When there's a sloppy dealer, do you think it's cheating to watch his shuffle and follow cards through the deck? A good box will usually put the kibosh on this. But with a sloppy riffle and a clunky box, often times you can identify a card or two that are unlikely or likely to come into play.
I don't think I've done this at a home game, where typically we're having a lot more fun between hands, but I know I've found myself doing it in cardrooms, often times out of boredom, or spite toward a crap dealer.
This question is inspired by the thread about a cheater by @Taghkanic - in his game, the offending player was doing it on his own shuffle and also manipulating the deck, so it's a different issue, but maybe there's some overlap?
I don't think I've done this at a home game, where typically we're having a lot more fun between hands, but I know I've found myself doing it in cardrooms, often times out of boredom, or spite toward a crap dealer.
This question is inspired by the thread about a cheater by @Taghkanic - in his game, the offending player was doing it on his own shuffle and also manipulating the deck, so it's a different issue, but maybe there's some overlap?