8 Deck Card Shoe, Shuffling |
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Posted Wed Nov 19, 2003 3:46 am GMT by MrCram
About six of us have been playing T. Holdem every week for the past two months. We have been using two decks. I have been noticing quite a bit more Flushes then Straights or Three of a Kind. Now the host has insisted on shuffling the all 104 cards every round.
My question is.
I bought a 8 deck card shoe, how are the decks placed into the shoe? Is each deck shuffled individually and then placed in one at a time? Or do you shuffle all 8 decks at once and place them in? As I understand it poker is only played with 52 cards not 104. If each deck is shuffled by itself then would someone have to count all 52 cards each time and place them back into the shoe?
Thanks for clearing up the confusion!
M.
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Posted Wed Nov 19, 2003 7:51 am GMT by karasz
just use one full deck...
anything else and your brain will explode trying to figure out the odds
Posted Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:23 pm GMT by Always_Bored
just reading through old posts and thought this one was hilarious! 8 decks for holdem LMAO! 
Posted Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:28 pm GMT by General Sal
Yeah, why use two decks for poker? All casino poker games only use one deck.
Posted Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:32 pm GMT by NickFlynn
Does 5 of a kind beat a straight flush?
- Nick
Posted Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:45 pm GMT by Always_Bored
| NickFlynn wrote: | Does 5 of a kind beat a straight flush?
- Nick |
depends on if your 5 of a kind is all suited or not.
Posted Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:54 pm GMT by Miss_J
this is wild man. ROFL.
Posted Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:32 pm GMT by aeklock
| MrCram wrote: | | We have been using two decks. I have been noticing quite a bit more Flushes then Straights or Three of a Kind. M. |
AAAAHA HA HA HA HA HA
WTF is happening to poker
Posted Thu Apr 21, 2005 3:41 pm GMT by JFG
This is crazy... I'd love to do this with my buddies though when we're all drinking a lot... it would just blow our minds lol.
Hmm... I have 56 outs... I gotta call lol.
Fish heaven.
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 8:34 am GMT by Muck
P1-"Sorry boys...nut flush" 
P2- "Me too, but mines double ace high" :D
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:15 am GMT by aeklock
Iv got the Royal
Oh me too I guess we split the pot
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 10:57 am GMT by redd38
I don't really think adding another deck will help your flush to straight ratio... it will probably hurt it. I think you should just play with people that wont call a preflop raise with 53 just cause it's suited.
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 1:33 pm GMT by groton
LMAO.
Two Deck Poker someone realy should bring that to a casino in Vegas or somthing could make a ton of money selling the system would need to add some more rules thoe
like Five of a Kind Beats everything.
and someother things
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:17 pm GMT by Imajica1975
HE was serious too... 
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:27 pm GMT by suitedaces84
| redd38 wrote: | | I don't really think adding another deck will help your flush to straight ratio... it will probably hurt it. |
Not to be a jerk here, but actually, it will.
Let's say I have 2 spades, and there are 2 more on the flop. Under normal circumstances there would be 9 spades out of the 47 remaining cards. If I add a deck therea are 22 spades out of 99 cards.
(22/99) > (9/47)
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:35 pm GMT by redd38
| suitedaces84 wrote: | | redd38 wrote: | | I don't really think adding another deck will help your flush to straight ratio... it will probably hurt it. |
Not to be a jerk here, but actually, it will.
Let's say I have 2 spades, and there are 2 more on the flop. Under normal circumstances there would be 9 spades out of the 47 remaining cards. If I add a deck therea are 22 spades out of 99 cards.
(22/99) > (9/47) |
right, so that means more flushes... and he wanted fewer flushes
Posted Fri Apr 22, 2005 3:53 pm GMT by suitedaces84
More flushes, same amount of straights = higher flush to straigth ratio.
...I don't know I could be missing something, it's happened before.
Posted Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:47 am GMT by Cyberhwk
Well since you guys asked...
There's a table game called Texas Shootout that's pretty popular up here in the Northwest.
| Quote: | Five of a Kind Suited (Pays 1000-to-1, with $1000 envys)
Royal Flush (Pays 200-to-1, with $250 envys)
Straight Flush
Five of a Kind
Four of a Kind
Full House
Flush
Straight |
Six-deck shoe.
Posted Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:53 am GMT by snoogins47
| JFG wrote: | This is crazy... I'd love to do this with my buddies though when we're all drinking a lot... it would just blow our minds lol.
Hmm... I have 56 outs... I gotta call lol.
Fish heaven. |
You want your mind blown?
Grab 3 buddies. Maybe 4. No more. Buy a case of beer, and play a bunch of 8-Cardmaha 8 or better tournaments.
Every player gets 8 cards. You must you two from your hand, 3 from the board. Best played pot limit. High hand and low hand split the pot.
Posted Sat Apr 23, 2005 5:12 pm GMT by MasterShake
I've got pocket suited Aces. Is that good?
Posted Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:27 am GMT by starfishblue
ROFL ~ the funniest newb question i have ever seen. Nice find!
Posted Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:14 pm GMT by BeerWench13
| Quote: | | just reading through old posts and thought this one was hilarious! 8 decks for holdem LMAO! |
It boggles my mind. I would've loved to have been a fly on the wall at one of those games.
Can you imagine all of the newbie posts from that game?
If player A has JsJs and Player B has AcAc and the board is 2s3s4s5s6s who wins?
Posted Tue Nov 29, 2005 2:37 pm GMT by Vegas Rex
| groton wrote: | LMAO.
Two Deck Poker someone realy should bring that to a casino in Vegas or somthing could make a ton of money selling the system would need to add some more rules thoe
like Five of a Kind Beats everything.
and someother things |
I am quite sure that 8 of a kind would beat 5 of a kind.
"I have octo-jacks!"
Posted Tue Nov 29, 2005 5:41 pm GMT by tame_deuces
This thread must never die.
Posted Wed Nov 30, 2005 3:50 am GMT by groton
| Vegas Rex wrote: | | groton wrote: | LMAO.
Two Deck Poker someone realy should bring that to a casino in Vegas or somthing could make a ton of money selling the system would need to add some more rules thoe
like Five of a Kind Beats everything.
and someother things |
I am quite sure that 8 of a kind would beat 5 of a kind.
"I have octo-jacks!" |
but you still can only play your Five best cards
Posted Wed Nov 30, 2005 8:19 am GMT by Vegas Rex
If you are going to use two decks, why not use the best 10 cards? 8 card flop, turn, river.
Imagine the new hands, like a 5-Ace 'Super Straight'.
Posted Wed Nov 30, 2005 2:23 pm GMT by Always_Bored
I remember bringing this thread back in April. Im sure it will turn up again in another 6 months.
Posted Mon Mar 06, 2006 6:32 pm GMT by tame_deuces
I'm bumping this thread so new additions to our poker forum can truly enjoy one of the greatest threads ever. 
Posted Mon Mar 06, 2006 8:46 pm GMT by TxShadow
| tame_deuces wrote: | | I'm bumping this thread so new additions to our poker forum can truly enjoy one of the greatest threads ever. |
I thank you.
Posted Mon Mar 06, 2006 9:13 pm GMT by greathuskie
am i the only one who thinks it would be awesome to play holdem with 2 decks?
Posted Tue Mar 07, 2006 2:22 am GMT by conolly
your not supposed to?
Posted Tue Mar 07, 2006 8:58 am GMT by BeerWench13
| Quote: | | am i the only one who thinks it would be awesome to play holdem with 2 decks? |
Yes. Yes you are.
Posted Tue Mar 07, 2006 10:51 am GMT by snoogins47
| greathuskie wrote: | | am i the only one who thinks it would be awesome to play holdem with 2 decks? |
I swear that I have a vague recollection of doing it, while absolutely plastered, at a homegame at some point. It probably WAS awesome.
Posted Tue Mar 07, 2006 4:29 pm GMT by UrAteUp
| greathuskie wrote: | | am i the only one who thinks it would be awesome to play holdem with 2 decks? |
...Husky you seem to always make me laugh...thanks.
Now tell me if you played with 2 decks...would 5 of a kind be top hand? Royal straight flush?
Oh wait maybe Husky means he wants to use two of the nuddie decks to play TH with....
Posted Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:00 pm GMT by Casey ATB
This scenario reminds me of the time a friend got into a poker game, and they mistakenly used a double pinochle deck (48 cards, nines thru aces only, multiple suits.) He won about $1200 dollars very quickly before they realized the mistake. Since they couldn't accurately reconcile each hand with each pot, the results stood as played.
Next day, he purchased a nice new set of Pings with the winnings. True story - happened in Munich, Germany.
Posted Wed Mar 08, 2006 7:34 am GMT by Casey ATB
| Casey ATB wrote: | This scenario reminds me of the time a friend got into a poker game, and they mistakenly used a double pinochle deck (48 cards, nines thru aces only, multiple suits.) He won about $1200 dollars very quickly before they realized the mistake. Since they couldn't accurately reconcile each hand with each pot, the results stood as played.
Next day, he purchased a nice new set of Pings with the winnings. True story - happened in Munich, Germany. |
Excuse me all to h*** ... they were playing blackjack.
Posted Thu Mar 09, 2006 5:56 pm GMT by Hungry4Knowledge
| greathuskie wrote: | | am i the only one who thinks it would be awesome to play holdem with 2 decks? |
I like holdem with 4 decks.... And to make it even more exiting, throw in 8 jokers... Now thats fun  And What about 20 community cards (12 flop, 4 turn. 4 river)? And 8 pocket cards? Best 20 card combination win! Wouldnt it then rock to get pocket-8-jokers? It would be lots of action too! Considering it can be played with up to 96 players... Im gonna call it "Hungry4Knowledge hold'em" the game it takes a year to learn and can't be mastered....
Posted Thu Mar 09, 2006 6:45 pm GMT by zinn0
| Hungry4Knowledge wrote: | | I like holdem with 4 decks.... And to make it even more exiting, throw in 8 jokers... Now thats fun And What about 20 community cards (12 flop, 4 turn. 4 river)? And 8 pocket cards? Best 20 card combination win! Wouldnt it then rock to get pocket-8-jokers? It would be lots of action too! Considering it can be played with up to 96 players... Im gonna call it "Hungry4Knowledge hold'em" the game it takes a year to learn and can't be mastered.... |
You haven't been here long enough for sarcasm young one.
Posted Fri Mar 10, 2006 1:50 pm GMT by groton
I got the Uber Straght Flush
Ace Low of Spades to Ace High of Spades
Posted Fri Mar 10, 2006 5:08 pm GMT by MasterShake
Playing poker with more than one deck is like giving yourself a vasectomy with a steak knife and some crazy glue. Sure, you COULD do it, but.....
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