What qualities do you look for in a home game dealer? And what qualities should be avoided?
This isn't a huge thing for me, sometimes players are just so eager to act before the dealer is done scooping bets it gets missed. It's not too hard to find the action if one has briefly lost track of it.* Not noticing when someone has checked, effectively making them check twice
This is a huge one, and my understanding this is the one thing a dealer will automatically be "written up" for in a casino. That said, if a dealer is trained in good procedure, raps the table before burning, there is plenty of time to prevent premature burn and turn.* Not noticing that someone has yet to act, either asking the next person to act, or moving prematurely to the next street
Any dealer that has been in a training course I assume would be above these issues.* Not dealing cards cleanly to each seat, causing confusion about who a card belongs to
* Too many flipped cards, cards hitting hands, and obviously misdeals are an issue
* Not adept at chopping pots
This is a gray area, and as host you may have to make a decision on this. Dealers in casinos are never the final decision makers, they can point out little things, but if there's a dispute it escalates to a floor for a final decision. As host do you stand in for the floor here or are dealers empowered to make the final decision?* Not intervening when angles / rule-breaking / bad behavior / other funny business occurs, forcing players to call things out or lump it
This isn't a huge thing for me, sometimes players are just so eager to act before the dealer is done scooping bets it gets missed. It's not too hard to find the action if one has briefly lost track of it.
This is a huge one, and my understanding this is the one thing a dealer will automatically be "written up" for in a casino. That said, if a dealer is trained in good procedure, raps the table before burning, there is plenty of time to prevent premature burn and turn.
Any dealer that has been in a training course I assume would be above these issues.
This is a gray area, and as host you may have to make a decision on this. Dealers in casinos are never the final decision makers, they can point out little things, but if there's a dispute it escalates to a floor for a final decision. As host do you stand in for the floor here or are dealers empowered to make the final decision?
I do understand it may be difficult to find dealers so I can understand why someone like this can get used in a home game. But that said, if he's making this mistake that frequently, I would find it highly unlikely he has had any formal training at all.I was playing in someone else’s home game the other night. There was a rotation of three dealers. I was in two hands where the worst dealer flipped over the turn with a player yet to act. Very annoying. I have mentioned to the host that this particular guy makes a ton of mistakes, and he is going to use him less in the future. But it’s not easy finding three dealers every week.