Casino I play at use to give the cut card to the player when it came out of the shoe. They recently changed this; the dealer keeps the cut card until it's time for the player cut. I've played at other Casino's and this seems to be the practice with them as well.
I asked why the change and was told for game security.(witch I don't doubt) No one been able to tell me what you could do with a cut card as far as cheating or advantage with it. Any ideas?
If you're able to shuffle track, you could either cut off a slug of bad cards and send them to a spot behind the cut card or you could front load the good cards and bet large at the begining of the shoe.
My own observation:
I recently played at a store that used a Random Ejection Machine (automatic shuffler)for 6D. When the D takes the cards from the machine, he inserts the yellow plactic card at about 70% pen. NOBODY GETS TO CUT THE PACK! That makes me very uncomfy. The machine could have been programed to place extra aces to the rear, behind what we commonly know as the 'cut card'.
It should be against fair gaming practices and pertinant gaming laws for a casino to not allow a player the opportunity to cut the pack prior to play.
It should be against fair gaming practices and pertinant gaming laws for a casino to not allow a player the opportunity to cut the pack prior to play.
That is ridiculous! If enough people question them about it maybe they will change it. It must be an Indian Casino?
If you shuffle track what difference would it make if you get the cut card as soon as it comes out of the shoe or if the dealer kept it until it was time for the players cut, then gave it to you.
Only things I can think of would be dub on the cut card but that makes no sense because you don't know what card you�re cutting into. I also been told with a shiny cut card it's possible to see the refection of the card on top of the cut card. I've yet to see a reflection myself. Maybe you could switch the cut card for a more reflective one if you�re given the cut card early.
If you shuffle track what difference would it make if you get the cut card as soon as it comes out of the shoe or if the dealer kept it until it was time for the players cut, then gave it to you.
You would be more apt to do a better shuffle track if you knew you were going to cut. Or, for me personally, I like to get the cut card early, if it's going to be me cutting so I can place the c card so as to put a face or ace that I happened to see at the bottom into play. If I see a good card at the bottom of the pack, I will place the c card at either 1.5 (75% pen) or 2 (70% pen) decks from the front. So as to put the good card near the end of the playable pack.
It has happened that players hid the cut card and if the dealer doesn't notice it, he will likely deal till the very end of the shoe!
Francis Salmon
If the c card vanished, wouldn't the d first ask the supervisor for another before continuing?
a dealer deal the cut card to the 2nd spot, finish dealing that round then proceed to deal another round, then another until the 'helpful' guy in 2nd spot piped up 'shouldn't the shuffle be now !'...
perhaps this is hat Francis Salmon meant.
When a dealer doesn't have the cut card in sight, he might forget that it just came out during the last round and he will continue to deal.
Francis Salmon
