I have been discussing what new poker players need to know about cards used in brick-and-mortar casinos and some associated rules and procedures. Let’s get back to it.
Odd procedures
Strange things crop up in a poker game from time to time. But with decades of experience, events that are a complete novelty to a recreational player are old hat to the poker room management, and they have standard procedures in place for handling them.
One of the most common is a card being flipped over or otherwise exposed during the “pitch,” which is the term for the dealer distributing cards to the players.