[jamby]

In our regular home game we usually have a dedicated dealer and it's standard practice that the person in the small blind position shuffles the alternate deck for each deal. This is also how it's done at the Chicago Charitable Games events.

In other games that I play in though that don't have a dedicated dealer it's the person who will next deal.

[dad604]

We use to have the player who dealt the last hand shuffle but some of the guys are so clumsy that now we change it to anyone can shuffle.

[h-train]

We always have the person who is going to deal shuffle, but it is not uncommon for someone else to grab the cards and start shuffling and then hand them to the person who is going to deal. This happens with a select few players who are very slow at gathering and shuffling.

[bbb_forever]

Originally Posted by TenPercenter

I found (over my last poker marathon) that this caused a lot of "passing" across the current dealer, and was slightly disruptive to the game.

We try to do this...
The player who "just" dealt gathers the cards, passes the chips to the winner, and shuffles the deck. He also passes the Dealer button to the person sitting on the Small Blind.
After the shuffle, the person places it on the table to wait for the current dealer (on the Dealer button) to "cut and pass" the deck to the next dealer (on the Small Blind).

The "cut & pass" movement occurs anytime during the current hand whenever players are taking time to think before acting.

We find this to be smooth and not disruptive to the current hand IF the current dealer has been informed or "trained" to do this "cut & pass" move during the current hand.

This way, the deck goes through 3 people, and it's harder to manipulate.

However, if we find that a player is clumsy, doesn't like to shulffe, or doesn't "get" what to do, then we allow someone else to shuffle, another person to cut, and then pass to the next dealer.

Sometimes, we skip having a 3rd person cut, and just allow the next dealer to cut before he deals the cards.

[jetra2]

What I like doing is either having a dedicated dealer, or a pair of them. I usually will have the people on opposite sides of the long side of the table deal. I put them in charge of their deck, it is their responsibility.

Jason

[Captn_All_In]

Uhhh...what he said.

HEHE

Originally Posted by tomb1

Most of the games I play in use the "shuffle behind" method where the dealer shuffles the deck he just dealt.

But I prefer the "shuffle ahead" method as described above, where the big blind shuffles. The BB is last to act so it gives him more time to shuffle, plus there is no passing across. Just one move to the right and the (old) SB can take the cards, get them cut by the (old) button, and deal away. And no cheating.

[on tilt]

We use a dedicated dealer. In a sit-n-go this is for the whole game, or until someone busts out and takes over the dealing job. In a cash game a person might deal for an hour, and then someone takes a turn.

Our house rule is the small blind shuffles as they have more time before they have to act after hole cards are dealt. If the dealer is the SB, they get to choose who shuffles. If I'm the dealer I like to abuse my power and usually make whoever is giving me a bit of lip, or who just beat me, shuffle.

[MeridianFC]

Dealer shuffles. I come from the seemingly very rare one deck in play card club.

[BCR_9er]

Originally Posted by BCR_9er

When I use two decks, the player who just dealt shuffles. But before he starts shufling, he cuts the pre-shuffled deck on his right to the person on the left to deal.

I also forgot to point out that this method (and a few of these methods) are very safe from mechanics because they involve 3 people in one deal.

[Hopin2Steal]

My game designates two 'volunteers' to deal the entire game, based upon where they drew seats. It makes no sense to have the 'ends' (we play at a dining room table) deal--too hard/awkward. As players drop out of the tourney in a prme dealing spot, they take up dealing of the cards. Who ever has the dealer button cuts, unless the dealer has the button, in which case someone else at random cuts.