Posted Mon Mar 07, 2005 3:03 pm GMT by Cannonx
In the rule book you are suppose to keep the muck and burn cards separate. Why is this and does it really matter? This is about the only rule we don't follow in our games.
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Posted Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:25 pm GMT by BeerWench13
I think the main reason is so that every player can see that a card was burned before the flop, turn and river.
Posted Mon Mar 07, 2005 4:32 pm GMT by Soup_dog
We mix them all together as well. Never heard that rule before.
Posted Tue Mar 08, 2005 12:05 pm GMT by BeerWench13
I'm just a perfectionist so I separate them just so there's never a question of whether or not I burned a card. It's come up on several occasions in games that I have been playing and then there's 5 minutes of everyone figuring out how many cards should be in the muck. It's just easier for me and helps to prevent confusion and/or someone questioning the deal when they get sucked out on. I don't know that it's actually a rule though.
Posted Sat Mar 12, 2005 4:29 am GMT by R Deckard
Every casino and card room I've ever played in (California and Nevada), the dealer puts the burn cards under/next to the pot, and the muck in a pile near the chip tray. I deal my home games and found that it is a good practice to follow, because I've sometimes forgotten if I've burned or not (usually due to inebriation and an exciting all-in bet/call), so I have to look at the burn pile to figure it out.
Posted Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:55 am GMT by JohnnyCache
It's to keep a player from passing to the dealer by mucking in a game where the dealer plays, I think - he could trade out the cards when he lays the burn card down.
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