs and palms. If you and your players can’t shuffle, invest in The Professional Poker Dealer's Handbook available through this site. It will take some perseverance to learn it from a book, but once you learn to shuffle you will be able to teach others pretty quickly.
The ShuffleMaster machines are expensive and are only leased, not for sale, because they require constant maintenance ... and they are they are the only shuffle machines that even “kind of” work. 
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#12
03-17-2005, 05:39 PM
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Re: Card Shuffler Recommendations?
My criteria for a shuffler which I would purchase for about $50 would be:
1) something which would repeatedly shuffle a deck without reloading it (unlike the "cheapos" you need to load it for every shuffle) 2) able to cut the deck multiple times without reloading it 3) able to perform the feat of randomizing the deck 4) able to work every time without destroying my cards 5) small enough to not be intrusive on my table (I would settle for something 2 decks wide and 2 or three decks tall) The cheap shufflers are just too big. 6) not plugged in...must work by battery, manual or both. 7) able to get me a beer...not necessary, but nice. Kevin
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#13
03-17-2005, 05:48 PM
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Re: Card Shuffler Recommendations?
Agree... a shuffler needs to be able to have a deck placed in it (once) and some time later pull the deck out ready to go.
(I don't think you need to have it "cut" the cards... seems pointless, really).
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#14
03-17-2005, 08:58 PM
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Re: Card Shuffler Recommendations?
The thing is, I can't imagine this device being reliable enough. Let's say you did a GREAT job and it was 99.9% perfect. That means it'll only take (expected) 1000 hands till it chews a card. That's not acceptable, in my book. I certainly don't kill a card every month at our weekly game.
The growing list of requirements, like size, speed, noise, reliability, and effectiveness (randomness) make it pretty clear why they can charge thousands for the good shufflers. I'll be interested to see how this turns out, though. -Sam
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#15
03-17-2005, 10:59 PM
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Re: Card Shuffler Recommendations?
A shuffler for $100 that actually works? No way. I'm thinking along the lines of 2 to 5k. I might drop 2000 for one like the casinos use. My idiot players sometimes sit with a deck in front of them w/out shuffling until its their turn to deal and THEN begin shuffling. If these guys capture the home market they will make a killing.
Sign me up for one. Accident [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img]
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