You gotta know when to run!

[lizrocks777]

It was a typical rather drunken Saturday night at my neighbor Mike's place. Mike cracked out his fancy card table that's been upside down in his garage for the last six months, maybe longer. The fridge went on "yellow alert" so while my husband was on a beer run, I played his five dollar buy in stack. By the time my husband returned I had doubled his winnings. We split the stack so we could all play and have fun together. A few hands later, Mike was forced into a chip loan from the other leader after I cleaned house on a righteous all in. Both Mike and I had full houses, yet mine was, oh yeah, aces over kings. I do not think Mike likes getting his ass kicked by anyone in his own home, let alone a woman.

Now Mike likes his table run "properly" with the "burn and turn," cutting to dealer's right, and so on. I noticed Mike shuffling the cards face-up so that a keen eye could observe the layout of the entire deck. In a friendly yet competitive tone I said, "Hey, you can't do that!" Mike when ape shit arrogant and insulted me severely, yowling that I was a dumb ass that knew nothing about cards. I replied that I did not like the way he was yelling at me. He retorted in the kindest of fashions that if I didn't like it I could just leave and never come back! Well this 1/2 Irish. 1/2 Italian chick does not take kindly to being told to get the F out and to shut the F up so I did neither, though I was on my way to the door for sure. You gotta know when to run as they say. My husband ended up slammed up against Mike's wife's car in the driveway, denting in her driver's side door.

Yeah, well, let's just say, Mike's wife is pissed and our neighborly friendship is in permanent state of not happening.

I know a man's home is his castle and he can run his poker game however he likes. So what are your thoughts? In a game with real money on the table have you ever heard of shuffling face-up a time or two to get the bend of the cards in line before proceeding on with the traditional shuffle and cut?

Thank you kindly,
Liz

[HalfSugar]

Shuffling face up to help the bend is probably fine as long as the cards are then shuffled thoroughly face down before being cut and dealt. If it is being done in an underhanded way and you think someone could gain an advantage, you are right to speak up. Mike is a douche.

[lizrocks777]

What I really want to know is if any of you poker players have ever seen or heard of this being done. Is this really something that is done sometimes or is basicly unheard of? He told me I knew nothing about cards becuase I did not know about this practice. Am I really that ignorant? I am serious, prior to that night I never heard of it being acceptable to do such a thing. I plan to suck it up and try to make peace with the guy eventually, but prior to doing so I would like to get my facts straight.