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TurtleSquisher

TurtleSquisher

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What's up guys! Been dealing for 4 years now. I've been getting into poker with the buddies an I have a couple of chips I've collected and come across so I decided to join the chats to see if i can get help with identifying them and possibly getting another set.

Bit about myself - I love stogies, and cards. 🤙
 
Just in case I get a private intercontinental jet to fly you in Athens, what is your hourly rate? :)
Welcome, man!
 
jamesjkim said:
Do you prefer bridge or poker sized cards?

Oh, and welcome!
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Bridge of course, but I've found some really awesome poker size decks that you just can't find in bridge size so I play with poker. Also nicer hand feel for laying the cards out. Again, this is dealer perspective. Bridge are way easier to deal with for hours and hours, they shuffle easier, and they just cut through the air different when pitching. Poker is for cleanliness in laying cards out, and much better designs an custom cards. They both have their applications, Bridge is preferred for all dealers
 
Baldeagle9 said:
Welcome, stogies and poker are a great combo to start. Tons of good people here, and great info also, enjoy!!!
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I'll be uploading some old chips I got from a buddy of mine. I'm super interested to see the knowledge in the community. Old nugget chips from reno, flamingo club chips, etc
 
In Greece, dealers get 6 Euros per hour plus tips for cash, or 7 Euros per hour for tournaments in quasi-legal cardrooms. :rolleyes:
Add something per hour in fully legal casinos, where, ridiculously, the lowest stakes are 2/5E, clearly NOT for the natives, but rather for rich tourists. Hence, no players.
2/5E feels on the middle-class Greek pocket just like $5/10 -at least- in the USA.

My players pay my dealers 80 or 90 Euros downpayment (10E per player) plus tips upon cash-out only, which makes something like 150E for the evening or 25E per hour, which makes quite clear why dealers are always available.
 
TurtleSquisher said:
Bridge of course, but I've found some really awesome poker size decks that you just can't find in bridge size so I play with poker. Also nicer hand feel for laying the cards out. Again, this is dealer perspective. Bridge are way easier to deal with for hours and hours, they shuffle easier, and they just cut through the air different when pitching. Poker is for cleanliness in laying cards out, and much better designs an custom cards. They both have their applications, Bridge is preferred for all dealers
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Don’t tell @Taghkanic he’ll tell you how wrong you are.
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RocAFella1 said:
Don’t tell @Taghkanic he’ll tell you how wrong you are.
I Think You Should Leave Tim Robinson GIF by NETFLIX
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Being snide ^^^ isn’t an argument, but sure, I’ll bite.

With both sizes, the same (tiny) amount of each card is manipulated to interleave the deck. Most of the deck is stationary until pushed together, which requires no significant finger strength.

Unless the dealer is a toddler, the difference should be trivial… If an added 1/4” of cellulose makes someone’s hands tired, their muscles or technique are the problem, not the cards.

Meanwhile a competent dealer can pitch either size well. There is no significant difference, aerodynamically, in how they pitch, though I can believe some people convincee themselves otherwise to justify taste, rather than science. Anyone complaining about the marginal size difference is mainly telling on their own limitations.

Card flips and other errors are usually due to sloppy technique and/or flaws in the cards such as cupping.

Sorry/not sorry if sticking to facts and reality rubs anyone the wrong way.
 
Taghkanic said:
Being snide ^^^ isn’t an argument, but sure, I’ll bite.

With both sizes, the same (tiny) amount of each card is manipulated to interleave the deck. Most of the deck is stationary until pushed together, which requires no significant finger strength.

Unless the dealer is a toddler, the difference should be trivial… If an added 1/4” of cellulose makes someone’s hands tired, their muscles or technique are the problem, not the cards.

Meanwhile a competent dealer can pitch either size well. There is no significant difference, aerodynamically, in how they pitch, though I can believe some people convincee themselves otherwise to justify taste, rather than science. Anyone complaining about the marginal size difference is mainly telling on their own limitations.

Card flips and other errors are usually due to sloppy technique and/or flaws in the cards such as cupping.

Sorry/not sorry if sticking to facts and reality rubs anyone the wrong way.
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Text comes off as snooty, you guys may get to know me a bit better. I bust balls, and bankrolls lmao. Appreciate yuh comin I an sayin hi ✌️
 
Taghkanic said:
Being snide ^^^ isn’t an argument, but sure, I’ll bite.

With both sizes, the same (tiny) amount of each card is manipulated to interleave the deck. Most of the deck is stationary until pushed together, which requires no significant finger strength.

Unless the dealer is a toddler, the difference should be trivial… If an added 1/4” of cellulose makes someone’s hands tired, their muscles or technique are the problem, not the cards.

Meanwhile a competent dealer can pitch either size well. There is no significant difference, aerodynamically, in how they pitch, though I can believe some people convincee themselves otherwise to justify taste, rather than science. Anyone complaining about the marginal size difference is mainly telling on their own limitations.

Card flips and other errors are usually due to sloppy technique and/or flaws in the cards such as cupping.

Sorry/not sorry if sticking to facts and reality rubs anyone the wrong way.
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The reality is we are not proving some scientific theorem. We are discussing why the general consensus prefers one size over another. I have not seen any science on your end to suggest why poker size is better. Instead you just viciously attack anyone who says bridge handles by claiming they have small hands. Your argument about the 1/4” difference being a matter of someone’s muscles or technique being the problem is akin to saying that a shoe being a half size off is a matter of someone’s foot or walking technique being the problem.
 
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