Can anyone recommend a card shuffler? |
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Posted Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:13 pm GMT by pencilsmasher
Nothing slows down our tournies more than shuffling. But all the auto shufflers I see look cheap. Anybody have a decent one they could recommend?
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Posted Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:16 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
Most of them aren't worth the hassle.
Play with two decks. The dealer from the previous hand shuffles his own deck. When you get down to 2 or 3 handed, get one of the players that are out to deal, and have the button shuffle the other deck.
Posted Sat Jan 06, 2007 11:56 pm GMT by pencilsmasher
Thanks for the reply. That's pretty much what we do, but I was hopeful there was a good shuffler out there.
Posted Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:03 pm GMT by Muck
In a word “No”  I got one as a birthday present the year before last and it hasn’t left my shelf. It’s a cool little device but unless you have only one hand, it’s no quicker than doing it manually.
Posted Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:15 pm GMT by Ensano
there are card shufflers that will automatically shuffle a deck of cards without someone touching it. So you can put a deck in, play the hand with a different deck then next hand put the deck you just used in and take out the shuffled one. Unfortunately this is a casino grade machine and prob will put you back a pretty penny. Also this machine would have to be mounted right into the table to work.
Posted Sun Jan 07, 2007 1:17 pm GMT by Sean_in_NJ
| Ensano wrote: | | there are card shufflers that will automatically shuffle a deck of cards without someone touching it. So you can put a deck in, play the hand with a different deck then next hand put the deck you just used in and take out the shuffled one. Unfortunately this is a casino grade machine and prob will put you back a pretty penny. Also this machine would have to be mounted right into the table to work. |
$14K, and they don't lease them to anyone except casinos.
Posted Sun Jan 07, 2007 6:36 pm GMT by MasterShake
| Sean_in_NJ wrote: | | Ensano wrote: | | there are card shufflers that will automatically shuffle a deck of cards without someone touching it. So you can put a deck in, play the hand with a different deck then next hand put the deck you just used in and take out the shuffled one. Unfortunately this is a casino grade machine and prob will put you back a pretty penny. Also this machine would have to be mounted right into the table to work. |
$14K, and they don't lease them to anyone except casinos. |
They're available to the public now, last I heard. But yeah, they're like $14 or 15K
Posted Sun Jan 07, 2007 8:12 pm GMT by pencilsmasher
Hmm. That's about $14,950 more than I'd be willing to spend to not have to shuffle.
Posted Mon Jan 15, 2007 12:24 pm GMT by jackdog1963
I got one from my wife last year as a gift, it pretty much sits on the shelf except for the occasional use to make her feel like she didnt waste her $ 
Posted Wed Jan 17, 2007 10:52 am GMT by galderon
| Sean_in_NJ wrote: | | Play with two decks. The dealer from the previous hand shuffles his own deck. When you get down to 2 or 3 handed, get one of the players that are out to deal, and have the button shuffle the other deck. |
I've had good success with two decks. The dealer has his deck, and the small blind is getting the next deck ready.
At first, it's not much faster, until people are used to it. Often times we'll have the small blind not paying attention and he won't start shuffling until the previous hand is done, but eventually it runs really smoothly, with the cards being dealt from the new deck before the old deck is even fully gathered up.
Heads up, the hands go so quick that we usually have two dedicated dealers who alternate with the two decks.
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