procedure was correct if it was a boxed card. Boxed cards are treated like "scraps of paper", i.e. discarded and immediately replaced by the next card. TDA isn't super clear about it, but RRoP was:
TDA
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35: Misdeals and Fouled Decks
A: Misdeals include but are not necessarily limited to: 1) 2 or more boxed cards on the initial deal;
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D: Once substantial action occurs (see Rule 36) a misdeal cannot be declared; the hand must proceed unless the deck is fouled. Non-standard cards found after SA are treated as scraps of paper (exception: fouled decks).
RRoP:
Quote:
A card discovered faceup in the deck (boxed card) will be treated as a meaningless scrap of paper. A card being treated as a scrap of paper will be replaced by the next card below it in the deck, except when the next card has already been dealt facedown to another player and mixed in with other downcards. In that case, the card that was faceup in the deck will be replaced after all other cards are dealt for that round.
Most modern shufflers are supposed to find boxed cards and other deck abnormalities, but the original shuffle masters just counted to 52 iirc, and either way sometimes they don't function perfectly.
We weren't there, hard to say whether it came out of the shuffler that way or if dealer caused an issue and tried to cover it up without any evidence. You're on your own there. But the change could have just as easily helped or hurt every player, so it's not like he was cheating against you directly.
Last edited by dinesh; 01-18-2024 at 02:11 PM.