[unclepat]

We usually get about 25-30 hands an hour but were not in any rush. I think I'll try playing with two decks as well ..........is the idea that somebody is shuffling the deck not in use so that it is ready for the next hand

[pocket snowmen]

yeah, if youre passing the deal, the person who would be dealing the next hand will shuffle the 2nd deck while the current hand is in progress. Once the current hand is over, the next hand will already be being dealt. Rinse, Lather, Repeat.

[Dan808]

i was going to introduce a 2nd deck at my game, but judging by how hard they cried over getting used to a cut card...how hard's a cut card??

[TripKings]

Snowman, Dan, others...

You gotta use a little psychology on your group.... and figure out a way to get the job done. We also had a little resistance to a cut card, a second deck, burn cards, slower blind schedule in tournaments, etc, etc. Some of it is resistance to change itself and some of it is the rookies just wanting to keep things "simple", "friendly", "slow", etc. Anytime you introduce anything that will favor the winning(or honest) player, you have to be smooth about it. After a few weeks even the fish wouldn't have it any other way(cut cards, two decks, etc).

Short answer: Two decks decreases downtime during a game everyone is there to play and enjoy themselves playing - you just get more "play" with two decks(~ 5-10 hands an hour). After a while it's second nature for everyone. A cut card should be self explanitory, just tell them that when someone has KK - do they want that someone to be able to see an Ace on the bottom of the deck? It's like an exposed card every hand!

Poker is a game of luck vs skill through and through; the carefree players want to make poker a crapshoot, while the winning player wants to increase his edge/win rate. You just have to find a comfortable balance with your group.... while trying to move forward.

[Dan808]

i agree...once i explained the importance of not seeing the botom card (took a little bit for the potential value of that to be believed), we adopted the cut card. only took a couple games for people to get used to it. tho i still make fun of the guys that get confused about which packet goes where...hahaha

[R Deckard]

Originally Posted by Dan808

[snip] tho i still make fun of the guys that get confused about which packet goes where...hahaha

Are you saying they want to put the top packet on the table, put the bottom packet on the cut card, then put the top packet back on the top? LMAO. Just brings this saying to mind: The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limitations.

[Dan808]

yep. a couple guys cut the top onto the table, beside the cut card, then get all confused about it...pretty funny if you ignore how scary it is

love that saying....hadn't heard it before.

[hayaku]

Originally Posted by pocket snowmen

gotta convince my group this is a better way to play. They think its too much of a hassle.

2 decks makes the game go faster, we do it that way also. We just have the previous dealer wash the previous deck while the new one is being dealt.