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Originally Posted by The Big K
The questions that need to be answered are,
Do you know when the extra burn took place and do you know the right order of the cards?
No to either one and the board stands as is. If the extra burn took place on a previous street with action following, then again, the board stands as is.
Fix the board if you can but if there is any doubt, the board stands.
this is well said.
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Originally Posted by eneely
It would be great if each dealer in turn took control of the game and managed their deal like a professional. But that is not reality.
I know, but it's not because people
can't do better, they just actively avoid doing it right. It's one of those amazing things about human behavior that we take absolute glee in doing things wrong if we can get away with it. It fits into the "badboy" atmosphere of poker somehow to find some weird-ass way to deal the board (turn goes sideways, cards in pentagram, predeal everything face down, fling the cards randomly...), despite abundant evidence that this tomfoolery will cause a disaster sooner or later.
Doing it right isn't hard -- that's not WHY people don't do it right. It has more to do with misbehaving because it's poker night. We're drinking, smoking, cursing and eating pizza, so being conscientious about dealing bugs people.